Patents by Inventor Hooman Shirani-Mehr

Hooman Shirani-Mehr 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: 9762306
    Abstract: Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for electrical downtilt adjustment in a multiple input multiple output system are disclosed. In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise an electrical downtilt module to determine an electrical downtilt angle for an antenna port selected from a number of antenna ports based on information from an user equipment (UE); and a codebook module to select a codeword corresponding to the antenna port from a codebook and calculate a weight of an antenna array of the eNB through inputting the electronic downtilt angle into the codeword, wherein the codebook has a first number of codewords, each of the codewords having a second number of elements to represent the weight of the antenna array, and wherein each of the codewords corresponds to each of the antenna ports and each of the elements corresponds to each antenna of the antenna array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaogang Chen, Yuan Zhu, Feng Xue, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Qinghua Li
  • Publication number: 20170229925
    Abstract: Wireless link management techniques for wireless charging systems are described. According to some such techniques, a power receiving unit (PRU) may be configured to observe a rectifier voltage while operating in a charge complete connected (CCC) mode according to which it possesses a wireless connection with a power transmitting unit (PTU) operating in a power save state. In various embodiments, the PRU may be configured to observe the rectifier voltage in an attempt to detect power beacons generated by the PTU. In some embodiments, the PRU may be configured to maintain the wireless connection if it detects power beacons, and to terminate the wireless connection if it does not detect any beacons. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: HOOMAN SHIRANI-MEHR, AHMAD KHOSHNEVIS, YONGWEI WU
  • Patent number: 9730050
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for reducing the overhead associated with the transmission of channel training signals from an eNodeB (eNB) of a wireless network. Specifically, the eNB may receive feedback from a user equipment (UE) regarding the received signal energy of a first and second beamformed signal produced with a first and second beamforming vector, respectively. The eNB may identify, based on the feedback of the received signal energy, a signal subspace and a null subspace. The eNB may then transmit a channel training signal to the signal subspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Qinghua Li, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Yuan Zhu, Xiaogang Chen, Feng Xue
  • Patent number: 9698889
    Abstract: A technology that is operable to schedule data transfer for a multiple user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communications network is disclosed. In one embodiment, an enhanced node B (eNode B) is configured with circuitry configured to receive a sounding signal from each of a plurality of user equipment (UEs). One or more major paths of the sounding signals from each of the plurality of UEs are determined. An angle of arrival (AoA) is determined that is associated with each of the one or more major paths. The plurality of UEs are grouped into one or more candidate MU-MIMO sets using the AoAs associated with each of the one or more major paths. Data transmissions are scheduled for one or more of the candidate UEs of the candidate MU-MIMO set on one or more of the major paths of each of the candidate UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Feng Xue, Yuan Zhu, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Roya Doostnejad, Qinghua Li, Masoud Sajadieh
  • Patent number: 9655107
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine readable mediums which reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed by the reference signals. In some examples, this is achieved by finding the optimal subspace containing all the active UEs in the cell and transmitting reference signals to that subspace. In some examples, second order statistics may be utilized to calculate a projected channel to the optimal subspace at the UE and then feeding this back to the eNodeB. The projected channel to optimal subspace may be utilized at the UE and the eNodeB to transform the codebook and align the codewords with the channel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Qinghua Li, Yuan Zhu
  • Patent number: 9647735
    Abstract: A hybrid digital and analog beamforming device for a node operable with an antenna array is disclosed. In an example, the hybrid digital and analog beamforming device can include computer circuitry configured to: Segment antenna elements of an antenna array into at least two groups of antenna elements; map antenna ports for transmission chains to one group of the antenna elements; constrain digital precoding weights for a digital precoder for the antenna elements, where the digital precoding weight includes a digital phase and amplitude; and determine analog precoding weights for an analog precoder for the antenna elements, where the analog precoding weight includes an analog phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Masoud Sajadieh, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Feng Xue, Qinghua Li
  • Publication number: 20170104357
