Patents by Inventor Erdem Bala
Erdem Bala 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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Patent number: 9750019Abstract: Embodiments contemplate channel access systems and methods for cognitive relaying in unlicensed and lightly licensed bands. Embodiments contemplate managing nodes of a wireless network operating in an unlicensed and or lightly licensed band. One or more embodiments may include sensing an idle channel in the unlicensed and/or lightly licensed band. Further, embodiments contemplate using the idle channel for wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Erdem Bala, Samian J. Kaur, Feilu Liu, Rui Yang, Tao Deng
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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
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Patent number: 9743433Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to use a contention-based uplink communications channel, applies a rule-based restriction of access to the contention-based uplink channel that attempts to use at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation for uplink transmissions on a condition that at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation has been granted.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Afshin Haghighat, Erdem Bala, David S. Bass, Paul Marinier, Marian Rudolf, Stephen E. Terry
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Patent number: 9706505Abstract: A method and apparatus are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes circuitry that determines transmission power levels associated with physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions over a plurality of uplink component carriers. On a condition that maximum power scaling is required, the circuitry prioritizes providing power to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) over providing power to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) having uplink control information (UCI) and prioritize providing power to the PUCCH and PUSCH having UCI over a PUSCH not having UCI. The circuitry transmits the PUCCH, the PUSCH having UCI or at least one PUSCH not having UCI over the plurality of uplink component carriers.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Philip J. Pietraski, Rui Yang, Kai Li, Carl Wang, Tao Deng, Samian Kaur, Erdem Bala, Ravikumar V. Pragada
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Patent number: 9692629Abstract: A resource block (RB)-based multicarrier modulation (MCM) transmitter and receiver structure for spectral agile systems are disclosed. The transmitter and the receiver are capable of sharing opportunistically available and non-contiguous channels with other users. The RB-MCM partitions the available spectrum, contiguous or non-contiguous, into multiple RBs (same or different sizes), applies a baseband MCM or single carrier modulation, or coded single carrier or multicarrier schemes in each RB with a type of spectral leakage reduction technique, and applies RB modulation for each RB to modulate the signal from baseband to the frequency band of that RB. At the receiver, the received signal may be filtered and RB demodulation may be applied to put each RB signal in baseband and a baseband multicarrier or single carrier or coded single carrier or coded multicarrier demodulation may be applied to each RB signal. Different RBs may use different modulation schemes.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: IDAC Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Rui Yang, Leonid L. Kazakevich, Jialing Li, Erdem Bala, Kenneth Kearney, I-Tai Lu, Juan Fang, Zihao You
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Patent number: 9603099Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: 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, Changsoo Koo, Charles A. Dennean, Eldad M. Zeira
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Publication number: 20160337090Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating supplementary cells in licensed exempt (LE) spectrum. An aggregating cell operating in a frequency division duplex (FDD) licensed spectrum is aggregated with a LE supplementary cell operating in a time sharing mode for uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) operations. The LE supplementary cell may be an FDD supplementary cell dynamically configurable between an UL only mode, a DL only mode, and a shared mode, to match requested UL and DL traffic ratios. The LE supplementary cell may be a time division duplex (TDD) supplementary cell. The TDD supplementary cell may be dynamically configurable between multiple TDD configurations. A coexistence capability for coordinating operations between the LE supplementary cell with other systems operating in the same channel is provided. Coexistence gaps are provided to measure primary/secondary user usage and permit other systems operating in the LE supplementary cell channel to access the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Martino M. Freda, Zinan Lin, Joseph M. Murray, Chunxuan Ye, Erdem Bala, Mihaela C. Beluri, Douglas R. Castor, Amith V. Chincholi, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Yuying Dai, Alpaslan Demir, Joseph Gredone, Rui Yang, Liangping Ma, Rocco Di Girolamo, Debashish Purkayastha, Athmane Touag
