Patents by Inventor Gustav Gerald Vos

Gustav Gerald Vos 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: 20240314586
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for managing device-to-device communications in a wireless network, for example a self-organizing network. The method includes collecting, by a wireless network controller, information regarding one or more key performance indicators (KPIs). The information relates to one or more of a 5 ranking of the one or more KPIs and a target value of the one or more KPIs. The method further includes determining, by the wireless network controller, an optimal configuration of the wireless network that best meets the collected information relating to the one or more KPIs. The method additionally includes assigning, by the wireless network controller, a role to each of one or more network devices associated with the 10 wireless network based on the optimal configuration of the wireless network. The role is selected from a gateway (GW), a mesh node, a cellular node and an end node (EN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald VOS, Recep Serkan DOST, Steven John BENNETT, Nikhil KARANDE
  • Patent number: 11849387
    Abstract: A methods and apparatuses for supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless network is provided. According to embodiments, during a period where a D2D device 1 (D1) and a D2D device 2 (D2) are available for active D2D communications therebetween and when D2 identifies a need for a second communication with at least one of a base station or a different D2D device, the method includes transmitting, by D2, a D2D communication not available message (DNAM) to D1. The DNAM indicates that one or both of D1 and D2 are unavailable for active D2D communications therebetween. Upon receipt of the DNAM by D1, the method further includes transitioning, by D1, to a listening mode for receiving at least a D2D communication available message (DAM) from D2. The DAM indicates that D1 and D2 are available for active D2D communications therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEMTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Steven John Bennett, Recep Serkan Dost, Nikhil Karande, Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe
  • Publication number: 20230309001
    Abstract: A methods and apparatuses for supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless network is provided. According to embodiments, during a period where a D2D device 1 (D1) and a D2D device 2 (D2) are available for active D2D communications therebetween and when D2 identifies a need for a second communication with at least one of a base station or a different D2D device, the method includes transmitting, by D2, a D2D communication not available message (DNAM) to D1. The DNAM indicates that one or both of D1 and D2 are unavailable for active D2D communications therebetween. Upon receipt of the DNAM by D1, the method further includes transitioning, by D1, to a listening mode for receiving at least a D2D communication available message (DAM) from D2. The DAM indicates that D1 and D2 are available for active D2D communications therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald VOS, Steven John Bennett, Recep Serkan DOST, Nikhil Karande, Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe
  • Patent number: 11743022
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for resource allocation for half duplex frequency division duplexing in a wireless communication system is provided. Fixed or variable HARQ timing of greater than 5 subframes may be implemented. Acknowledgements for multiple downlink (uplink) transmissions can be bundled into a single acknowledgement transmitted on an uplink (downlink) control channel. Bundled acknowledgements for downlink transmissions may also be provided. Variable lead time cross subframe scheduling may be provided in which the number of subframes of delay between an uplink or downlink grant and the corresponding scheduled uplink or downlink transmission changes based on other scheduled events and/or half-duplex transceiver availability in the appropriate mode. The scheduling may select the earliest available subframe after a minimum delay. Uplink grant bundling may also be performed, in which multiple uplink grants are transmitted via a single grant indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SEMTECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gustav Gerald Vos
  • Patent number: 11706819
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses related to a two-step RACH procedure are provided. Channel conditions can be estimated based on a UE PRACH transmission rather than the subsequent PUSCH transmission in the first part of the two-step RACH. A variable length gap can be provided between the PRACH preamble transmission and the PUSCH transmission. Other solutions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SEMTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Recep Serkan Dost, Steven John Bennett
  • Patent number: 11595976
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for transmitting control information for user equipment. According to embodiments there is provided a method and apparatus for enabling multi-transport block scheduling with time diversity. According to embodiments, there is provided a method and apparatus for managing multi-transport block transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Gustav Gerald Vos
  • Patent number: 11575472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting multi transport block grant (MTBG) data transmission in a wireless communication system, such as an LTE system. The method includes increasing the number of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes in a HARQ cycle to greater than 8, where the HARQ processes are divided into two or more HARQ process groups. The method further includes specifying a delay indicative of time between the MTBG and commence of the data transmission and another delay indicative of time between the data transmission and acknowledgement (ACK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Recep Serkan Dost
  • Patent number: 11570829
    Abstract: There is provided a method and user equipment (UE) for supporting device to device (D2D) communication, for example side link communication, of wireless devices. At least one of the source UE or the destination UE is out of synchronization. Side link (SL) communication information (e.g. SL sync signal, SL timing request message, SL-data, special sync signal) may be blindly and repeatedly transmitted until the source UE receives a response from the destination UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Vishnu Rajendran Chandrika, Gautham Prasad, Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe
  • Publication number: 20230014079
    Abstract: There is provided a method and user equipment for a user equipment (UE) to perform device to device communication, for example sidelink communication. The method includes identifying, by a user equipment (UE), a time opportunity for the sidelink communication. The method further includes upon determination of a need for the sidelink communication, activating, by the UE, the sidelink communication during the time opportunity. In some embodiments, the method further includes the UE transmitting a sidelink availability message. In some embodiments, the time opportunity is at least in part dependent on the mode of operation of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald VOS, Vishnu RAJENDRAN CHANDRIKA, Gautham PRASAD, Lutz Hans-Joachim LAMPE
  • Publication number: 20220312357
    Abstract: There are provided methods for predicting timing advance (TA) with respect to a base station. According to some embodiments, the method includes determining, by a user equipment (UE), a set of TAs, each TA corresponding to a particular distance from the base station and measuring, by the UE, a set of instances of a power metric, each instance of the power metric associated with a respective distance from the base station. The method further includes determining, by the UE, a set of differences between each of the instances of the power metric and determining, by the UE, a new TA at least in part using the set of TAs and the set of differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Gautham Prasad, Nadhem Rojbi, Gustav Gerald Vos, Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe
