Patents by Inventor Gordon Peter Young
Gordon Peter Young 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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Publication number: 20210204351Abstract: A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Venkata Ratnakar Rao RAYAVARAPU, Nicholas William ANDERSON, Richard Charles BURBIDGE, Gordon Peter YOUNG
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Publication number: 20210176807Abstract: A communication system and method for supporting a plurality of vehicle-to-everything radio access technologies (V2X RATs) is provided. The communication system configured to support multiple V2X RATs transmits, using a first V2X RAT, an indication of its availability to support an interworking function between the plurality of V2X RATs. The communication system receives an instruction to provide the interworking function between different V2X RATs. The interworking function may be incorporated in a vehicle that is joined to a platoon configured to use a first V2X RAT, and provide the interworking function between the first and a second V2X RAT. The interworking function may be used to add further vehicles to the platoon that communicate using only the second V2X RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Nicholas James RUSSELL, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Stephen McCANN
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Patent number: 10986689Abstract: A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Venkata Ratnakar Rao Rayavarapu, Nicholas William Anderson, Richard Charles Burbidge, Gordon Peter Young
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Patent number: 10979977Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method at a User Equipment (UE) comprising determining that a current radio resource configuration is of a normal type, and responsive to the determining, prohibiting the UE from sending a Power Preference Indication (PPI) for a radio resource configuration of the normal type. Also disclosed is a method at a UE comprising: determining that a current radio resource configuration is of a power optimized type, and responsive to the determining, prohibiting the UE from sending a PPI for a radio resource configuration of the power optimized type. Also disclosed is a UE including a processor, the UE configured to: determine that a current radio resource configuration is of a normal type, and responsive to the determining, refrain from sending a PPI for a radio resource configuration of the normal type.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Gordon Peter Young, Nicholas William Anderson, Eswar Vutukuri
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Patent number: 10966265Abstract: A communication system and method for supporting a plurality of vehicle-to-everything radio access technologies (V2X RATs) is provided. The communication system configured to support multiple V2X RATs transmits, using a first V2X RAT, an indication of its availability to support an interworking function between the plurality of V2X RATs. The communication system receives an instruction to provide the interworking function between different V2X RATs. The interworking function may be incorporated in a vehicle that is joined to a platoon configured to use a first V2X RAT, and provide the interworking function between the first and a second V2X RAT. The interworking function may be used to add further vehicles to the platoon that communicate using only the second V2X RAT.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Nicholas James Russell, Gordon Peter Young, Stephen McCann
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Patent number: 10932190Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling discontinuous reception on a mobile device and in particular to control a short discontinuous reception timer in response to receipt of a medium access control control element. The methods and apparatus include stopping, restarting or maintaining the short discontinuous reception timer. Methods and apparatus for limiting or stopping a retransmission timer by providing user equipment with a maximum retry value for transmissions, by providing a maximum redundant version value, or by providing a medium access control control element to stop or prevent the start of a retransmission timer.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Zhijun Cai, James Earl Womack, Takashi Suzuki, Gordon Peter Young, Yi Yu
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Patent number: 10893400Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen John Barrett, Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro
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Publication number: 20200396782Abstract: A communication system and method for supporting a plurality of vehicle-to-everything radio access technologies (V2X RATs) is provided. The communication system configured to support multiple V2X RATs transmits, using a first V2X RAT, an indication of its availability to support an interworking function between the plurality of V2X RATs. The communication system receives an instruction to provide the interworking function between different V2X RATs. The interworking function may be incorporated in a vehicle that is joined to a platoon configured to use a first V2X RAT, and provide the interworking function between the first and a second V2X RAT. The interworking function may be used to add further vehicles to the platoon that communicate using only the second V2X RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Nicholas James RUSSELL, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Stephen McCANN
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Publication number: 20200344842Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Adrian Buckley, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Stephen McCann
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Publication number: 20200344841Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Adrian Buckley, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Stephen McCann
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Patent number: 10805982Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Adrian Buckley, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Stephen McCann
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Publication number: 20200322770Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: James Randolph Winter LEPP, Stephen John BARRETT, Ian Christopher Drummond DOIG, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Michael Peter MONTEMURRO
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Patent number: 10728729Abstract: A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen John Barrett, Ian Christopher Drummond Doig, Gordon Peter Young, Michael Peter Montemurro
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Publication number: 20200229251Abstract: Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Eswar VUTUKURI, Rene FAURIE, Stephen John BARRETT, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Adrian BUCKLEY
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Publication number: 20200196312Abstract: In some examples, by a first network node of a first network sends, in response to a request from a user equipment (UE) served by a second network, scheduling information to a second network node of the second network, the scheduling information granting a resource for use by the UE for a direct wireless transmission between the UE and a wireless device, where the first network is different from the second network, and where the sending of the scheduling information to the second network node of the second network is to cause the second network node of the second network to send the scheduling information to the UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri, Gordon Peter Young
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Publication number: 20200178245Abstract: A method and network element for sending a transition indication to transition a user equipment to a different state or mode, the method receiving a configuration message from a network; and transmitting a transition indication from the user equipment, the transition indication only includes a cause if the configuration message contains an inhibit transition indication. Also, a method and user equipment for processing a transitioning indication from a user equipment indicating the user equipment desires a transition to a different state or mode, the method comprising: receiving the transition indication from the user equipment; if the transition indication contains a cause: releasing a signaling connection of the user equipment or transitioning the user equipment to a different state or mode; and if the transition indication does not contain the cause: releasing the signaling connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Muhammad Khaledul ISLAM, Jeffrey William WIRTANEN, Takashi SUZUKI, Gordon Peter YOUNG, Claude Jean-Frederic ARZELIER
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Patent number: 10616940Abstract: Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Eswar Vutukuri, Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Gordon Peter Young, Adrian Buckley
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Patent number: 10575304Abstract: In some examples, a first network node of a first network sends, in response to a request from a user equipment (UE) served by a second network, a transmission configuration to a second network node of the second network, the transmission configuration relating to a configuration used for a direct wireless transmission between the UE and a wireless device. The first network node sends scheduling information granting a resource for use by the UE in the direct wireless transmission.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Rene Faurie, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri, Gordon Peter Young
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Patent number: 10575286Abstract: A method and network element for sending a transition indication to transition a user equipment to a different state or mode, the method receiving a configuration message from a network; and transmitting a transition indication from the user equipment, the transition indication only includes a cause if the configuration message contains an inhibit transition indication. Also, a method and user equipment for processing a transitioning indication from a user equipment indicating the user equipment desires a transition to a different state or mode, the method comprising: receiving the transition indication from the user equipment; if the transition indication contains a cause: releasing a signaling connection of the user equipment or transitioning the user equipment to a different state or mode; and if the transition indication does not contain the cause: releasing the signaling connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Jeffrey William Wirtanen, Takashi Suzuki, Gordon Peter Young, Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier
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Publication number: 20190385448Abstract: A method at a first computing device providing a local traffic service, the method including detecting a vehicle is transitioning to a region of control of a second local traffic service; and providing, to a second traffic management service, priority information for the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, James Randolph Winter Lepp, Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, Gordon Peter Young, Adrian Buckley, Jeffrey Scott Dever