Patents by Inventor James M. Miller
James M. Miller 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: 20210174218Abstract: A self-organizing knowledge collaboration system (100) is shown includes a cloud-based platform (102) that can be accessed by a variety of users (104) to build and share knowledge and to collaborate. The users (104) can exchange information with the platform (102) and each other via a network (108). A front-end user (112) can submit requests concerning management of the asset (106) to the platform 102 together with information concerning the asset (106) in various forms. In response to requests from the front-end user (110) or otherwise, the front-end user (110) and/or other users (104) may receive data, reports, collaborative messages or conversations (e.g., via voice, text, chat, etc.), or other information related to management of the asset (106).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: James M. Miller, Nabih Saliba, Ravi Bhalotia
-
Publication number: 20210076284Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU includes a receiver and a transmitter. The WTRU receives, from a primary downlink cell, a first scheduling assignment for a first uplink transmission and transmits first data in the first uplink transmission to at least a primary uplink cell using a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The WTRU receives, from the primary downlink cell, a second scheduling assignment, the second scheduling assignment indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identification of the first HARQ process, a modulation and coding set (MCS), and a transmission time opportunity, determines whether to retransmit the first data based on the HARQ process identification, and retransmits the first data in a second uplink transmission using the first HARQ process, the MCS, and the transmission time opportunity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Publication number: 20210076282Abstract: A method and base station are disclosed. The base station comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor. The base station performs wireless communications with a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) via a primary cell, transmits a message via a shared channel of the primary cell, wherein the message includes information identifying a plurality of non-primary cells, and transmits, to the WTRU, data over a downlink channel of at least one of the plurality of non-primary cells identified by the message.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
-
Publication number: 20210076283Abstract: A method and a base station are disclosed. The base station includes a receiver and a transmitter. The base station transmits, to a primary downlink cell, a first scheduling assignment for a first uplink transmission and receives first data in the first uplink transmission to at least a primary uplink cell using a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The base station transmits, to the primary downlink cell, a second scheduling assignment indicating, the second scheduling assignment indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identification of the first HARQ process, a modulation and coding set (MCS), and a transmission time opportunity; and receives the first data in a second uplink transmission using the first HARQ process, the MCS, and the transmission time opportunity, wherein the first data is received in a transmission based on the HARQ process identification.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Publication number: 20210068023Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor. The apparatus transmits a data packet via a primary cell and a non-primary cell, the primary cell and the non-primary cell, wherein the data packet is sent via the primary cell and the non-primary cell over an enhanced uplink (EU) channel. On a condition that the transmitted data packet is not successfully decoded by the primary cell and also not successfully decoded by the non-primary cell, the apparatus receives a negative acknowledgement (NACK) signal from the primary cell and not receiving the NACK signal from the non-primary cell and retransmits the data packet in response to receiving the NACK signal from the primary cell even though the NACK signal was not received from the non-primary cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
-
Publication number: 20210068024Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor. The apparatus performs wireless communications with a primary cell, receives a message via a shared channel of the primary cell, wherein the received message includes information identifying a plurality of non-primary cells, monitors downlink channels of the identified plurality of non-primary cells based on the received message, and receives data over a downlink channel of at least one of the identified plurality of non-primary cells based on the monitored downlink channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
-
Patent number: 10924972Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU includes a receiver and a transmitter. The WTRU receives, from a primary downlink cell, a first scheduling assignment for a first uplink transmission and transmits first data in the first uplink transmission to at least a primary uplink cell using a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. The WTRU receives, from the primary downlink cell, a second scheduling assignment, the second scheduling assignment indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identification of the first HARQ process, a modulation and coding set (MCS), and a transmission time opportunity, determines whether to retransmit the first data based on the HARQ process identification, and retransmits the first data in a second uplink transmission using the first HARQ process, the MCS, and the transmission time opportunity.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Publication number: 20210007029Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification for the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the received uplink scheduling information and not based on whether the WTRU has received a negative acknowledgement (NACK) from the base station. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Publication number: 20200404568Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a method comprising monitoring a plurality of cells for ACK/NACK information, each of the plurality of cells including a plurality of downlink channels, for each of the plurality of cells, determining a subset of the downlink channels for the cell, and, for each of the plurality of cells, monitoring the subset of downlink channels for one or more downlink messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
-
