Patents by Inventor Hans A. Thoma

Hans A. Thoma 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).

  • Patent number: 11961334
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes systems and methods for object data storage. In some examples, the method includes generating a profile for an object in a directory, the profile including a first feature vector corresponding to the object and a global unique identifier (GUID) corresponding to the first feature vector in the profile; generating a search scope, the search scope including at least the GUID corresponding to the profile; generating a second feature vector from a live image scan; matching the generated second feature vector from the live image scan to the first feature vector using the generated search scope; identifying the GUID corresponding to the first feature vector that matches the second feature vector; and outputting information corresponding to the object of the profile identified by the GUID corresponding to the first feature vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: William Louis Thomas, Jinyu Li, Yang Chen, Youyou Han Oppenlander, Steven John Bowles, Qingfen Lin
  • Publication number: 20240056836
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for testing user equipment (UE) machine learning-assisted radio resource management (RRM) functionalities are provided. One method may include selecting a radio resource management (RRM) functionality to be tested for a user equipment (UE) having advertised machine learning (ML)-assistance capabilities, initializing a machine learning (ML)-assistance model in the user equipment based on the advertised machine learning (ML)-assistance capabilities, generating one or more input test signals and corresponding reference output test conditions depending on the machine learning (ML)-assistance radio resource management (RRM) functionality under test, and activating UE machine learning (ML)-assistance functionality and provisioning, to the user equipment, a test sequence with the generated input test signals and corresponding reference output conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: István Zsolt KOVÁCS, Teemu Mikael VEIJALAINEN, Wolfgang ZIRWAS, Navin HATHIRAMANI, Hans Thomas HÖHNE
  • Publication number: 20240014943
    Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to generation of coded transport blocks in connection with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process(es). A device may generate a plurality of protocol data units (PDU) for transmission. The PDUs may be stored in at least one HARQ buffer. The device may determine to transmit at least one coded transport based on identifying at least two of the PDUs for generating the coded transport block(s). Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ping-Heng KUO, Hans Thomas HÖHNE, Ling YU, Kalle Petteri KELA, Dawid KOZIOL
  • Patent number: 11870528
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam selection using data radio bearer specific machine learning are provided. For example, a method can include providing one or more inputs regarding a plurality of beams to a machine learning model. The method can also include obtaining at least one output value regarding the plurality of beams from the machine learning model. The machine learning model can be a data radio bearer specific machine learning model, a data radio bearer group specific machine learning model, or a model trained to output selectively data radio bearer specific values or data radio bearer group specific values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Kalle Petteri Kela, Teemu Mikael Veijalainen, Hans Thomas Höhne
  • Patent number: 11849467
    Abstract: There is provided a method in an access point, the method comprising: grouping a plurality of terminal devices that are within certain radio distance from each other into same group; selecting a single terminal device of the group to reply to a transmission request message on behalf of the group; transmitting the transmission request message, wherein the transmission request message indicates the single selected terminal device of the group that should reply to the transmission request message on behalf of the group; and in response to the transmitting the transmission request message, initiating receiving a transmission response message from the single selected terminal device on behalf of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Olli Alanen, Jari Pekka Mustajarvi, Hans Thomas Hohne, Janne Petteri Tervonen, Mika Kasslin
  • Publication number: 20230344496
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam selection using data radio bearer specific machine learning are provided. For example, a method can include providing one or more inputs regarding a plurality of beams to a machine learning model. The method can also include obtaining at least one output value regarding the plurality of beams from the machine learning model. The machine learning model can be a data radio bearer specific machine learning model, a data radio bearer group specific machine learning model, or a model trained to output selectively data radio bearer specific values or data radio bearer group specific values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kalle Petteri KELA, Teemu Mikael VEIJALAINEN, Hans Thomas HÖHNE
  • Patent number: 11765706
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a frequency channel for a service. According to an aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first access node of a first wireless network, a scanning message comprising at least one information element indicating a channel access limit for a frequency channel operated by a second access node of a second wireless network; selecting, by the first access node on the basis of the at least one information element, the frequency channel or another frequency channel for an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC) service provided by the apparatus; and upon selecting the frequency channel for the URLLC service, causing by the first access node transmission of frames of the service within channel access limits indicated by the at least one information element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Hans Thomas Höhne, Mika Kasslin, Janne Petteri Tervonen, Jari Pekka Mustajärvi, Olli Alanen, Esa Mikael Malkamäki
  • Publication number: 20230189854
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for producing a dry cereal composition, comprising (a) fermenting phytic acid containing cereals by phytase-positive lactic acid bacteria at a temperature below 45° C., until a pH of at most 5.9 is reached, (b) heating the fermented cereals obtained in step (a) to a temperature in the range of 40-55° C., for a period of at least 1.5 h; (c) drying the fermented and phytase treated cereals originating from step (b) to obtain the dry cereal composition. The present invention is ideally suited to reduce the phytate content of fermented cereals, thereby increasing the bio-availability of minerals. The invention further contains the dry cereal composition obtainable by the process according to the invention, especially having a molar ratio of phytate to iron of at most 1, and the use thereof in increasing the bio-availability of minerals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Ana Catarina da Silva Pereira, Camilla Linhart, Hans Thomas Moes, Bastiaan Schouten, Raphaëlle Sicard épouse Bourdet, Audrey Boniface épouse Guiraud
  • Publication number: 20220295359
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a client device comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the client device to: receive a measurement configuration from a first network node device, receive a preconfigured condition for the measurement configuration from the first network node device, and in response to the preconfigured condition for the measurement configuration being fulfilled, use the measurement configuration. A client device, a network node device, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hans Thomas HÖHNE, István Zsolt KOVÁCS, Ingo VIERING, Rafhael AMORIM, Mads LAURIDSEN
