Patents by Inventor Karl Georg Hampel

Karl Georg Hampel 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).

  • Integrated access and backhaul data collection
    Patent number: 11729697
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus of a central or management entity of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network may receive a report indicating one or more of a failure associated with a communication link associated with an IAB node included in the IAB network or a quality of service (QoS) associated with the communication link. The apparatus may modify a topography of the IAB network or routing within the IAB network when the report indicates the failure associated with the communication link. The apparatus may verify a QoS associated with the IAB network when the report indicates the QoS associated with the communication link. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar, Karl Georg Hampel, Gavin Bernard Horn, Xipeng Zhu, Shankar Krishnan
  • Techniques and apparatuses for prioritization for transmission power control in 5G
    Patent number: 11729756
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a control node may determine at least one of a transmission power or a reception power for at least one of a first signal or a second signal to be communicated between a target wireless node and at least one other wireless node based at least in part on a priority level of the first signal relative to the second signal, wherein the transmission power or the reception power is based at least in part on at least one of an identity or state of the target wireless node or the at least one other wireless node, or a type of the first signal or the second signal; and configure the transmission power or the reception power to be used for the first signal or the second signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Karl Georg Hampel
  • ADMISSION CONTROL OF NODES DEPENDING ON MOBILITY STATUS
    Publication number: 20230254759
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a distributed unit (DU) of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node may receive, from a centralized unit (CU) of an IAB donor, an indication of a mobility state of a child node of the DU. The DU may perform an admission control for the child node based at least in part on the mobility state of the child node. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Naeem AKL, Navid ABEDINI, Karl Georg HAMPEL, Jianghong LUO, Junyi LI, Tao LUO
  • Handover schemes for millimeter wave (MMW) wireless communications
    Patent number: 11722944
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may initiate handover from one base station to another. The handover procedure may not include random access channel (RACH) transmissions, and thus may be a localized RACH-less handover. The UE may initiate handover to a new base station based on the relative location of the UE and the new base station, some predetermined time, or based on the characteristics of the signals from each base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jung Ho Ryu, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Karl Georg Hampel, Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Sundar Subramanian, Jianghong Luo, Juergen Cezanne, Vasanthan Raghavan
  • Local coordination to support spatial division multiplex operation in integrated access and backhaul networks
    Patent number: 11723045
    Abstract: A configuration for local coordination between the child node and parent node to enable SDM communication between the parent and child node, without input or interaction from the CU. The apparatus receives, from a CU, an indication including an allocation of resources. The apparatus determines a type of communication with a second node based on the allocation of resources. The apparatus communicates with the second node based on the determined type of communication and utilizing the allocated resources. The apparatus coordinates with a parent node to utilize the allocated resources in an SDM operation between the child node and the parent node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Andrzej Partyka, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • Radio link failure handling in an integrated access backhaul network
    Patent number: 11722912
    Abstract: When an integrated access backhaul (IAB) node connected to a user equipment (UE) detects a radio link failure in a communication with an IAB donor, the IAB node may perform various features to cause the UE perform one or more features accordingly without explicitly indicating the radio link failure to the UE. The IAB node may detecting a radio link failure in a communication between the IAB node and an IAB donor, and determine whether the IAB node has recovered from the radio link failure. The IAB node may refrain from broadcasting one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to one or more UEs including a UE connected to the IAB node in response to determining that the IAB node has not recovered from the radio link failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bapineedu Chowdary Gummadi, Naeem Akl, Hem Agnihotri, Karl Georg Hampel, Navid Abedini
  • Soft physical cell identifier (PCI) change
    Patent number: 11716775
    Abstract: Aspects relate to a soft physical cell identifier (PCI) change within a wireless network. A scheduling entity may communicate with a set of one or more scheduled entities within a first cell utilizing a first PCI. The scheduling entity may determine that a second PCI of a second cell co-located with the first cell has been assigned to the scheduling entity, for example, as a result of a PCI collision. The scheduling entity may implement a soft PCI change from the first PCI to the second PCI during a transition period within which the set of one or more scheduled entities may be transferred from the first cell to the second cell. The scheduling entity may then discontinue using the first PCI after completion of the transition period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianghong Luo, Junyi Li, Karl Georg Hampel, Navid Abedini, Tao Luo, Luca Blessent, Naeem Akl