Publication number: 20200396666Abstract: A method and base station supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a base station and comprising receiving a data block from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) using a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process, transmitting uplink scheduling information to the WTRU to indicate whether the data block should be retransmitted by the WTRU, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification for the H-ARQ process, and receiving a retransmission of the data block from the WTRU. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Patent number: 10869247Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification for the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the received uplink scheduling information and not based on whether the WTRU has received a negative acknowledgement (NACK) from the base station. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Patent number: 10791490Abstract: An enhanced uplink user equipment is in soft handover. A radio network controller selects a primary Node-B out of a plurality of Node-Bs supporting the soft handover. The radio network controller receiving successfully received enhanced uplink data packets from the plurality of Node-Bs. The radio network controller reordered the successfully received enhanced uplink data packets for in-sequence deliver. The primary Node-B sends specified scheduling information to the user equipment that the other Node-Bs does not transmit. At least the primary Node-B transmits acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Patent number: 10791491Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a H-ARQ process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification of the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the H-ARQ process identification. The reception of the uplinks scheduling information indicates retransmission of a NACK'ed data block. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Publication number: 20200305009Abstract: Disclosed is method and an evolved NodeB (eNB) for use in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network including establishing an X2 interface between the eNB and another eNB and communicating information between the eNB and the another eNB via the X2 interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Peter S. Wang, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, James M. Miller, Louis J. Guccione
-
Patent number: 10764803Abstract: A method, wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and a wireless network node configured for wireless communications comprising receiving, by the WTRU, configuration information for a primary cell and one or more non-primary cells, receiving, by the WTRU, a message on the primary cell, the received message including indication of at least one of the one or more non-primary cells from which the WTRU is to receive a downlink shared channel transmission, and in response to the received message, receiving and processing, by the WTRU, the downlink shared channel transmission from the indicated at least one of the one or more non-primary cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
-
Patent number: 10652766Abstract: Disclosed is method and apparatus for operating a wireless network, the wireless network including a first eNB and a second eNB, including establishing an X2 interface between the first eNB and the second eNB and exchanging parameters between the first eNB and the second eNB via the X2 interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Peter S. Wang, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, James M. Miller, Louis J. Guccione
-
Patent number: 10511960Abstract: A method and apparatus for paging a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a CELL_PCH and URA_PCH states are disclosed. A WTRU may send an indication of an enhanced paging channel (PCH) capability of receiving a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) in CELL_PCH and URA_PCH states, for example, in a CELL UPDATE message, a URA UPDATE message, or a UTRAN MOBILITY INFORMATION CONFIRM message. A drift radio network controller (DRNC) may receive an indication whether the WTRU has an enhanced PCH capability from a serving RNC and page the WTRU based on the indication. An RNC may page the WTRU over both an HS-DSCH and a PCH/secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) if a WTRU capability is not known. The WTRU may monitor both an HS-DSCH and a PCH/S-CCPCH. The WTRU may configure reception over an HS-DSCH based on the capability of the SRNC or configuration from the network.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Cave, Diana Pani, James M. Miller, Paul Marinier
-
Publication number: 20190373528Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) supporting uplink transmissions. The method being used in a WTRU and comprising transmitting a data block to a base station using a H-ARQ process, receiving uplink scheduling information from the base station, wherein the uplink scheduling information includes a H-ARQ process identification of the H-ARQ process, and determining whether to retransmit the data block based on the H-ARQ process identification. The reception of the uplinks scheduling information indicates retransmission of a NACK'ed data block. The uplink scheduling information includes physical channel resources. The uplink scheduling information is received from a primary cell and the WTRU transmits to the primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The scheduling information indicates a modulation and coding scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
-
Publication number: 20190364478Abstract: A method, wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and a wireless network node configured for wireless communications comprising receiving, by the WTRU, configuration information for a primary cell and one or more non-primary cells, receiving, by the WTRU, a message on the primary cell, the received message including indication of at least one of the one or more non-primary cells from which the WTRU is to receive a downlink shared channel transmission, and in response to the received message, receiving and processing, by the WTRU, the downlink shared channel transmission from the indicated at least one of the one or more non-primary cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin
-
Patent number: 10390279Abstract: A method and system for an enhanced uplink (EU) operation in a wireless communication system during soft handover. The system comprises a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), at least two Node-Bs, and a radio network controller (RNC). One Node-B may be designated as a primary Node-B, and the primary Node-B may control EU operation during soft handover including uplink scheduling and hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ). Soft buffer corruption is avoided during soft handover by controlling H-ARQ by the primary Node-B. Alternatively, an RNC may control EU operation during soft handover including H-ARQ. In this case, an RNC generates final acknowledge/non-acknowledge (ACK/NACK) decision based on the error check results of the Node-Bs.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang, James M. Miller, Sung-Hyuk Shin