Patents by Inventor Linh Trang
Linh Trang 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).
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Patent number: 11758457Abstract: A method of operating a source edge computing server (201) of an edge-computing system (200), comprising: based on a first user context (861) of a first user, a second user context (862) of a second user, and a group context (865) of the first user and the second user available to the source edge computing server (201): executing a multi-user edge computing application for the first user and the second user; and relocating the first user context (861) from the source edge computing server (201) to a target edge computing server (202); and providing the group context (865) from the source edge computing server (201) to the target edge computing server (202).Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Svante Alnås, Linh Trang
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Patent number: 11606421Abstract: A method of operating a terminal (130), comprising: transmitting, to a master control node (290) of an edge computing architecture (299), a configuration request message (7001), the configuration request message (7001) being indicative of at least one of a connectivity status of the terminal (130) indicative of an access network and a location of the terminal (130), receiving, from the master control node (290), a configuration response message (7002) indicative of an edge computing system (260-267), and executing an edge computing application (4001, 4002) using the edge computing system (260-267).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Linh Trang, Svante Alnås
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Patent number: 11575470Abstract: A terminal device is operative to receive a broadcast message (91) from a cellular network, the broadcast message (91) including at least one bit associated with coverage enhancement, CE, operation of the terminal device. The terminal device is operative to control, when the terminal device is in CE operation, a radio interface to selectively delay, based on the at least one bit included in the broadcast message (91), a CE level dependent repetition of a random access preamble transmission (93, 94).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Svante Alnås, Lars Nord, Anders Berggren, Linh Trang
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Patent number: 11575617Abstract: A method for managing services in an Edge Computing (EC) system that includes at least a first EC host and an EC management entity configured to control the first EC host to instantiate EC applications using one or more services. The method includes the EC management entity: obtaining service information associated with at least a first service for use by an EC platform or an EC application in an EC host; storing the service information in a central service registry of the EC system; and storing availability information associated with said first service in the central service registry.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Svante Alnås, Linh Trang
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Patent number: 11552900Abstract: A method for managing resource allocation in an Edge Computing, EC, system (30), carried out in an EC management entity (300) connected to at least one EC host (220). The method comprises detecting (501) a request from a user equipment, UE, (303), which request is associated with an EC application; providing (502) at least one application instance of said EC application in a host of the EC system; receiving (503) user assignment information from the EC application; and determining (504) a mapping between the UE and a specific application instance based on the received user assignment information.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Linh Trang, Svante Alnås
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Publication number: 20220256320Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a mobile first Edge Computing, EC, server (220) configured to provide compute resources to User Equipment, UE, (303), wherein the first EC server is connected to an EC management entity (300) configured to manage a plurality of EC servers (220, 220-2), the method being carried out in the first EC server and comprising receiving (501) status information associated with the first EC server from an external entity; receiving (500,503) control information from the EC management entity, said control information identifying a power state control instruction; determining (504) a power state triggering event in accordance with the power state control instruction, based on the received status information; controlling (506) the power state of the first EC server responsive to the determined power state triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Linh TRANG, Basuki PRIYANTO, Rickard LJUNG
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Publication number: 20220078133Abstract: A method for managing resource allocation in an Edge Computing, EC, system (30), carried out in an EC management entity (300) connected to at least one EC host (220). The method comprises detecting (501) a request from a user equipment, UE, (303), which request is associated with an EC application; providing (502) at least one application instance of said EC application in a host of the EC system; receiving (503) user assignment information from the EC application; and determining (504) a mapping between the UE and a specific application instance based on the received user assignment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Linh TRANG, Svante ALNÅS
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Patent number: 11140541Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a session of an application executed by a User Equipment (UE), using an Edge Computing (EC) management entity configured to manage EC servers comprising computer resources. The EC management entity obtains server information including mobility information related to a first movable EC server. A connection between the UE and the first movable EC server is managed based on the received mobility information.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Anders Isberg, Linh Trang, Basuki Priyanto
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Publication number: 20210242970Abstract: A terminal device is operative to receive a broadcast message (91) from a cellular network, the broadcast message (91) including at least one bit associated with coverage enhancement, CE, operation of the terminal device. The terminal device is operative to control, when the terminal device is in CE operation, a radio interface to selectively delay, based on the at least one bit included in the broadcast message (91), a CE level dependent repetition of a random access preamble transmission (93, 94).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Svante ALNÅS, Lars NORD, Anders BERGGREN, Linh TRANG
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Patent number: 11013055Abstract: An interface of a terminal switches between at least one active state (283) and a sleep state (281) according to a schedule (200). Uplink control data is transmitted which is indicative of a temporary prolongation (209) of the at least one active state (283).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Lars Nord, Rickard Ljung, Svante Alnas, Linh Trang, Anders Berggren