  • Techniques for quasi co-location (QCL) indication in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system
    Patent number: 11716185
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to quasi co-location (QCL) indications in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system. In an example, an IAB node may determine a spatial relation between a first communication of a DU entity and a second communication of one of the DU entity or a co-located MT entity. The IAB node may further configure a beam of at least one of the MT or the DU based on the determined spatial relation. The IAB node may further communicate using the beam with at least one entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Tao Luo, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Junyi Li
  • Selecting a neighbor node in a wireless multi-hop network using a cost parameter
    Patent number: 11716659
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a child node in a wireless multi-hop network may receive a cost parameter from a neighbor node in the wireless multi-hop network, wherein the cost parameter indicates a cost, due to an operating mode of the neighbor node, of selecting the neighbor node as a target node for a handover procedure, a cell selection procedure, or a cell reselection procedure. The child node may perform the handover procedure, the cell selection procedure, or the cell reselection procedure based at least in part on the cost parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Tao Luo
  • Multiplexing sidelink and radio access traffic
    Patent number: 11711452
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless node may receive a packet from a second wireless node, wherein the packet is associated with an indication of whether the packet is associated with a radio access link or a sidelink of the first wireless node. The first wireless node may transmit the packet on the radio access link or the sidelink in accordance with the indication. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Karl Georg Hampel, Sony Akkarakaran, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • Enhanced context transfer of an integrated access and backhaul node
    Patent number: 11711733
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. a first donor node may serve a relay node, which in turn may serve a child node. The first donor node may determine to transfer (e.g., via a handover procedure) the relay node to a second donor node. The first donor node may transmit a first context transfer request for the relay node to the second donor node, and may transmit a second context transfer request for the child node of the relay node to the second donor node. The first donor node may indicate a correlation between the two context transfers. The second donor node may identify the correlated context transfers, and may successfully perform a migration procedure for the relay node and any descendent devices or nodes based on the correlated context transfers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Karl Georg Hampel, Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Ozcan Ozturk, Luca Blessent, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • Architecture and protocols to support industrial internet of things and wireless programmable logic controller communications
    Patent number: 11711743
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may establish connectivity between the wireless device and a user equipment (UE) via a first communication path, and between the wireless device and the UE via a second communication path that includes a relay device. The wireless device may transmit, via the first communication path, a first message in a first format to the UE, including first data, and transmit, via the second communication path to the relay device, a second message in a second format and including the first data, the second format indicating that the relay device is to relay the first data to the UE. The relay device may receive, via a first portion of the second communication path, the first message and may transmit, to the UE via a second portion of the second path, a second message including the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sherif Elazzouni, Ozcan Ozturk, Karl Georg Hampel, Rajat Prakash, Fatih Ulupinar, Piyush Gupta
  • Power-saving mode based selection of a target node
    Patent number: 11706676
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may receive an indication of a plurality of sets of reference signal identifiers, wherein each set of reference signal identifiers of the plurality of sets of reference signal identifiers identifies reference signals of candidate neighbor nodes associated with the set, and wherein each candidate neighbor node associated with the set is in a same operating mode, and transmit a measurement report based at least in part on measuring one or more reference signals identified in the plurality of sets of reference signal identifiers. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Tao Luo
  • Handover command delivery via a target path in an integrated access and backhaul configuration
    Patent number: 11706690
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node may receive, from a first IAB donor centralized unit (CU) via a first parent distributed unit (DU), a first indication to establish a first connection with a second parent DU associated with a second IAB donor CU. The IAB node may establish the first connection with the second parent DU. The IAB node may establish a second connection with the first IAB donor CU via the second parent DU, the first connection and the second connection forming a target path between the IAB node and the first IAB donor CU. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Karl Georg Hampel, Ozcan Ozturk, Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL NODE TO REPEATER CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20230224072
