Patents by Inventor Frank Frederiksen

Frank Frederiksen 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: 20250151035
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for beam information reporting. In example embodiments, a first device receives from a second device a configuration of a plurality of segment durations for transmission from the first device to the second device. Further, the first device determines a segment duration of the plurality of segment durations. Moreover, the second device determines a transmission scheme based on the determined segment duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Mads LAURIDSEN, Jing Yuan SUN, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Tzu-Chung HSIEH, Jeroen WIGARD, Gilsoo LEE
  • Patent number: 12284606
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, computer program for a user equipment having at least two connections to at least two network nodes, where each connection corresponds to a different user identity, selecting by the user equipment one of the at least two network nodes to communicate exclusively with during one or more time intervals; and sending by the user equipment one or more messages toward the other ones of the at least two network nodes, the one or more messages indicating to the other ones of the at least two network nodes that the user equipment is unavailable for communication during the one or more time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Faranaz Sabouri-Sichani, Frank Frederiksen, Thomas Haaning Jacobsen, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas
  • Publication number: 20250126537
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to on transition to another cell without handover in non-terrestrial network (NTN). In particular, a NTN device transmits information related to a set of NTN devices to a terminal a first device receives assistance information of a NTN device from a second device. The assistance information at least indicated a type of a cell switching. The first device skips buffer flushing and security key updating regardless of the type of cell switching. In this way, it can achieve cell switching without handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Jeroen WIGARD, Enric JUAN, Jedrzej STANCZAK, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Ahmad MASRI
  • Publication number: 20250096934
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable storage medium for symbol puncturing in segment processing. In some example embodiments, a first determines a puncturing pattern for one or more segments for performing puncturing, the puncturing pattern indicating at least one segment of the one or more segments to be punctured. The first device further performs puncturing on the one or more segments based on the puncturing pattern and transmits the one or more segments to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jing Yuan SUN, Mads LAURIDSEN, Tzu-Chung HSIEH, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Gilsoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20250081195
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solution for repetition of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). In particular, a first apparatus determines, within a frame in which a synchronization signal physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block) is transmitted, a resource for at least one repetition of a PDCCH transmission based on a repetition factor configured for the PDCCH transmission and a multiplexing pattern associated with the SS/PBCH block and the PDCCH transmission. The first apparatus monitors, on the resource, the at least one repetition of the PDCCH transmission for obtaining control information from a second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Bo Bi, Alessio Marcone, Frank Frederiksen, Arman Ahmadzadeh
  • Publication number: 20250071641
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to on transition to another cell without handover in non-terrestrial network (NTN). In particular, a NTN device transmits information related to a set of NTN devices to a terminal a first device receives assistance information of a NTN device from a second device. The assistance information at least indicated a type of a cell switching. The first device skips buffer flushing and security key updating regardless of the type of cell switching. In this way, it can achieve cell switching without handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jeroen WIGARD, Enric JUAN, Jedrzej STANCZAK, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Ahmad MASRI
  • Publication number: 20250056467
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for mitigating timing delays in positioning with HAPSs and NTNs. One method may include an LMF receiving a look-up table (303) from a NTN, performing an online re-calibration (309), calculating a transparent processing delay (311), and/or transmitting signal assistance data to a UE as part of new assistance data based upon the received look-up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan KEATING, Tzu-Chung HSIEH, Frank FREDERIKSEN
  • Publication number: 20250048249
    Abstract: A UE, connected using a current cell served by a first satellite to a BS, receives information from the BS including assistance information for a cell switch from the current cell to a cell served by a second satellite. The information is received before a stop time indicating when the current cell will stop serving the UE. The UE performs the cell switch from the current cell to the cell served by the second satellite using at least the assistance information to find cell synchronization block(s) for the served by the second satellite. The BS sends the information from the BS including the assistance information for a cell switch from the current cell to a cell served by a second satellite. The BS shuts down the current cell at a stop time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Frank FREDERIKSEN, Jeroen WIGARD, Enric JUAN, Jedrzej STANCZAK
  • Publication number: 20250048247
    Abstract: A UE, connected using a current cell served by a first satellite to a BS, receives information from the BS including assistance information for a cell switch from the current cell to a cell served by a second satellite. The information is received before a stop time indicating when the current cell will stop serving the UE. The UE performs the cell switch from the current cell to the cell served by the second satellite using at least the assistance information to find cell synchronization block(s) for the served by the second satellite. The BS sends the information from the BS including the assistance information for a cell switch from the current cell to a cell served by a second satellite. The BS shuts down the current cell at a stop time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Frank FREDERIKSEN, Jeroen WIGARD, Enric JUAN, Jedrzej STANCZAK
  • Publication number: 20250039896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to PDCCH repetition. In particular, a network device transmits system information that includes a parameter related to a PDCCH common search space set with repetition to a terminal device. The terminal device determines a configuration of the PDCCH common search space set with repetition based on the parameters. The terminal device 110 further monitors a set of repetitions of a PDCCH based on the configuration. In this way, it can improve the coverage enhancement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Arman AHMADZADEH, Alessio MARCONE, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Bo BI
  • Publication number: 20250039940
