Patents by Inventor Magnus Astrom

Magnus Astrom 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: 11363534
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (12) is configured for use in a wireless communication system (10). The wireless communication device (12) comprises a first radio access technology, RAT, module (18-1) configured to perform functions relating to a first RAT. The wireless communication device (12) also comprises a second RAT module (18-2) configured to perform functions relating to a second RAT and perform a subset (22-1S) of the functions relating to the first RAT on behalf of the first RAT module (18-1). In some embodiments, the first RAT module (18-1) is configured to operate in a low-power mode, a sleep mode, or a disabled mode when the second RAT module (18-2) handles performance of the subset (22-1S) of the functions relating to the first RAT on behalf of the first RAT module (18-1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Andres Reial, Oumer Teyeb
  • Publication number: 20220150852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for synchronizing one or more radio devices with a radio access node. A method of providing synchronization with a radio access node for radio communication to one or more radio devices is disclosed. The method comprises or triggers transmitting a configuration message to at least one of the radio devices, where the configuration message is indicative of a synchronization signal configuration for a configurable synchronization signal. The method further comprises or triggers transmitting the configurable synchronization signal to the at least one radio device in accordance with the synchronization signal configuration and communicating one or more decodable signals between the radio access node and the at least one radio device using radio resources in accordance with the configurable synchronization signal. A corresponding method of synchronizing the radio device with the radio access node for radio communication is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Johan Bergman, Andreas Höglund, Xingqin Lin, Anders Wallén
  • Publication number: 20220150830
    Abstract: A technique for transmitting and receiving data from a node of a radio access network, RAN, to a radio device is described. The radio device is configured for discontinuous reception, DRX, according to a DRX configuration. As to a method aspect of the technique, it is determined whether data is available for transmission to the radio device. A power saving signal is selectively transmitted to the radio device depending on the DRX configuration. If the data is available, at least one of the data and a scheduling assignment for the transmission of the data is transmitted to the radio device on a radio resource according to the DRX configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Höglund, Magnus Åström, Yutao Sui, Anders Wallèn
  • Publication number: 20220141885
    Abstract: When a wireless device obtains a request for a random access in a cell, based on information relating to at least one type of reference signal, it selects at least one type of reference signal. The wireless device then performs a measurement in said cell using the selected type or types of reference signal. Based on a result of the measurement, the wireless device selects a coverage enhancement level, and it then sends a random access message to the cell using radio resources associated with the selected coverage enhancement level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ritesh Shreevastav, Santhan Thangarasa, Muhammad Kazmi, Magnus Åström
  • Publication number: 20220141798
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a receiver arranged to receive radio signals from a radio access network node of the cellular communication system, and a signal detector arranged to detect a first signal and a second signal among the signals received from the access network node. The first signal includes a network synchronisation signal having information about synchronisation and an identification of a cell associated with the access network node. The second signal includes a notification. A controller causes the signal detector to detect a notification of a first type when the received identification of the cell is equal to a previous reception of an identification of a cell at a last interaction between the wireless communication device and the cellular communication system or detect a notification of a second type when the received identification of the cell differs from the previous reception of the identification of the cell at the last interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Andreas HÖGLUND, Olof LIBERG
  • Publication number: 20220132446
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a network node in a wireless network, for signaling resynchronization signal (RSS) configurations of neighbor cells to one or more user equipment (UEs). Such methods include encoding a plurality of parameters of respective RSS configurations of one or more neighbor cells. For each particular neighbor cell, the parameters can include one or more RSS frequency locations and an RSS time offset for the particular neighbor cell, and the encoding can be based on a bitmap and a parameter associated with the particular neighbor cell (e.g., a physical cell ID). Such methods also include transmitting, to the one or more UEs, at least a portion of the encoded parameters of the respective RSS configurations of the neighbor cells. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by UEs, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus Astrom, Ritesh Shreevastav, Stefan Wänstedt, Johan Bergman
  • Publication number: 20220110061
    Abstract: A method of receiving a wake-up signal from a network node is performed by a wireless device. The method includes determining provided coverage enhancement level with respect to the network node, determining an activity level of the wireless device, determining a required wake-up signal reception effort, wherein the wake-up signal reception effort includes an amount of the redundancy of the wake-up signal being exploited at reception, based at least the coverage enhancement level and the activity level, and receiving a wake-up signal based on the determined reception effort. A wireless device having a wake-up receiver capable of receiving a wake-up signal from a network node and a computer program for implementing the method in the wireless device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Muhammad KAZMI, Yutao SUI, Santhan THANGARASA
  • Publication number: 20220104170
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a receiver arranged to receive radio signals from a radio access network node of a cellular communication system, and a signal detector arranged to detect a first signal and a second signal among the signals received. The first signal has a network synchronisation signal comprising having information about synchronisation and an identification of a cell associated with the access network node. The second signal has a notification. A controller causes the signal detector to detect the notification at a first timing when the received identification of the cell is equal to a previous reception of an identification of a cell at a last interaction between the wireless communication device and the cellular communication system or detect the notification at a second timing when the received identification of the cell differs from the previous reception of the identification of the cell at the last interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Olof LIBERG, Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Andreas HÖGLUND
  • Publication number: 20220086759
