Patents by Inventor Igor KIM

Igor KIM 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: 20250142376
    Abstract: A wireless system including a wireless station and an automatic frequency adjustment system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless system may include a wireless station including a beacon demodulator and an automatic frequency adjustment system having a database including identification information of a plurality of wireless local area network (LAN) access points (Aps), and the wireless station may be configured to: obtain information related to a first beacon frame by demodulating the first beacon frame transmitted from a first wireless LAN AP through the beacon demodulator and transmit the information related to the first beacon frame to the automatic frequency adjustment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Keun PARK, Sung Jun LEE, Bong Soo KIM, Jae Ho JUNG, Byung Su KANG, Hye Yeon KWON, Igor KIM, Kwang Chun LEE
  • Publication number: 20250106646
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for estimating maximum allowable power in a frequency sharing system. A method for performing an available spectrum inquiry according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: determining an allowable power level for the second device based on whether there is an overlap between an exclusion area for the second device or at least one of the one or more protection area contours and a location uncertainty area of a first device; and transmitting a message for an available spectrum inquiry response including information on the determined allowable power level. Herein, the second device supporting another service whose frequency is shared with a specific service based on location-related information of the first device may be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Igor KIM, Seung Keun PARK
  • Patent number: 11722907
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for determining an operating condition for frequency coexistence and an operating condition determining method includes a method of calculating and transferring an inference-free available frequency and an output level to an existing radio station that operates and needs to be protected or a method of calculating a channel access parameter for sharing a frequency with a heterogeneous device, a network, or a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Sun Um, Bong-Su Kim, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Patent number: 11696222
    Abstract: A method and a device for searching for an access point in a wireless LAN are disclosed. An operating method of a station comprising a PCR and a WUR comprises the steps of: allowing the WUR operating in a wake up state to receive a WUR beacon frame from an access point; shifting an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake up state, when the WUR beacon frame is received; and allowing the PCR operating in the wake up state to communicate with the access point. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Hwang, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Patent number: 11553426
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a communication node supporting a low power mode in a wireless LAN. A method for operating a station, which includes a PCR and a WURx, comprises the steps of: allowing the WURx, which operates in a wake-up state, to receive a wake-up packet from an access point; transitioning an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake-up state when the wake-up packet is received; allowing the PCR, which operates in the wake-up state, to receive a data frame from an access point; and allowing the PCR to transmit, to the access point, a response to the data frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea National University of Transportation Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Yong Ho Kim, Sung Hyun Hwang, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Patent number: 11510214
    Abstract: A method of generating shared information includes determining an attenuation effect on transmission power of a new radio station due to a reception mask of an existing radio station, calculating an interference effect of the existing radio station due to the new radio station using the attenuation effect, determining a protection domain of the existing radio station according to the interference effect, and generating shared information to be used by the new radio station based on the protection domain, wherein the protection domain is a domain in which a frequency available to the new radio station is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Sun Um, Bong-Su Kim, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Patent number: 11463911
    Abstract: A radio access system includes: a set of radio access entities, in particular a set of gNBs and/or ng-eNBs, which are interconnected via respective first interfaces; and a centralized resource controller. Each radio access entity of the set of radio access entities comprises a centralized unit (CU) and at least one distributed unit (DU) coupled to the CU via a second interface. The centralized resource controller configured to assign computational resources to the CUs and the DUs of the radio access entities based on measurement reports received via the first interfaces and/or the second interfaces from the respective units, wherein the measurement reports comprise information about a computational resource utilization of the respective units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Paul Arnold, Michael Einhaus, Gerd Zimmermann, Igor Kim, Mohamad Buchr Charaf
  • Publication number: 20210360420
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for determining an operating condition for frequency coexistence and an operating condition determining method includes a method of calculating and transferring an inference-free available frequency and an output level to an existing radio station that operates and needs to be protected or a method of calculating a channel access parameter for sharing a frequency with a heterogeneous device, a network, or a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Sun UM, Bong-Su KIM, Igor KIM, Seung Keun PARK
  • Patent number: 11160135
    Abstract: Provided are a frame transmission method performed in an access point (AP), a frame reception method performed in a terminal, and an AP. The frame transmission method performed in an AP includes acquiring a channel for transmitting a first data unit of a first terminal, when a data unit to be transmitted to at least one terminal other than the first terminal is in the AP, generating a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) including the first data unit and the data unit to be transmitted to the at least one terminal, and transmitting the PPDU to the first terminal and the at least one terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the performance of a wireless local area network (WLAN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Hyung Oh, Gwang Zeen Ko, Hyun Duk Kang, Igor Kim, Myung Sun Song
  • Patent number: 11153818
