Patents by Inventor Johan Nilsson

Johan Nilsson 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: 9094809
    Abstract: A technique for managing activity states of at least two subscriptions in a terminal device is described. A method implementation of this technique performed in the terminal device comprises the steps of monitoring whether a first subscription is to transit or has transit from a first active state to a second active state while at least one second subscription is in a detached state, wherein the second active state is associated with a lower terminal activity than the first active state, if the result of the monitoring step is affirmative, waiting for a predetermined period of time, upon elapse of the predetermined period of time, if the first subscription is still in the second active state, triggering a transition of the first subscription from the second active state to an inactive state and initiating for the at least one second subscription a transition from a detached state to an inactive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Bo Lincoln, Johan Nilsson, Christer Östberg
  • Patent number: 9094915
    Abstract: A method in a communication device and a communication device (100) for adapting a transmission of data are provided. The transmission is transferred from a first chip (110) to a second chip (120) over a chip-to-chip interface (104, 304). The chip-to-chip-interface comprises a wired connection between the first chip and the second chip which is comprised in the communication device. The communication device receives (201) the radio signal (330), comprising the transmission of data from another communication device. The communication device determines (202), from the received radio signal (330), modulation and coding information, which is used for determining (203) a channel quality. Further, the communication device (100) adapts (204) the transmission of data based on the determined channel quality of the received radio signal (330) in such way that at least the determined channel quality is obtained when transferring (205) the transmission of data over the chip-to-chip interface to the second chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Thomas Olsson, Anders Carlsson, Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 9084208
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for changing the transmission/reception setup of a base station (BS) in a communication network to another transmission/reception setup (such as one using fewer transmit antennas and/or lower channel bandwidths) without affecting communication with user equipments involve “replacing” the existing BS with a “virtual” BS that has the other transmission/reception setup. Replacement can be performed by, for example, ramping down the power of the existing, or first, BS, which has a respective first cell identification (ID), and simultaneously ramping up the power of the virtual, or second, BS, which has a respective second cell ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Anders Rosenqvist, Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 9001791
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a cellular telecommunications system is able to detect the uplink/downlink configuration of a detected neighboring cell by receiving a signal from the neighboring cell. A characteristic of the received signal is detected and used as an indicator in a blind detection process to identify one or more downlink slots in the received signal. Known pilot signals in the identified one or more downlink slots can then be used to obtain a signal power measurement of the received signal. The blind detection process is also capable of detecting whether a slot of a neighboring cell's signal is a downlink unicast slot or a Multicast-Broadcast Single Frequency Network slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, David Astely, Muhammad Ali Kazmi, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 9002346
    Abstract: A technique for managing measurements for at least two subscriptions in a mobile terminal is described. A method implementation of this technique performed in the mobile terminal comprises the steps of determining a common carrier set being an intersection between the first carrier set associated with a first subscription and the second carrier set associated with at least one second subscription, performing a first measurement on the first carrier set, and the second measurement on the second carrier set excluding the common carrier set, and mapping results associated with the first measurement of the first subscription relating to the common carrier set to the at least one second subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Bo Lincoln, Johan Nilsson, Christer Östberg
  • Publication number: 20150060228
    Abstract: A transfer case is provided with a primary shaft which is selectively engagable with a secondary shaft via a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is inclusive of a friction pack. A hub of the clutch mechanism is connected on the primary shaft and the clutch housing is torsionally fixed with a primary sprocket rotatively mounted on the primary shaft. A reservoir system is provided for delivering splashed oil axially along the primary shaft overlapping the friction pack. The reservoir system has a collective fluid receptacle that is connected via a stationary passage with a lubrication passage radially inward of the friction pack of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Philip J. Francis, Michael F. Boyer, Garrett W. Gage, Johan Nilsson, Daniel Kampe
  • Patent number: 8942706
    Abstract: A radio network controller is operable in both a unicast signaling mode and a bi-cast signaling mode. In unicast signaling mode, the radio network controller is operable to send radio resource control signals to a mobile station through a serving cell. The radio network controller is operable to go into bi-cast signaling mode during a hard handover. In the bi-cast signaling mode, the radio network controller is operable to send radio resource control messages to the mobile station through both the current serving cell and a target cell. The mobile station is configured to listen to both the current serving cell and the target cell for radio resource control messages. User data, however, is transmitted only from the current serving cell to the mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson, Per Synnergren