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus related to dominant power receiving unit selection. A device may determine a presence of a first device of one or more devices on a charging area of the device, the charging area including a power transmitting surface. The device may establish a connection with the first device using one or more communication protocols. The device may identify one or more parameters associated with the first device using the established connection. The device may determine that the first device is a dominant device based at least in part on the one or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Ahmad Khoshnevis
  • Patent number: 9590772
    Abstract: A simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) technology is described. The eNB is configured with a downlink centric measurement threshold and an uplink centric measurement threshold which increase overall capacity in the wireless cellular network. A signal measurement command is transmitted from the eNB to the UE instructing the UE to take a signal quality measurement. The signal quality measurement is received from the UE at the eNB. It is determined whether the signal quality measurement is greater than the downlink centric measurement threshold and whether the signal quality measurement is greater than the uplink centric measurement threshold. The downlink centric measurement threshold, the uplink centric measurement threshold, and the DL/UL ratio are configured to increase capacity in the wireless cellular network through selective use of STR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yang-Seok Choi, Hooman Shirani-Mehr
  • Patent number: 9585174
    Abstract: A technology for an enhanced node B (eNode B) in a cellular network that is operable to determine downtilt using full dimensional (FD) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). A plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signals can be transmitted, wherein each transmitted OFDMA signal is transmitted with a selected downtilt angle from a two dimensional antenna array of the eNode B. Reference signal received power (RSRP) feedback information can be received from a UE for each of transmitted OFDMA signals at the selected downtilt angles. Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) feedback information can be received from the UE. A reference signal received quality (RSRQ) can be calculated for each of the selected antennas angles using the RSRP feedback information and the RSSI feedback information. A downtilt angle can be selected for transmitting data from the eNode B with a highest signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan Zhu, Qinghua Li, Xiaogang Chen, Feng Xue, Hooman Shirani-Mehr
  • Patent number: 9473276
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, cooperation of multiple beams for transmission is provided by identifying at least two beams among multiple beams that are dominant for a user, determining if there is any beam collision between the at least two beams, and, if there is beam collision between the at least two beams, delaying scheduling on one or more weaker ones of the at least two beams for other users and combining the two or more beams for transmission to the user. Alternatively, cooperation of multiple beams for transmission is provided by, if there is beam collision between the at least two beams, muting one or more weaker ones of the at least two beams and transmitting to the user with a stronger one of the at least two beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Masoud Sajadieh, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Debdeep Chatterjee, Apostolos Papathanassiou, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Patent number: 9461723
    Abstract: Technology to generate an improved signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) from a set of orthogonal reference signals (RSs) is disclosed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) can include computer circuitry configured to: Receive a set of orthogonal RSs from a node; calculate a SINR for each of the RSs in the set of orthogonal RSs to form a set of SINR; select a maximum SINR from the set of SINR; and quantize the maximum SINR for the set of SINR. Each reference signal can represent a transmission beam direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masoud Sajadieh, Hooman Shirani-Mehr
  • Patent number: 9438451
    Abstract: A system and a method is disclosed for selecting at least one vertical precoding vector of a three-dimensional Multiple Input Multiple Output (3D-MIMO) configuration based on Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) information that is feedback from a wireless terminal device to an evolved Node B (eNB). The 3D-MIMO CSI-RS process is configured for a plurality of CSI-RS ports in which the plurality of CSI-RS ports that are grouped into a plurality of CSI-RS port groups and in which corresponds to the 3D arrangement of antennas. CSI configuration information for the different CSI-RS port groups can be a time-domain-based CSI-RS process, a frequency-domain-based CSI-RS process, a code-domain-based CSI-RS process, or a combination thereof. CSI-RS information is measured for each CSI-RS group and feedback for selection of the at least one vertical precoding vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaogang Chen, Yuan Zhu, Qinghua Li, Alexei V. Davydov, Hooman Shirani-Mehr
  • Publication number: 20160191135
