Patents by Inventor Lennert Niemeyer

Lennert Niemeyer 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: 11843997
    Abstract: A device-to-device (D2D) communication application is stored in a memory of a first device, and has an application identifier (ApplicationID) configured to enable D2D communication between two or more devices in proximity. The first device is configured with a user identifier (UserID). A group associated with the D2D communication application can then be established, which includes the first device and one or more second devices, each having the D2D communication capability and an associated UserID, each of the devices exchanging their ApplicationID and UserID with other devices to establish the group. A role in the group is assigned to each device of the first device and one or more second devices, which defines functions for each device to establish the D2D communications. Based on the role of each device, a set of resources from the network are allocated to enable the D2D communication on the D2D communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Yu-Ting Yu, Biljana Badic, Christian W. Mucke, Lennert Niemeyer
  • Publication number: 20220060858
    Abstract: A device-to-device (D2D) communication application is stored in a memory of a first device, and has an application identifier (ApplicationID) configured to enable D2D communication between two or more devices in proximity. The first device is configured with a user identifier (UserID). A group associated with the D2D communication application can then be established, which includes the first device and one or more second devices, each having the D2D communication capability and an associated UserID, each of the devices exchanging their ApplicationID and UserID with other devices to establish the group. A role in the group is assigned to each device of the first device and one or more second devices, which defines functions for each device to establish the D2D communications. Based on the role of each device, a set of resources from the network are allocated to enable the D2D communication on the D2D communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Yu-Ting Yu, Biljana Badic, Christian W. Mucke, Lennert Niemeyer