  • Patent number: 8929343
    Abstract: A method for determining a channel quality index in an OFDM receiver is disclosed. The method comprises receiving signals comprising reference signals from a serving cell and reference signals from neighboring cells; determining signal power of the reference signals from the serving cell and signal power of the reference signals from detected neighboring cells; and determining carrier-to-interference ratio to be the ratio between the signal power of the reference signals from the serving cell and the signal power of the reference signals from the detected neighboring cells. Carrier-to-interference ratio is used for adapting physical layer properties and/or for deciding on handover. A computer program and apparatuses for implementing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20140249720
    Abstract: A device adjusts the rotational damping of a steering device such that the rotational damping varies depending on whether the rotational motion about a steering axis is caused by a force acting on the steering device of the vehicle or a force acting on the part(s) of the vehicle contacting the ground. The flow of hydraulic fluid in the steering damper partly or wholly is adjusted by a main valve unit that is coupled together with both an attaching part and a steering device. The opening area of the main valve unit is determined by a relative motion between the attaching part and the steering device such that the flow of the hydraulic fluid in a direction from and to the respective damping chambers of the steering damper is controlled depending on the cause of the rotational movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Ohlins Racing AB
    Inventors: Torkel Sintorn, Johan Nilsson, Leif Gustafsson Vallander, Thorleif Hansen, Joakim Sundevall
  • Patent number: 8798213
    Abstract: Methods and devices for detecting a symbol in a radio channel and for cell identification are disclosed. A signal is received from the radio channel and the signal is filtered by a filter being responsive to the symbol thereby establishing a first signal. A second signal dependent on the noise floor of the received signal is established—whereby a time interval expected to include multi-path components being excluded or suppressed. A third signal being the ratio between the first signal and the noise floor is established, and the presence of the symbol is detected by detecting a peak in the third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Bo Bernhardsson, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8750227
    Abstract: A method of scheduling wireless data transmissions between a mobile terminal and a base station using multiple system carrier signals is disclosed. The method comprises receiving (101) in the mobile terminal information from the base station indicating available system carriers and transmitting from the mobile terminal information indicating the terminal's capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers; detecting (102) at least one dynamic parameter indicative of the terminal's current capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers; determining (103) from the dynamic parameter whether a situation has occurred in which the terminal's capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers has changed; transmitting (104), in such case, a connection release request to the base station; and transmitting (105) a connection setup request and information indicating the terminal's changed capability to handle non-contiguous system carriers to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8744438
    Abstract: A cell search method for a multi-mode telecommunication apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises receiving signals present in a frequency range; transforming received signals into frequency domain; estimating power spectral density from transformed signals; estimating probability of different communication modes by correlating the estimated power spectral density with power spectral density signatures of said different communication modes; and performing cell search according to estimated most probable communication mode. Such an apparatus and a computer program for performing the method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson, Torgny Palenius
  • Patent number: 8731562
    Abstract: A adaptive method implemented by a mobile station improves the likelihood of detecting control messages transmitted to the mobile station in band on a shared downlink traffic channel. When the mobile station expects a control message to be transmitted on the shared downlink traffic channel, the mobile station may adapt the receiver configuration and/or receiver parameters to reduce a likelihood of missed detection of control messages. In one embodiment, the mobile station is configured to adjust a correlation threshold used for said scheduled transmission detection to reduce the likelihood of a missed detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8708123
    Abstract: One embodiment may include a system for distributing torque between front and rear axles of an all wheel drive vehicle and/or between left and right wheels of a two or four wheel drive vehicle comprises at least one limited slip coupling having a disc package and a piston acting thereon, the piston being actuated by a hydraulic pump assembly. This assembly has an electric motor, a hydraulic pump driven thereby, and a centrifugal regulator also driven thereby, the centrifugal regulator controlling a pressure overflow valve, connected to the oil outlet of the hydraulic pump. The assembly specifically comprises an axial piston pump having a piston drum rotatable in a pump housing and containing a number of reciprocable axial pistons, at least one centrifugal lever pivotally attached to the piston drum, and a valve member connected to the centrifugal lever and being arranged for cooperation with the mouth of an oil outlet bore in the piston drum to form the pressure overflow valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems AB