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for initial negotiation in a wireless LAN. An operating method of a station in a communication system comprises the steps of: generating a probe request frame including WUR capability information of the station which supports a WUR mode; transmitting the probe request frame; and receiving a probe response frame from an access point having received the probe request frame. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Hwang, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Publication number: 20210274509
    Abstract: A method of generating shared information includes determining an attenuation effect on transmission power of a new radio station due to a reception mask of an existing radio station, calculating an interference effect of the existing radio station due to the new radio station using the attenuation effect, determining a protection domain of the existing radio station according to the interference effect, and generating shared information to be used by the new radio station based on the protection domain, wherein the protection domain is a domain in which a frequency available to the new radio station is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Sun Um, Bong-Su Kim, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Publication number: 20210266825
    Abstract: A method and a device for searching for an access point in a wireless LAN are disclosed. An operating method of a station comprising a PCR and a WUR comprises the steps of: allowing the WUR operating in a wake up state to receive a WUR beacon frame from an access point; shifting an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake up state, when the WUR beacon frame is received; and allowing the PCR operating in the wake up state to communicate with the access point. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hyun HWANG, Igor KIM, Seung Keun PARK
  • Patent number: 11050506
    Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing a frequency use status may obtain a candidate radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) using downlink control information (DCI), estimate an active RNTI from the candidate RNTI, and analyze a frequency use status using the active RNTI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research institute
    Inventors: Jung Sun Um, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park, Hyeyeon Kwon, Yunbae Kim, Young Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11032758
    Abstract: A method and a device for searching for an access point in a wireless LAN are disclosed. An operating method of a station comprising a PCR and a WUR comprises the steps of: allowing the WUR operating in a wake up state to receive a WUR beacon frame from an access point; shifting an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake up state, when the WUR beacon frame is received; and allowing the PCR operating in the wake up state to communicate with the access point. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyun Hwang, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Publication number: 20210168653
    Abstract: A radio access system includes: a set of radio access entities, in particular a set of gNBs and/or ng-eNBs, which are interconnected via respective first interfaces; and a centralized resource controller. Each radio access entity of the set of radio access entities comprises a centralized unit (CU) and at least one distributed unit (DU) coupled to the CU via a second interface. The centralized resource controller configured to assign computational resources to the CUs and the DUs of the radio access entities based on measurement reports received via the first interfaces and/or the second interfaces from the respective units, wherein the measurement reports comprise information about a computational resource utilization of the respective units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Arnold, Michael Einhaus, Gerd Zimmermann, Igor Kim, Mohamad Buchr Charaf
  • Publication number: 20210127282
    Abstract: A resource usage measuring method and an apparatus performing the same. The resource usage measuring method includes measuring a resource usage in a frequency domain based on a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) transmitted from a base station, and measuring a resource usage in a time domain based on the DM-RS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Sun UM, Seung Keun PARK, Bong-Su KIM, Igor KIM
  • Publication number: 20210092678
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a communication node supporting a low power mode in a wireless LAN. A method for operating a station, which includes a PCR and a WURx, comprises the steps of: allowing the WURx, which operates in a wake-up state, to receive a wake-up packet from an access point; transitioning an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake-up state when the wake-up packet is received; allowing the PCR, which operates in the wake-up state, to receive a data frame from an access point; and allowing the PCR to transmit, to the access point, a response to the data frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Ho KIM, Sung Hyun HWANG, Igor KIM, Seung Keun PARK
  • Patent number: 10897739
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a communication node supporting a low power mode in a wireless LAN. A method for operating a station, which includes a PCR and a WURx, comprises the steps of: allowing the WURx, which operates in a wake-up state, to receive a wake-up packet from an access point; transitioning an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake-up state when the wake-up packet is received; allowing the PCR, which operates in the wake-up state, to receive a data frame from an access point; and allowing the PCR to transmit, to the access point, a response to the data frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY—ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yong Ho Kim, Sung Hyun Hwang, Igor Kim, Seung Keun Park
  • Publication number: 20200106548
    Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing a frequency use status may obtain a candidate radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) using downlink control information (DCI), estimate an active RNTI from the candidate RNTI, and analyze a frequency use status using the active RNTI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Sun UM, Igor KIM, Seung Keun PARK, Hyeyeon KWON, Yunbae KIM, Young Hwan LEE
  • Patent number: 10602512
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a frame in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system and an apparatus for the same. A method for generating interference/non-interference station lists includes receiving a first frame from a second station, acquiring a receiver address of the first frame from the first frame, and setting, based on whether to receive a second frame that is a response to the first frame from a third station indicated by the receiver address within a preset time from a time when the first frame has been received, the third station as an interference station or a non-interference station. Therefore, the performance of a communication system may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gwang Zeen Ko, Hyun Duk Kang, Igor Kim, Myung Sun Song, Jin Hyung Oh