    Abstract: Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for electrical downtilt adjustment in a multiple input multiple output system are disclosed. In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise an electrical downtilt module to determine an electrical downtilt angle for an antenna port selected from a number of antenna ports based on information from an user equipment (UE); and a codebook module to select a codeword corresponding to the antenna port from a codebook and calculate a weight of an antenna array of the eNB through inputting the electronic downtilt angle into the codeword, wherein the codebook has a first number of codewords, each of the codewords having a second number of elements to represent the weight of the antenna array, and wherein each of the codewords corresponds to each of the antenna ports and each of the elements corresponds to each antenna of the antenna array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaogang CHEN, Yuan ZHU, Feng XUE, Hooman SHIRANI-MEHR, Qinghua LI
  • Patent number: 9344177
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for performing wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Haralabos C. Papadopoulos, Sean A. Ramprashad, Giuseppe Caire
  • Patent number: 9344170
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide channel state information feedback in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. A method quantizes a pre-coding matrix indicator (PMI) and feeds it back from a user equipment (UE) to an evolved Node B (eNodeB). The method may use codebooks for vector quantization of optimal horizontal direction and a scalar quantizer to quantize an optimal vertical direction from the eNodeB to a selected UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Alexei Davydov, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Publication number: 20160088648
    Abstract: A technology that is operable to schedule data transfer for a multiple user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communications network is disclosed. In one embodiment, an enhanced node B (eNode B) is configured with circuitry configured to receive a sounding signal from each of a plurality of user equipment (UEs). One or more major paths of the sounding signals from each of the plurality of UEs are determined. An angle of arrival (AoA) is determined that is associated with each of the one or more major paths. The plurality of UEs are grouped into one or more candidate MU-MIMO sets using the AoAs associated with each of the one or more major paths. Data transmissions are scheduled for one or more of the candidate UEs of the candidate MU-MIMO set on one or more of the major paths of each of the candidate UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Feng Xue, Yuan Zhu, Hooman Shirani-Mehr, Roya Doostnejad, Qinghua Li, Masoud Sajadieh
  • Publication number: 20160080051
    Abstract: A hybrid digital and analog beamforming device for a node operable with an antenna array is disclosed. In an example, the hybrid digital and analog beamforming device can include computer circuitry configured to: Segment antenna elements of an antenna array into at least two groups of antenna elements; map antenna ports for transmission chains to one group of the antenna elements; constrain digital precoding weights for a digital precoder for the antenna elements, where the digital precoding weight in dudes a digital phase and amplitude; and determine analog precoding weights for an analog precoder for the antenna elements, where the analog precoding weight includes an analog phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Masoud SAJADIEH, Hooman SHIRANI-MEHR, Feng XUE, Qinghua LI
  • Publication number: 20160065290
    Abstract: A technology for an enhanced node B (eNB) that is operable to perform beamforming using multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) in a cellular network. One or more user equipment (UEs) can be configured to use a same or different multiple port (multi-port) channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) pattern. Feedback reports can be received from the one or more UEs associated with the multi-port CSI-RS pattern at the eNB. A UE-specific or more UEs at the eNB using the feedback report from the one or more UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yuan ZHU, Qinghua LI, Xiaogang CHEN, Hooman SHIRANI-MEHR
  • Patent number: 9252853
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed for beamforming to mitigate multi-user leakage and interference. The examples include an evolved node B (eNB) receiving feedback from user equipment (UEs) to indicate strongest or highest channel gains for various beams included in a plurality of beam sets. A selection process or scheme may then be implemented to select individual beams for a UE that minimizes or reduces leakage caused by the UE's use of a given beam. Reducing leakage may reduce interference to other UEs using other beams. Other examples are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masoud Sajadieh, Hooman Shirani-Mehr
  • Publication number: 20160020843
    Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for reducing the overhead associated with the transmission of channel training signals from an eNodeB (eNB) of a wireless network. Specifically, the eNB may receive feedback from a user equipment (UE) regarding the received signal energy of a first and second beamformed signal produced with a first and second beamforming vector, respectively. The eNB may identify, based on the feedback of the received signal energy, a signal subspace and a null subspace. The eNB may then transmit a channel training signal to the signal subspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Qinghua LI, Hooman SHIRANI-MEHR, Yuan ZHU, Xiaogang CHEN, Feng XUE