    Inventors: Johan Nilsson, Daniel Herven, Peter Dahlstrom, Lars Severinsson
  • Patent number: 8705440
    Abstract: A cell searching procedure is modified to enable a user terminal to determine whether a detected signal originates in a known cell or a new cell having the same cell identifier as the known cell. When a signal is detected, the user terminal determines the cell identifier and timing of the detected signal. If the cell identifier matches a known cell and the timing is outside the timing window of the known cell, the user terminal compares detected signal with a corresponding received signal received from the known cell having the same cell identifier as the detected signal source. The user terminal determines, based on said comparison, whether the detected signal is from the known cell or a new cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20140056194
    Abstract: A method in a communication device (100) and a communication device (100) for utilizing a first power mode and a second power mode of a digital interface (130, 330) between a first chip (110, 310) and a second chip (120, 320) are provided. When in the second power mode, the digital interface (130, 330) receives a data signal in a first time slot. The data signal comprises a control channel and a data channel. When the digital interface (130,330) enters the first power mode, the communication device (100) will determine a first point in time based on information comprised in the control channel. Furthermore, the communication device (100) determines a second point in time based on amount of data which is carried by the data channel at the first point in time. At the second point in time, the digital interface (130, 330) enters the second power mode and the data signal is transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Thomas Olsson, Anders Carlsson, Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20140056195
    Abstract: A method in a communication device and a communication device (100) for adapting a transmission of data are provided. The transmission is transferred from a first chip (110) to a second chip (120) over a chip-to-chip interface (104, 304). The chip-to-chip-interface comprises a wired connection between the first chip and the second chip which is comprised in the communication device. The communication device receives (201) the radio signal (330), comprising the transmission of data from another communication device. The communication device determines (202), from the 204 received radio signal (330), modulation and coding information, which is used for determining (203) a channel quality. Further, the communication device (100) adapts (204) the transmission of data based on the determined channel quality of the received radio signal (330) in such way that at least the determined channel quality is obtained when transferring (205) the transmission of data over the chip-to-chip interface to the second chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Thomas Olsson, Anders Carlsson, Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20140004842
    Abstract: A technique for managing activity states of at least two subscriptions in a terminal device is described. A method implementation of this technique performed in the terminal device comprises the steps of monitoring whether a first subscription is to transit or has transit from a first active state to a second active state while at least one second subscription is in a detached state, wherein the second active state is associated with a lower terminal activity than the first active state, if the result of the monitoring step is affirmative, waiting for a predetermined period of time, upon elapse of the predetermined period of time, if the first subscription is still in the second active state, triggering a transition of the first subscription from the second active state to an inactive state and initiating for the at least one second subscription a transition from a detached state to an inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Bo Lincoln, Johan Nilsson, Christer Östberg
  • Patent number: 8594694
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a mobile communications system is operated in a manner that alleviates or avoids an overload condition in the UE. This involves operating a receiver of the UE to receive one or more data blocks via a channel. In response to a user equipment overload condition being detected, a channel quality indicator (CQI) value is reported to a serving base station, wherein the reported CQI value represents a channel quality that is lower than an actual quality of the channel. The UE is then operated in a manner that is consistent with the reported CQI value. UE overload conditions include overheating, and an inability to process received data blocks at the rate at which they are being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Bo Bernhardsson, Johan Nilsson, Torgny Palenius, Andreas Wilde, Werner Anzill
  • Publication number: 20130230016
    Abstract: A network node that serves a cell in a cellular communication system is operated. An air interface of the cellular communication system is divided up into sequentially occurring frames, each of the frames comprising a plurality of sequentially occurring sub-frames, each of the sub-frames comprising a plurality of sequentially occurring symbols. Operation includes receiving and detecting a request signal transmitted by a device within the cell. Based at least in part on a characteristic of the request signal that is indicative of one or more device capabilities of the device, an associated time/frequency position for transmitting a response signal is ascertained. The response signal is transmitted at the ascertained time/frequency position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Johan Nilsson