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Publication number: 20160309426Abstract: A method for reporting power headroom is disclosed. Power headroom may be reported across all carriers (wideband), for a specific carrier, or for a carrier group. The formula used to calculate the power headroom depends on whether the carrier (or a carrier in the carrier group) has a valid uplink grant. If the carrier or carrier group does not have a valid uplink grant, the power headroom may be calculated based on a reference grant. The power headroom is calculated by a wireless transmit/receive unit and is reported to an eNodeB.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Erdem Bala, Philip J. Pietraski, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Joseph S. Levy, Jin Wang, Peter S. Wang, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, John W. Haim
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Publication number: 20160302189Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) for Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) using carrier aggregation is disclosed. Methods for UCI transmission in the uplink control channel, uplink shared channel or uplink data channel are disclosed. The methods include transmitting channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), channel status reports (CQI/PMI/RI), source routing (SR) and sounding reference signals (SRS). In addition, methods for providing flexible configuration in signaling UCI, efficient resource utilization, and support for high volume UCI overhead in LTE-A are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Erdem Bala, Phillip J. Pietraski, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Guodong Zhang, Allan Y. Tsai, Joseph S. Levy, Pascal M. Adjakple, John W. Haim, Robert L. Olesen, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan
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Patent number: 9426752Abstract: A method for reporting power headroom is disclosed. Power headroom may be reported across all carriers (wideband), for a specific carrier, or for a carrier group. The formula used to calculate the power headroom depends on whether the carrier (or a carrier in the carrier group) has a valid uplink grant. If the carrier or carrier group does not have a valid uplink grant, the power headroom may be calculated based on a reference grant. The power headroom is calculated by a wireless transmit/receive unit and is reported to an eNodeB.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Erdem Bala, Philip J. Pietraski, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Joseph S. Levy, Jin Wang, Peter S. Wang, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, John W. Haim
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Patent number: 9419776Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating supplementary cells in licensed exempt (LE) spectrum. An aggregating cell operating in a frequency division duplex (FDD) licensed spectrum is aggregated with a LE supplementary cell operating in a time sharing mode for uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) operations. The LE supplementary cell may be an FDD supplementary cell dynamically configurable between an UL only mode, a DL only mode, and a shared mode, to match requested UL and DL traffic ratios. The LE supplementary cell may be a time division duplex (TDD) supplementary cell. The TDD supplementary cell may be dynamically configurable between multiple TDD configurations. A coexistence capability for coordinating operations between the LE supplementary cell with other systems operating in the same channel is provided. Coexistence gaps are provided to measure primary/secondary user usage and permit other systems operating in the LE supplementary cell channel to access the channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Martino M. Freda, Zinan Lin, Joseph M. Murray, Chunxuan Ye, Erdem Bala, Mihaela C. Beluri, Douglas R. Castor, Amith V. Chincholi, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Yuying Dai, Alpaslan Demir, Joseph W. Gredone, Rui Yang, Liangping Ma, Rocco DiGirolamo, Athmane Touag, Debashish Purkayastha
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Patent number: 9402247Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) for Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) using carrier aggregation is disclosed. Methods for UCI transmission in the uplink control channel, uplink shared channel or uplink data channel are disclosed. The methods include transmitting channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), channel status reports (CQI/PMI/RI), source routing (SR) and sounding reference signals (SRS). In addition, methods for providing flexible configuration in signaling UCI, efficient resource utilization, and support for high volume UCI overhead in LTE-A are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Erdem Bala, Philip J. Pietraski, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Guodong Zhang, Allan Y. Tsai, Joseph S. Levy, Pascal M. Adjakple, John W. Haim, Robert L. Olesen, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan
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Publication number: 20160191218Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods and apparatus for Faster than Nyquist (FTN) modulation schemes to increase throughput in multicarrier communication systems and wherein the latency problem inherent in filter bank multicarrier systems (FBMC) is reduced or eliminated by using non-orthogonal waveforms (i.e., faster than Nyquist modulation) in only part(s) of the subframe or packet and orthogonal waveforms in other part(s). The number and spacing between FTN pulses may be selected such that the last sample of the last pulse is received within the time slot allocated to the subframe/packet, thereby eliminating added latency. The FTN modulation scheme may be employed both temporally and in frequency (e.g., the frequency spacing of the channels may be tighter than the Nyquist frequency spacing condition. FTN signaling also may be used as a method to control/coordinate interference between different nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Erdem Bala, Rui Yang, Jialing Li