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Patent number: 11012193Abstract: A terminal device is operative to receive a broadcast message from a cellular network, the broadcast message including at least one bit associated with coverage enhancement, CE, operation of the terminal device. The terminal device is operative to control, when the terminal device is in CE operation, a radio interface to selectively delay, based on the at least one bit included in the broadcast message, a CE level dependent repetition of a random access preamble transmission.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Svante Alnås, Lars Nord, Anders Berggren, Linh Trang
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Patent number: 10945108Abstract: Based on control data (1002) indicative of a user engagement in a mobile edge application (1001) which is being executed on a source mobile edge server (201-203) of a mobile edge system (200) and on a terminal (130), relocation of the mobile edge application (1001) from the source mobile edge server (201-203) to a target mobile edge server (201-203) is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jim Rasmusson, Anders Isberg, Linh Trang, Svante Alnås
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Patent number: 10880787Abstract: A service provided by a mobile edge server is relocated. A base station associated with the mobile edge server sends a control message to a mobile edge system, the control message being indicative of a predicted handover of the terminal from the base station to one or more candidate base stations.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Linh Trang, Svante Alnås, Jim Rasmusson, Anders Isberg
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Publication number: 20200366732Abstract: A method of operating a terminal (130), comprising: transmitting, to a master control node (290) of an edge computing architecture (299), a configuration request message (7001), the configuration request message (7001) being indicative of at least one of a connectivity status of the terminal (130) indicative of an access network and a location of the terminal (130), receiving, from the master control node (290), a configuration response message (7002) indicative of an edge computing system (260-267), and executing an edge computing application (4001, 4002) using the edge computing system (260-267).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Linh TRANG, Svante ALNÅS
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Patent number: 10838771Abstract: An access node of a mobile communication network controls access of a group of user equipments to the mobile communication network. The access node selects one or more of the user equipments of the group as candidate user equipment for supporting mobile edge computing. The access node then sends an indication of the one or more candidate user equipments to a mobile edge computing server. The mobile edge computing server receives the indication and selects at least one target user equipment for execution of computational tasks from the candidate user equipments. The mobile edge computing server then distributes a computational task to the selected at least one target user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Rickard Ljung, Linh Trang, Anders Berggren
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Publication number: 20200351745Abstract: A method of operating a source edge computing server (201) of an edge-computing system (200), comprising: based on a first user context (861) of a first user, a second user context (862) of a second user, and a group context (865) of the first user and the second user available to the source edge computing server (201): executing a multi-user edge computing application for the first user and the second user; and relocating the first user context (861) from the source edge computing server (201) to a target edge computing server (202); and providing the group context (865) from the source edge computing server (201) to the target edge computing server (202).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Svante ALNÅS, Linh TRANG
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Publication number: 20200344303Abstract: A sensor device operates in accordance with a method that implements a generic encoder for sensor data. The method comprises: receiving (201) input signal data of one or more sensors; encoding (202) the input signal data into formatted sensor data in a first format; and transmitting (203) the formatted sensor data to a receiving device over a communication channel. The method further comprises: configuring (205), subject to a command, said encoding to generate the formatted sensor data in a second format which differs from the first format. The command may be generated by internal analysis (206) in the sensor device, allowing the formatted sensor data to be automatically adjusted to the input signal data, or by external analysis (207) in the receiving device, allowing external control of the formatted sensor data that is transmitted by the sensor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Rickard LJUNG, Peter ISBERG, Linh TRANG, Jim RASMUSSON
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Publication number: 20200304422Abstract: A method for managing services in an Edge Computing (EC) system that includes at least a first EC host and an EC management entity configured to control the first EC host to instantiate EC applications using one or more services. The method includes the EC management entity: obtaining service information associated with at least a first service for use by an EC platform or an EC application in an EC host; storing the service information in a central service registry of the EC system; and storing availability information associated with said first service in the central service registry.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Svante ALNÅS, Linh TRANG
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Patent number: 10721730Abstract: A cellular network allocates resources to a device for transmission of a signal for finding at least one RFID tag. The device uses the resources allocated by the cellular network to transmit a signal to the at least one RFID tag in a frequency band licensed to the cellular network.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Bolin, Erik Bengtsson, Peter Karlsson, Zhinong Ying, Linh Trang
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Patent number: 10716034Abstract: A method for controlling relocation of a session of an application hosted in a first server (220) connected to a radio station (301) configured for communication with wireless devices (303), comprising the steps of running (51) a session of the application between an application host in said server and an application client in a first wireless device; obtaining (53) context data in the server, which context data is related to the first wireless device during said session; providing (55) said context data to a management entity configured to control relocation of said session from the first server to a second server.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Linh Trang, Svante Alnås, Anders Isberg, Jim Rasmusson