Patents by Inventor Hargovind Prasad Bansal

Hargovind Prasad Bansal 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: 11888610
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to be connected to a 5G New Radio (NR) network that shares one or more frequency bands using dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that is transmitting LTE positioning reference signal (PRS). The UE may receive LTE PRS rate matching information from the NR network, such as the LTE PRS configuration data or an LTE PRS rate matching pattern. The UE may decode and process NR data signals and control signals transmitted by the NR network while LTE PRS is transmitted by rate matching around the LTE PRS in accordance with the LTE PRS rate matching information. The LTE PRS muting pattern may be adjusted based on NR data or control signals, and the UE may receive and process NR data and control signals transmitted while the LTE PRS is muted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Amit Jain, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Publication number: 20240015622
    Abstract: Techniques to maximize connectivity to a preferred radio access technology (RAT) (e.g., 5G NR) over a less preferred RAT (e.g., 4G LTE) are disclosed. When a user equipment (UE) is camped on a preferred RAT connectivity capable cell (e.g., NR cell, EUTRA dual-connectivity (ENDC) cell), offsets or biases may be applied to delay triggering of a cell reselection. When UE is camped on a non-preferred RAT connectivity capable cell, offset(s) may be applied to accelerate triggering of the cell reselection. When cell reselection is triggered, offsets or biases may be applied to favor reselection to preferred RAT connectivity capable cell over a non-preferred RAT connectivity capable cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Akash KUMAR, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Patent number: 11785514
    Abstract: Techniques to maximize connectivity to a preferred radio access technology (RAT) (e.g., 5G NR) over a less preferred RAT (e.g., 4G LTE) are disclosed. When a user equipment (UE) is camped on a preferred RAT connectivity capable cell (e.g., NR cell, EUTRA dual-connectivity (ENDC) cell), offsets or biases may be applied to delay triggering of a cell reselection. When UE is camped on a non-preferred RAT connectivity capable cell, offset(s) may be applied to accelerate triggering of the cell reselection. When cell reselection is triggered, offsets or biases may be applied to favor reselection to preferred RAT connectivity capable cell over a non-preferred RAT connectivity capable cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Publication number: 20230300820
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that shares a radio frequency (RF) path between wireless communication for a first radio access technology (RAT) on a first frequency band and a second RAT on a second frequency band transmits an indication, to a network of the first RAT or the second RAT, indicating a shared RF path between the first RAT and the second RAT. A base station receives the indication from the UE and wireless communication with the UE based on the shared RF path at the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Tom CHIN
  • Publication number: 20230224746
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, configuration information that indicates one or more first measurement types. Accordingly, the UE may transmit, to the base station, periodically and while the UE is in an idle mode or an inactive state, first measurements based at least in part on the one or more first measurement types indicated in the configuration information. In some aspects, the UE may further transmit, to the base station, second measurements based at least in part on a second measurement type. The first measurement type(s) may be associated with a minimization of drive test (MDT). Similarly, the second measurement type may be associated with an MDT. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Tom CHIN, Shankar KRISHNAN
  • Publication number: 20230189009
    Abstract: A UE may transmit to a base station, and the base station may receive from the UE, via an RRC message, an IDC interference indication. The IDC interference indication may be associated with at least one victim reception or at least one aggressor transmission. The IDC interference indication may include at least one of a first frequency range associated with the at least one victim reception, information associated with the at least one aggressor transmission, a first requested BWP associated with the at least one victim reception, or a second requested BWP associated with the at least one aggressor transmission. The base station may identify at least one interference mitigation measure based on the IDC interference indication. The UE and the base station may communicate based on the at least one interference mitigation measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Tom CHIN, Rajeev PAL
  • Publication number: 20230180042
    Abstract: Aspects for sending structured measurement data based on a specific type of measurement requested by a network are disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may receive a request from a base station for minimization of driving test (MDT) data corresponding to a specified type of measurement by the UE from a larger plurality of available MDT measurements that the UE can make. The UE can send the requested data including a structure report having results for the specified measurement type to the base station. In other aspects, a base station may send a request to a UE for minimization of driving test (MDT) data corresponding to a type of measurement by the UE. The base station may receive the requested data corresponding to the type of measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Tom CHIN, Shankar KRISHNAN