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Publication number: 20160183309Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to use a contention-based uplink communications channel, applies a rule-based restriction of access to the contention-based uplink channel that attempts to use at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation for uplink transmissions on a condition that at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation has been granted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Afshin Haghighat, Erdem Bala, David S. Bass, Paul Marinier, Marian Rudolf, Stephen E. Terry
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Publication number: 20160150571Abstract: 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: December 28, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: 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: 20160100414Abstract: Systems, methods and instrumentalities are disclosed for superposed signaling for bandwidth efficiency in wireless communications. Homogeneous and heterogeneous signals may be superposed on the same channel. Superposed signals may comprise, for example, multi carrier, frequency division and code division signals, including multiple access, e.g., OFDMA and CDMA, signals. Data for various receivers may be dynamically selected for signal superpositioning, for example, based on radio access technology, communication rate (e.g. high and low rates), distance between transmitter and receiver (e.g. near and far signals). Communication rate and power may be allocated to superposed signals. Interference nulling may be applied, for example, by selecting or excluding spreading codes and/or subcarriers. Nulled locations may be used to transmit critical information. Interference shaping may be applied to modify interference, e.g., by transmitting interference symbols using reserved spreading codes. Support information, e.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicants: University of South Florida, InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ertugrul Guvenkaya, Rui Yang, Erdem Bala, Huseyin Arslan
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Patent number: 9277514Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to use a contention-based uplink communications channel, applies a rule-based restriction of access to the contention-based uplink channel that attempts to use at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation for uplink transmissions on a condition that at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation has been granted.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Afshin Haghighat, Erdem Bala, David S. Bass, Paul Marinier, Marian Rudolf, Stephen E. Terry
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Patent number: 9253802Abstract: 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: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: 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: 20150372843Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing pulse shaping using different windowing functions for different sub-bands of a transmission is disclosed. A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include the WTRU receiving data symbols. The WTRU may assign the data symbols to a plurality of subcarriers in different sub-bands and map the data symbols on each of the plurality of subcarriers in the different sub-bands to a plurality of corresponding subcarriers of an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) block. The WTRU may take an IFFT of the block for each sub-band and pad an output of the IFFT block with a prefix and a postfix for each sub-band. The WTRU may apply a windowing function to an output of the padding for each sub-band and form a composite signal for transmission by adding an output of the windowing of each sub-band. The WTRU may transmit the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Erdem BALA, Rui YANG, Jialing LI, Daniel R. COHEN
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Publication number: 20150304146Abstract: A resource block (RB)-based multicarrier modulation (MCM) transmitter and receiver structure for spectral agile systems are disclosed. The transmitter and the receiver are capable of sharing opportunistically available and non-contiguous channels with other users. The RB-MCM partitions the available spectrum, contiguous or non-contiguous, into multiple RBs (same or different sizes), applies a baseband MCM or single carrier modulation, or coded single carrier or multicarrier schemes in each RB with a type of spectral leakage reduction technique, and applies RB modulation for each RB to modulate the signal from baseband to the frequency band of that RB. At the receiver, the received signal may be filtered and RB demodulation may be applied to put each RB signal in baseband and a baseband multicarrier or single carrier or coded single carrier or coded multicarrier demodulation may be applied to each RB signal. Different RBs may use different modulation schemes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Rui Yang, Leonid L. Kazakevich, Jialing Li, Erdem Bala, Kenneth Kearney, I-Tai Lu, Juan Fang, Zihao You