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may transmit first control signaling indicating a capability of the wireless device to operate in a plurality of modes of operation. The plurality of modes of operation including a first mode of operation associated with repeater operations and a first energy level and a second mode of operation associated with integrated access and backhaul (IAB) operations and a second energy level higher than the first energy level. The wireless device may receive second control signaling indicating at least one mode of operation of the plurality of modes of operation, and communicate one or more wireless signals according to the at least one mode of operation at the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Navid Abedini, Jianghong LUO, Karl Georg Hampel, Junyi LI, Tao LUO
  • System and method for providing guard symbols in networks with integrated access and backhaul (IAB)
    Patent number: 11700624
    Abstract: A first apparatus may determine that a DU function of a child IAB node is to transition between a first set of resources associated with an MT function of the child IAB node and a second set of resources associated with the DU function. The first apparatus may further configure a guard period associated with the transition time based on the first set of resources and based on the second set resources. A second apparatus determine to transition between a first set of resources associated with an MT function of the second apparatus and a second set of resources associated with a DU function of the second apparatus at a transition time. The second apparatus may further transmit, to a parent IAB apparatus, information requesting a guard period associated with the transition time based on the transition between the first set of resources and the second set resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianghong Luo, Navid Abedini, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Management of radio link failure in wireless backhaul
    Patent number: 11700565
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A relay device may detect an upstream radio link failure (RLF) associated with an upstream link of a wireless backhaul, where the wireless backhaul includes a first wireless link between the relay device and a first upstream backhaul device. The relay device may provide a first indication of the upstream radio link failure over a second wireless link between the relay device and a first downstream device. The relay device may establish a third wireless link with a second upstream backhaul device based on the detected upstream radio link failure. The relay device may provide multiple-access services to one or more downstream devices, where providing the multiple-access services is based on backhaul communications between the relay device and the second upstream backhaul device over the third wireless link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Karl Georg Hampel, Navid Abedini, Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Jianghong Luo, Tao Luo, Hong Cheng, Junyi Li
  • Duplexing modes based on power configurations for transmissions
    Patent number: 11700107
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device may identify a set of power configurations for a plurality of communications with at least one target device. The set of power configurations may be based at least in part on a type of signal, a type of channel, a parameter of the wireless device, a parameter of the target device, or a combination thereof. The wireless device may then determine a duplexing mode for the plurality of communications based at least in part on the set of power configurations. The duplexing mode may be, for example, a full duplex mode or a half-duplex mode. The wireless device may then transmit the plurality of communications to and/or receive the plurality of communications from the at least one target device according to the set of power configurations and the selected duplexing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Sundar Subramanian, Junyi Li, Durga Prasad Malladi, Karl Georg Hampel, Muhammad Nazmul Islam
  • Enhancements for provided guard signals in IAB network
    Patent number: 11695604
    Abstract: An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node may receive a parent knowledge message, the parent knowledge message indicating whether a parent IAB node of the child IAB node has received an optional signaling message, determining to transition between first resources and second resources at a transition time, the first resources being associated with use of a mobile termination of the child IAB node, the second resources being associated with use of the distributed unit of the child IAB node, and determine a number of guard symbols provided by the parent IAB node at the transition time based on whether the parent knowledge message indicates that the parent IAB node has received the optional signaling message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianghong Luo, Navid Abedini, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Gap enhancements in wireless networks
    Patent number: 11690054
    Abstract: Aspects relate to enhancing the provision of gaps at transitions between resources allocated for communication on access links and resources allocated for communication on backhaul links. In some examples, a child integrated access backhaul network (IAB) node may transmit a message to a parent IAB node requesting a number of guard symbols to provide a gap at transitions. In some examples, the parent IAB node may transmit the number of guard symbols provided at transitions to the child IAB node. The parent IAB node, child IAB node, and/or an IAB donor node central unit may further identify a subcarrier spacing associated with the number of guard symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianghong Luo, Navid Abedini, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Naeem Akl, Tao Luo, Junyi Li