Patents by Inventor Irmak Aykin

Irmak Aykin 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).

  • Method for fast beam sweeping and device discovery in 5G millimeter wave and upper centimeter-wave systems
    Patent number: 10972172
    Abstract: A method of performing a beam alignment procedure in a mmW or upper centimeter wave system, usable for performing initial access (IA) for user equipment (UE) to establish a connection with a base station (BS) is disclosed. A UE receives a signal from a base station, divides a search space into a plurality of angular zones, locates a direction of peak received strength within each zone, and forms a beam along the direction of peak overall signal strength. The number of angular zones is chosen such that the probability that each zone contains one peak of signal strength exceeds some threshold. The method is applicable in mmW and upper cmW bands in both BS to UE and device-to-device (D2D) communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Marwan Krunz, Irmak Aykin, Berk Akgun
  • METHOD FOR FAST BEAM SWEEPING AND DEVICE DISCOVERY IN 5G MILLIMETER WAVE AND UPPER CENTIMETER-WAVE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200112360
    Abstract: A method of performing a beam alignment procedure in a mmW or upper centimeter wave system, usable for performing initial access (IA) for user equipment (UE) to establish a connection with a base station (BS) is disclosed. A UE receives a signal from a base station, divides a search space into a plurality of angular zones, locates a direction of peak received strength within each zone, and forms a beam along the direction of peak overall signal strength. The number of angular zones is chosen such that the probability that each zone contains one peak of signal strength exceeds some threshold. The method is applicable in mmW and upper cmW bands in both BS to UE and device-to-device (D2D) communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Marwan Krunz, Irmak Aykin, Berk Akgun