Patents by Inventor Eric W Parsons
Eric W Parsons 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: 10412657Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Patent number: 10149214Abstract: Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node in the cellular communications network obtains geographic signatures for a number of candidate sCells. The geographic signatures include a geographic signature for each candidate sCell that approximates a coverage area of the candidate sCell. The network node obtains position information for a wireless device and then selects one or more sCells for the wireless device from the candidate sCells based on the geographic signatures for the candidate sCells and the position information for the wireless device. The network node then configures the selected sCell(s) for use by the wireless device according to a carrier aggregation scheme. Using this process, sCell selection is performed, in some examples, without measurement gaps and without disabling an s-Measure parameter.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Guoqiang Lu, Karl D. Mann, Lisa Boström, Eric W. Parsons, Richard Liu, Iris Bujold, Jamie Beuerman, Qingchao Liu, Damitha Ranaweera, Edward Mah
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Patent number: 10136360Abstract: Systems and methods relating to direct bit rate adaptation for end-to-end communication via a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a radio access node in a cellular communications network includes obtaining a bit rate associated with a radio bearer between the radio access node and a wireless device. The radio bearer between the radio access node and the wireless device is part of an end-to-end communication path between the wireless device, as a first end-point of the end-to-end communication path, and a second end-point. The method further includes transmitting the bit rate associated with the radio bearer to the wireless device. By transmitting the bit rate associated with the radio bearer to the wireless device, the radio access node controls a bit rate for the end-to-end communication path between the wireless device and the second end-point.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Ricardo Paredes Cabrera, Vijayashree Sundaram, Jianning Liu, Eric W. Parsons
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Publication number: 20180115936Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Patent number: 9949178Abstract: Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node obtains a list of potential sCells for a wireless device. The network node blindly selects an sCell for the wireless device from the list of potential sCells. The network node then configures the wireless device with the selected sCell. Blindly selecting the sCell for the wireless device makes it possible to avoid the use of measurement gaps and reduce throughput loss, according to some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Guoqiang Lu, Lisa Boström, Richard Liu, Jamie Beuerman, Damitha Ranaweera, Edward Mah, Karl D. Mann, Eric W. Parsons, Iris Bujold, Qingchao Liu
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Patent number: 9867113Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Publication number: 20170339607Abstract: Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node obtains a list of potential sCells for a wireless device. The network node blindly selects an sCell for the wireless device from the list of potential sCells. The network node then configures the wireless device with the selected sCell. Blindly selecting the sCell for the wireless device makes it possible to avoid the use of measurement gaps and reduce throughput loss, according to some embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Guoqiang Lu, Lisa Boström, Richard Liu, Jamie Beuerman, Damitha Ranaweera, Edward Mah, Karl D. Mann, Eric W. Parsons, Iris Bujold, Qingchao Liu
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Publication number: 20170273101Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed relating to implementing a shared cell configuration in a heterogeneous deployment of, e.g., a License Assisted Access (LAA) network. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a processing system to schedule downlink transmissions to wireless devices in a shared cell in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the shared cell being served by multiple Reception/Transmission (R/T) points, comprises receiving independent Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) decisions from the R/T points serving the shared cell, each CCA decision from each R/T point being indicative of whether a CCA succeeded or failed at the R/T point. The method further comprises performing scheduling for one or more upcoming Transmit Time Intervals (TTIs) based on the CCA decisions received from the R/T points serving the shared cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Virgil Cimpu, Eric W. Parsons, Christopher Richards
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Patent number: 9756532Abstract: Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node obtains a list of potential sCells for a wireless device. The network node blindly selects an sCell for the wireless device from the list of potential sCells. The network node then configures the wireless device with the selected sCell. Blindly selecting the sCell for the wireless device makes it possible to avoid the use of measurement gaps and reduce throughput loss, according to some embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Guoqiang Lu, Karl D. Mann, Lisa Boström, Eric W. Parsons, Richard Liu, Iris Bujold, Jamie Beuerman, Qingchao Liu, Damitha Ranaweera, Edward Mah
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Publication number: 20170164238Abstract: Systems and methods relating to direct bit rate adaptation for end-to-end communication via a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a radio access node in a cellular communications network includes obtaining a bit rate associated with a radio bearer between the radio access node and a wireless device. The radio bearer between the radio access node and the wireless device is part of an end-to-end communication path between the wireless device, as a first end-point of the end-to-end communication path, and a second end-point. The method further includes transmitting the bit rate associated with the radio bearer to the wireless device. By transmitting the bit rate associated with the radio bearer to the wireless device, the radio access node controls a bit rate for the end-to-end communication path between the wireless device and the second end-point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Ricardo Paredes Cabrera, Vijayashree Sundaram, Jianning Liu, Eric W. Parsons
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Publication number: 20160165515Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Patent number: 9288738Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Patent number: 9271217Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Patent number: 9167499Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Patent number: 9119141Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Publication number: 20150223125Abstract: Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node in the cellular communications network obtains geographic signatures for a number of candidate sCells. The geographic signatures include a geographic signature for each candidate sCell that approximates a coverage area of the candidate sCell. The network node obtains position information for a wireless device and then selects one or more sCells for the wireless device from the candidate sCells based on the geographic signatures for the candidate sCells and the position information for the wireless device. The network node then configures the selected sCell(s) for use by the wireless device according to a carrier aggregation scheme. Using this process, sCell selection is performed, in some examples, without measurement gaps and without disabling an s-Measure parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Guoqiang Lu, Karl D. Mann, Lisa Boström, Eric W. Parsons, Richard Liu, Iris Bujold, Jamie Beuerman, Qinqchao Liu, Damitha Ranaweera, Edward Mah
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Publication number: 20150087315Abstract: Systems and methods for Secondary Cell (sCell) selection for wireless devices operating according to a carrier aggregation scheme in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network node obtains a list of potential sCells for a wireless device. The network node blindly selects an sCell for the wireless device from the list of potential sCells. The network node then configures the wireless device with the selected sCell. Blindly selecting the sCell for the wireless device makes it possible to avoid the use of measurement gaps and reduce throughput loss, according to some embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Guoqiang Lu, Karl D. Mann, Lisa Boström, Eric W. Parsons, Richard Liu, Iris Bujold, Jamie Beuerman, Qinqchao Liu, Damitha Ranaweera, Edward Mah
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Publication number: 20150055559Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Publication number: 20150055598Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski
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Publication number: 20150023255Abstract: A system and method of enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network host and an external IP network host using a femto cellular access point on a femto cellular access network. A local gateway is coupled to the femto cellular access network for receiving data packets transmitted on the femto cellular access network and for routing the data packets to one of a local IP network and an external IP network, based on a destination address associated with the data packets. The femto cellular access network includes an LTE network, an EVDO network connected to an EPC, or a WiMax 802.16e/m network connected to the EPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Eric W. Parsons, Philippe Reininger, Saso Stojanovski, Barnaba Barnowski