  • Publication number: 20230171632
    Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment, UE, includes receiving a measurement configuration message comprising a logging measurement configuration from a base station. The method also includes initiating a minimization of drive tests, MDT, session in response to receiving the measurement configuration message and generating (802) an MDT log at each logging instance of a number of logging instances until completion of the MDT session. The method further includes transmitting (806), to the base station, the MDT log of each logging instance after completing the MDT session. For each received MDT log, the method determines (804) whether a current information element of a current measurement collected at a current logging instance matches a prior information element of a prior measurement collected at a prior logging instance, and removes the current information element from the MDT log of the current logging instance when the current measurement matches the prior information element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Tom CHIN
  • Publication number: 20230171615
    Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a logging measurement message having a logging measurement configuration from a base station. The method also initiates a minimization of drive test (MDT) session in response to receiving the logging measurement message. The method further determines a status of a UE component and selects a set of logged measurement types from a number of logged measurement types based on a measurement priority of each logged measurement type when the status satisfies status criteria. The method additionally generates an MDT log at each logging instance of a number of logging instances based on measurements collected for the set of logged measurement types when the status satisfies the status criteria. The method also transmits, to the base station, the MDT log of each logging instance after completing the MDT session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Tom CHIN
  • Patent number: 11206587
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless device, such as an in-vehicle device, may determine a selection value for a cell that indicates a priority for selection of the cell by the wireless device and calculates, from the selection value, an adjusted selection value for the cell using an offset that increases a priority of selection for cells that support in-vehicle emergency calls. The wireless device selectively selects the cell based at least in part on the adjusted selection value. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad Bansal, Rishika Tindola
  • Patent number: 11166212
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are disclosed by the present disclosure. In an example, a user equipment (UE) may be located on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UE may monitor at least one of an elevation of the UE or a number of cells detected by the UE. The UE may determine that the elevation of the UE exceeds an elevation threshold or the number of cells detected by the UE exceeds a cell threshold. The UE may determine a current communication mode of the UE. The UE may switch to a directional transmit mode, in response to determining that the current communication mode is an omnidirectional transmit mode and at least one of the elevation of the UE exceeds the elevation threshold or the number of cells detected by the UE exceeds the cell threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Mridul Agarwal, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Patent number: 11122475
    Abstract: Handover criteria for wireless networks are provided. A base station (BS) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration for at least one measurement event to be used for a handover of the UE from a source cell to one of a set of neighbor cells, wherein the configuration includes at least a configured rank criterion for triggering a measurement report in response to the measurement event. The BS receives, from the UE, the measurement report based on the configuration, the measurement report at least including a measured rank value for one or more reported cells in the set. The BS selects a target cell from the reported cells for the handover based at least on the received measured rank values, and transmits a handover command to the UE for the handover to the selected target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Publication number: 20210266095
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to be connected to a 5G New Radio (NR) network that shares one or more frequency bands using dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that is transmitting LTE positioning reference signal (PRS). The UE may receive LTE PRS rate matching information from the NR network, such as the LTE PRS configuration data or an LTE PRS rate matching pattern. The UE may decode and process NR data signals and control signals transmitted by the NR network while LTE PRS is transmitted by rate matching around the LTE PRS in accordance with the LTE PRS rate matching information. The LTE PRS muting pattern may be adjusted based on NR data or control signals, and the UE may receive and process NR data and control signals transmitted while the LTE PRS is muted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Akash KUMAR, Amit JAIN, Hargovind Prasad BANSAL
  • Publication number: 20210144603