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage media for a configuration of repetitions of downlink control information (DCI). The method comprises: receiving, from a second apparatus, a configuration of an random access (RA) search space; determining an additional RA search space including repetitions of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of at least one monitoring occasion of the RA search space; and monitoring downlink control information at least based on the configuration of the RA search space and the repetitions in the additional RA search space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Arman AHMADZADEH, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Bo BI
  • Publication number: 20250039897
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solution for PDCCH repetition. In particular, a terminal device determines transmission resources for a set of repetitions of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The terminal device monitors the set of repetitions of the PDCCH from a network device based on the transmission resources. In this way, it can reduce latency for the terminal device and can also decrease a buffer size at the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Bo BI, Arman AHMADZADEH, Alessio MARCONE, Frank FREDERIKSEN
  • Publication number: 20250031210
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses, and computer readable medium of enhancements on uplink transmission. The method comprises: transmitting, to a second device, a first group of transmission repetitions based on first uplink synchronization information: prior to transmitting a second group of transmission repetitions, determining second uplink synchronization information based on system broadcast information for deriving transmission compensation in at least one of time domain and frequency domain; and transmitting, to the second device and based on the second uplink synchronization information, the second group of transmission repetitions. The method helps guarantee the effective receipt of uplink repetitions with compensation jump in time or frequency domain or update due to changing of uplink synchronization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Jingyuan SUN, Mads LAURIDSEN, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Ping YUAN
  • Publication number: 20250008524
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage medium for configuration of a physical control channel (PDCCH). In a method, a first apparatus receives, from a second apparatus, a master information block (MIB) message. At least one bit in the MIB message indicates at least one configuration associated with a plurality of repetitions of a PDCCH transmission. Based on the at least one configuration, the first apparatus monitors the plurality of repetitions of the PDCCH transmission from the second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Alessio MARCONE, Bo BI, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Arman AHMADZADEH
  • Publication number: 20250008523
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage medium for transmission and reception of physical control channel (PDCCH) repetitions. In a method, a user device determines a repetition pattern associated with repetitions of a PDCCH transmission. The repetition pattern is configured in at least one slot in one or more frames. The user device monitors the repetitions of the PDCCH transmission based on the repetition pattern. Then, the user device decodes control information based on at least one monitored repetition of the repetitions of the PDCCH transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Bo BI, Alessio MARCONE, Arman AHMADZADEH, Frank FREDERIKSEN
  • Publication number: 20240406924
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for contention-based positioning without requiring device authentication are provided. For example, a method can include sending, by a user equipment, a positioning message to a serving network element in a network that includes multiple network elements including both the serving network element itself and at least one other network element. The positioning message can be sent as a contention-based message. The method can also include receiving, by the user equipment, a positioning response from the serving network element. Content of the positioning response can be contingent on a collision result of the contention-based message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS, Oana-Elena BARBU, Johannes HARREBEK, Benny VEJLGAARD, Ryan KEATING, Frank FREDERIKSEN
  • Publication number: 20240381275
    Abstract: Techniques for signalling TA adjustment during RTT measurement in non-terrestrial networks relayed connection between nodes are provided. For example, a method performed by a terminal node in a non-terrestrial network, comprises: performing a timing advance (TA) adjustment during a round trip time (RTT) measurement; and in response to the TA adjustment exceeding a threshold, providing, to a network node, an indication relating to the RTT measurement to indicate that the TA adjustment exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeroen WIGARD, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Enric JUAN
  • Publication number: 20240381313
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: enabling paging collision avoidance in a device with multiple subscriptions comprising at least a first subscription configured to enable a first user equipment at the device and a second subscription configured to enable a second user equipment at the device by: determining one or more expected paging collisions that will occur between the first user equipment at the device and at least the second user equipment at the device when the first user equipment and second user equipment are not in radio connected mode and at least one of the first user equipment and second user equipment are in radio inactive mode; determining assistance information, based, at least in part, on the determined one or more expected paging collisions; transmitting the assistance information to at least one network node; and receiving paging configuration information, the paging configuration information determined based, at least in part, on the assistance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Srinivasan SELVAGANAPATHY, Faranaz SABOURI-SICHANI, Frank FREDERIKSEN, Laura Luque SANCHEZ, Aby KANNEATH ABRAHAM
  • Patent number: 12143879
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for operating using a first measurement configuration, determining that a first trigger condition related to at least a radio link failure indicator is met and in response to the determining, operating using a second measurement configuration until a second trigger condition is met, wherein operating using the second measurement configuration comprises at least one of performing measurements with a decreased periodicity, an increased number of samples and/or an increased number of reports, increasing the number of measured neighbour cells and reducing a time to trigger handover period relative to the first measurement configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventors: Faranaz Sabouri-Sichani, Daniela Laselva, Frank Frederiksen
  • Patent number: 12143961
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), at least a first UE identity assigned to the user equipment for a wireless network, the first UE identity associated with a first paging timing; and receiving, by the user equipment, a second UE identity that has been assigned to the user equipment at least for paging purposes that adjusts a paging timing from a first paging timing associated with the first UE identity to a second paging timing associated with the second UE identity, wherein the second paging timing is different from the first paging timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Frank Frederiksen, Mads Lauridsen, Daniela Laselva, Klaus Pedersen