  • Publication number: 20220312497
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses related to a two-step RACH procedure are provided. Channel conditions can be estimated based on a UE PRACH transmission rather than the subsequent PUSCH transmission in the first part of the two-step RACH. A variable length gap can be provided between the PRACH preamble transmission and the PUSCH transmission. Other solutions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald VOS, Recep Serkan DOST, Steven John BENNETT
  • Publication number: 20220295316
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for managing communication characteristics in a wireless network. The method includes obtaining, by the network device, information indicative of operational characteristics of one or more of a configuration of a deployed network, signal strength, network congestion and the network device and determining a degradation associated with each of the one or more of the configuration of the deployed network, the signal strength, the network congestion and the network device, based at least in part on the obtained information. In some embodiments, the method further includes determining an extent of speed degradation based on each of the determined degradations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Derrell D'Souza, Andrew Ian Johnson
  • Patent number: 11419131
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for transmitting control information for user equipment. According to embodiments there is provided a method and apparatus for enabling multi-transport block scheduling with time diversity. According to embodiments, there is provided a method and apparatus for managing multi-transport block transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventor: Gustav Gerald Vos
  • Publication number: 20220248482
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for supporting device to device communication between a source device and a destination device. The method includes transmitting, by the SRC device, one or more of reference signals, data information and control information (CI) in sub-frames (SFs) between two consecutive special SFs in a time division duplex (TDD) pattern. The method further includes receiving, by the SRC device, one or more of other reference signals, other data information and other CI in other SFs between other two consecutive special SFs in the TDD pattern. The method further includes switching, by the SRC device, operations between downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) in the one of the two consecutive special SFs or one of the other two consecutive special SFs. In the method, each frame of the TDD pattern includes at least two special SFs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald VOS, Steven John BENNETT
  • Patent number: 11399355
    Abstract: There is provided a method and user equipment that enable the evaluation of the validity of a timing advance known to a UE for enabling the UE to transmit using preconfigured uplink resources (PUR). The method includes receiving data enabling determination of a measured change in a reference signal received power by a UE. The UE subsequently determines if the measured change in the RSRP is less than a positive change threshold. If the determination is true, the UE proceeds with the transmission using PUR. In some embodiments, prior to proceeding with the transmission, the UE further evaluates or determines if the measured change in the RSRP is greater than a negative change threshold. The UE will subsequently use PUR for the transmission only if the measured change in the RSRP is greater than a negative change threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Amr Adel Nasr Abdelnasser, Lutz Hans-Joachim Lampe
  • Patent number: 11395343
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses related to a two-step RACH procedure are provided. Channel conditions can be estimated based on a UE PRACH transmission rather than the subsequent PUSCH transmission in the first part of the two-step RACH. A variable length gap can be provided between the PRACH preamble transmission and the PUSCH transmission. Other solutions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Recep Serkan Dost, Steven John Bennett
  • Publication number: 20220225220
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for a method for initial access of a reduced capability (RedCap) device to a wireless network. The method includes receiving broadcast access permission information and determining an access permission status based on one or more characteristics of the RedCap device and the broadcast access permission information. The method further includes receiving, by the RedCap device, broadcast capability indication configuration information and determining a capability indication configuration based on the broadcast capability indication configuration information. The capability indication configuration is indicative of one or more messages to use for transmission of one or more capabilities of the RedCap device. The method further includes upon determination the access permission status indicates that the RedCap device is permitted to access to the wireless network, transmitting the one or more capabilities of the RedCap device via the one or more messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Recep Serkan Dost, Steven John Bennett
  • Publication number: 20220224467
    Abstract: There is provided methods and apparatuses for wireless communication with phase continuity. According to embodiments, a receiving device (e.g. a base transceiver station (BTS), next generation NodeB (gNodeB or gNB)) sends, to a transmitting device (e.g. user equipment (UE)), a request for transmitting data across multiple slots with phase continuity. The transmitting device transmits to the receiving device the data across multiple slots, wherein the transmitting device maintains phase continuity while the data is transmitted. In some embodiments, the receiving device is provided with capability information indicative of whether the transmitting device supports phase continuity during data transmission. In some embodiments, the receiving device determines if the transmitting device has the capability for supporting phase continuity during data transmission. In some embodiments, the receiving device notifies the transmitting device of time duration that the receiving device expects the phase to be continuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, James Cohen
  • Patent number: 11381349
    Abstract: There is provided methods and associated base station and user equipment, for facilitating transmissions in a wireless communication system. The mapping between an index and its corresponding HARQ ID or HARQ ID & NDI pair can be done using one or more equations relating the two entities. The equations can be defined in two configurations, one for encoding HARQ ID or HARQ ID & NDI pair and a second for decoding the encoded HARQ ID or HARQ ID & NDI pair to determine the HARQ ID or HARQ ID and NDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Gautham Prasad
  • Patent number: 11382060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for paging User Equipment (UE). According to embodiments, repetition of paging can help UEs to more reliably receive pages when they are operating in idle mode DRX, and in particular enhanced idle mode DRX (eDRX). The UE and the eNB are cooperatively configured to determine an eDRX time interval and a value for paging occasion (PO) repetition based on one or more parameters, such as UE mobility requirements; UE power requirements; latency requirements, and timing discrepancies between base stations. The base station transmits pages, and the UE monitors for said pages, with timing that is based on the eDRX time interval and the PO repetition values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Steven John Bennett