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless device, such as an in-vehicle device, may determine a selection value for a cell that indicates a priority for selection of the cell by the wireless device and calculates, from the selection value, an adjusted selection value for the cell using an offset that increases a priority of selection for cells that support in-vehicle emergency calls. The wireless device selectively selects the cell based at least in part on the adjusted selection value. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Hargovind Prasad BANSAL, Rishika TINDOLA
  • Publication number: 20210007025
    Abstract: Techniques to maximize connectivity to a preferred radio access technology (RAT) (e.g., 5G NR) over a less preferred RAT (e.g., 4G LTE) are disclosed. When a user equipment (UE) is camped on a preferred RAT connectivity capable cell (e.g., NR cell, EUTRA dual-connectivity (ENDC) cell), offsets or biases may be applied to delay triggering of a cell reselection. When UE is camped on a non-preferred RAT connectivity capable cell, offset(s) may be applied to accelerate triggering of the cell reselection. When cell reselection is triggered, offsets or biases may be applied to favor reselection to preferred RAT connectivity capable cell over a non-preferred RAT connectivity capable cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Akash KUMAR, Hargovind Prasad BANSAL
  • Patent number: 10827300
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to initiate signal transmissions for possible opportunistic reception by a mobile device, and/or to initiate opportunistic reception of signal transmissions for use in mobile device position location estimation. For example, a mobile device may use assistance data to identify a first signal to be transmitted over a first frequency band and a second signal to be transmitted over a second frequency band during a specific period of time. At least a portion of the second frequency band may be outside of the first frequency band. The mobile device subsequently attempts to opportunistically receive at least the first signal and the second signal via a receiver tuned to a reception frequency band that encompasses at least the first frequency band and the second frequency band. The mobile device may then process the opportunistically received signals to obtain measurements corresponding to at least the first and second signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Amit Jain, Ankita, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Shravan Kumar Raghunathan, Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Publication number: 20200281006
    Abstract: In a carrier aggregation or EN-DC scenario, there exist multiple different conditions based on which UE would benefit from a higher or lower grant ratio on a specific carrier as opposed to other carriers. There are a number of criteria based on which UE may select a preferred carrier for uplink grant reception. Some example criteria include self-jamming conditions, thermal constraints, and inter-RAT interference. These and other criteria may form a basis for identifying preferred carriers, non-preferred carriers, or ranking carriers. Various embodiments described provide techniques for a UE to indicate preferred and non-preferred carriers to a serving base station. A serving base station, in turn, can make use of the indication to adjust the ratio at which uplink transmissions are scheduled on these carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Akash KUMAR, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Patent number: 10708879
    Abstract: Techniques for improving enhanced cell identification (E-CID) positioning are provided. An example of a method for determining a location of a mobile device according to the disclosure includes generating a plurality of receive beams with a mobile device, receiving, with one or more of the plurality of receive beams, a radio beam transmitted from a base station, such that the radio beam includes a beam identification value, and determining a measurement quantity for the radio beam for each of the one or more of the plurality of receive beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Stephen William Edge, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Patent number: 10623946
    Abstract: A MSIM capable UE may operate in a connected mode on a first subscription with a first network and operates on a second subscription in an idle mode or an active mode. The UE may miss communication on the first subscription by tuning away for activity on the second subscription. As presented herein, the may UE transmit, to the first network, MSIM assistance information regarding the second subscription. The MSIM assistance information may enable the network to determine periodic gaps needed by the UE to monitor a second subscription in an idle mode. The MSIM assistance information may enable the network to identify a network for the second subscription and to obtain scheduling information directly from that network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Hargovind Prasad Bansal
  • Publication number: 20200107288
    Abstract: Techniques for improving enhanced cell identification (E-CID) positioning are provided. An example of a method for determining a location of a mobile device according to the disclosure includes generating a plurality of receive beams with a mobile device, receiving, with one or more of the plurality of receive beams, a radio beam transmitted from a base station, such that the radio beam includes a beam identification value, and determining a measurement quantity for the radio beam for each of the one or more of the plurality of receive beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Akash KUMAR, Stephen William EDGE, Hargovind Prasad BANSAL