  • Publication number: 20220279398
    Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: prior to a radio link failure between a serving cell and a terminal, proactively provide an indication indicating at least one resource to perform at least one random access procedure with a neighbouring cell to a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jedrzej STANCZAK, Hans Thomas HOHNE, Ahmad AWADA, Faranaz SABOURI-SICHANI
  • Publication number: 20220259685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sealing a reduction assembly, wherein the reduction assembly has a product discharge device, wherein the product discharge device is supplied with sealing gas and wherein at least one compressor is provided for delivering prepared sealing gas to the product discharge device, wherein according to the invention, at least one nitrogen generator is provided for producing pure sealing gas, and wherein the sealing gas for supplying to the product discharge device is composed of pure sealing gas from the at least one nitrogen generator or composed of pure sealing gas from the at least one nitrogen generator and of prepared sealing gas from the at least one compressor. The invention also relates to a device with which the method according to the invention is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Millner, Johannes Rothberger, Hans Thomas Sattler
  • Publication number: 20220256415
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the UE to obtain a conditional handover command, the conditional handover command indicating a multiple cell target for handover from a source cell and at least one performance margin, each of the at least one performance margin associated with a cell neighboring a first cell in the multiple cell target, determine whether to initiate a handover to the first cell based on the at least one performance margin, and transmit data to the first cell based on the determination of whether to initiate the handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Hans Thomas HÖHNE, Ahmad AWADA, Faranaz SABOURI-SICHANI
  • Publication number: 20220244197
    Abstract: CT system including: an X-ray source and an X-ray detector arranged opposite the X-ray source, wherein the X-ray detector and the X-ray source may be mutually rotated around at least one rotation center through a rotator, wherein the distances between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray source and between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray detector are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Michael SALAMON, Michael BÖHNEL, Nils REIMS, Maurice JACKSON, Katrin ZERBE, Ufuk ERGEN, Dietmar KOCH, Hans-Thomas ZIMMERER, Daniel Christopher BOK, Özcan Dennis AK
  • Patent number: 11395237
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a terminal device, at least one transmission power target level for an intended transmission on at least one sub-band. The method also includes performing a listen before talk procedure and measuring interference, and determining at least one power offset for transmission as outcome of the listen before talk procedure and the measured interference. The method further includes transmitting at least one message on at least one listen before talk allowed sub-band, using a transmission power determined based at least in part on the at least one transmission power target level for the intended transmission on the at least one sub-band, and the at least one power offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Hans Thomas Höhne, Timo Erkki Lunttila, Kyoungmin Park
  • Publication number: 20220095305
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a frequency channel for a service. According to an aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first access node of a first wireless network, a scanning message comprising at least one information element indicating a channel access limit for a frequency channel operated by a second access node of a second wireless network; selecting, by the first access node on the basis of the at least one information element, the frequency channel or another frequency channel for an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC) service provided by the apparatus; and upon selecting the frequency channel for the URLLC service, causing by the first access node transmission of frames of the service within channel access limits indicated by the at least one information element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hans Thomas HÖHNE, Mika KASSLIN, Janne Petteri TERVONEN, Jari Pekka MUSTAJÄRVI, Olli ALANEN, Esa Mikael MALKAMÄKI
  • Patent number: 11212739
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a terminal device comprising means for performing the following. The terminal device transmits a tethering request for setting up a tethering cell over at least one communications network to at least one tethering terminal device capable of setting up a tethering cell. Then, the terminal device performs tethering cell discovery for discovering tethering cells set up by any of said at least one tethering terminal device. In response to discovering a tethering cell provided by a tethering terminal device of said at least one tethering terminal device, the terminal device accesses the tethering cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Hans Thomas Höhne, Lianghai Ji, Anja Jerichow, Ling Yu, Tero Henttonen
  • Patent number: 11174753
    Abstract: A guide vane for a turbomachine, having a blade airfoil and at least one platform, to which the blade airfoil is connected. A cooling channel system is provided for cooling the platform and the blade airfoil. The platform has, on the side thereof facing the airfoil, at least one sealing lip for sealing to a rotating system of the turbomachine. At least one cooling channel extends through the sealing lip, which cooling channel forms part of the cooling channel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Ralph Beeck, Hans-Thomas Bolms
  • Publication number: 20210329565
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a terminal device, at least one transmission power target level for an intended transmission on at least one sub-band. The method also includes performing a listen before talk procedure and measuring interference, and determining at least one power offset for transmission as outcome of the listen before talk procedure and the measured interference. The method further includes transmitting at least one message on at least one listen before talk allowed sub-band, using a transmission power determined based at least in part on the at least one transmission power target level for the intended transmission on the at least one sub-band, and the at least one power offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hans Thomas HÖHNE, Timo Erkki LUNTTILA, Kyoungmin PARK
  • Publication number: 20210103269
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for producing hollowed 3D shapes by layer. Further, the system may include a communication device configured for receiving a contour information corresponding to a contour, and transmitting an effective inner contour to a construction device. Further, the system may include a processing device configured for forming a plurality of regular geometric shapes around a plurality of sample points corresponding to the contour, forming a plurality of projections corresponding to the plurality of regular geometric shapes onto a printing plane, and superimposing the plurality of projections to obtain the effective inner contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hans Thomas Landsberger, Nathaniel Tyan Burn
  • Patent number: D1026796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Thomas Schoeppner, Hans-Peter Guevara Leocadio