    Abstract: Wake-up signal grouping is based on a paging probability (PP) type rather than a service type to further reduce false paging. This approach enables differentiation between wireless devices with the same service type. Paging probability can be expressed as a function of the wireless devices' traffic profile, DRX, eDRX, or power saving mode (PSM) configuration, paging configuration (number of narrowbands, paging carriers, nB parameter, etc.), and other parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas HÖGLUND, Magnus ÅSTRÖM
  • Publication number: 20220075021
    Abstract: A device and method therein for coordinating operation of a radar unit and a wireless communication unit comprised in the device are disclosed. The radar unit obtains information about interference situation on the first frequency range. If the interference situation fulfills a condition, the radar unit transmits at least one radar pulse based on the obtained interference situation and receives at least one radar pulse response associated to reflections of the at least one transmitted radar pulse. The radar unit then determines at least one measurement result based on the transmitted and received radar pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Bengt Lindoff
  • Publication number: 20220075049
    Abstract: A device and method therein for improving measurement result made by a radar unit are disclosed. The device comprises the radar unit and at least one motion sensor unit. The radar unit transmits at least one radar pulse in a frequency range and receives at least one radar pulse response associated to reflections of the at least one transmitted radar pulse. The radar unit determines at least one measurement based on the transmitted and received radar pulses. The radar unit further receives information on movement of the device from the at least one motion sensor unit during radar pulse transmission and reception and adjust the at least one measurement based on received information on movement of the device from the at least one motion sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Bengt Lindoff
  • Publication number: 20220053423
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to e.g. a method performed by radio network node (12) for paging a UE (10) in a wireless communication network. The UE (10) transmits a paging signal on a carrier to the UE (10), wherein the carrier is associated with a second paging signal for a second type of UEs. A first number of carriers are configured for a first paging signal of a first type of UEs and a second number of carriers are configured for the second paging signal of the second type of UEs, wherein the first paging signal comprises a first wake-up signal, WUS, and wherein the second paging signal comprises a group wake up signal, WUS, for a group of UEs of the second type of UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Andreas HÖGLUND, Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Anders WALLÉN, Yutao SUI
  • Patent number: 11190303
    Abstract: An electronic transceiver device is arranged to operate in a cellular communication system. The cellular communication system has a network node arranged to transmit control information by repeating at least a part of the control information. The electronic transceiver device comprises a receiver arranged to receive signals from the network node including signals comprising the control information. The signals comprise a first signal and a second signal grouped at repeating time instances. Information from the decoded first signal enables identifying the second signals when the receiver is able to decode at least the first signal. The receiver is configured to receive the first signal and the second signal provided at a first time instance, and to receive the first signal and the second signal at a second time instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Magnus Astrom, Andres Reial, Henrik Sahlin
  • Publication number: 20210337474
    Abstract: A method of receiving a wake-up signal from a network node is performed by a wireless device. The method includes determining provided coverage enhancement level with respect to the network node, determining an activity level of the wireless device, determining a required wake-up signal reception effort, in which the wake-up signal reception effort includes an amount of the redundancy of the wake-up signal being exploited at reception, based at least the coverage enhancement level and the activity level, and receiving a wake-up signal based on the determined reception effort. A wireless device including a wake-up receiver capable of receiving a wake-up signal from a network node and a computer program for implementing the method in the wireless device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Muhammad KAZMI, Yutao SUI, Santhan THANGARASA
  • Publication number: 20210333381
    Abstract: A method for targeting an object of point-to-point transmission. The method comprises obtaining an image comprising image data and selecting an area of the image wherein the area comprises image data representing the object to be targeted. The method further comprises steering a transmission beam of an antenna array in a direction corresponding to the selected area in response to the selection and transmitting a signal using the steered transmission beam of the antenna array. Corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus Astrom, Bengt Lindoff
  • Publication number: 20210329553
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring wake-up signals are provided. A network node allocates a first wake-up signal (WUS) at a first frequency location and one or more second WUSs at second frequency location(s). Responsive to receiving a page associated with a wireless device, the network node transmits the appropriate first or second WUS on the configured frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Anders WALLÉN, Andreas HÖGLUND
  • Publication number: 20210329550
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods for transmitting a wake-up signal (WUS) to one or more user equipment (UEs) in a cell of a radio access network. Exemplary embodiments can include receiving a paging message identifying at least a portion of the UEs. Exemplary embodiments can also include selecting a WUS code associated with the identified UEs, wherein the WUS code is selected from a first plurality of available WUS codes that are mapped to a second plurality of UE groups. Certain exemplary embodiments can include determining the mapping between the first plurality and the second plurality, and transmitting the determined mapping to the one or more UEs. Exemplary embodiments can also include transmitting the WUS based on the selected WUS code. Other exemplary embodiments include methods for receiving a WUS transmitted by a RAN node, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform operations corresponding to exemplary methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Johan Bergman, Andreas Höglund
  • Publication number: 20210315047
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods for discontinuous reception (DRX) performed by a wireless device. Such methods include receiving, from an access node while operating in idle mode, a first set of beams during operative instants of at least one DRX cycle according to a first DRX cycle pattern. Such methods include determining reception quality metrics for respective beams of the first set and determining a second DRX cycle pattern based on the reception quality metrics. Such methods include receiving, from the access node while operating in idle mode, a second set of beams during operative instants of a subsequent DRX cycle according to the second DRX cycle pattern. Other embodiments include wireless devices configured to perform such methods and computer-readable media storing program code that embody such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Andres Reial, Magnus Åström, Bengt Lindoff
  • Publication number: 20210247798
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (10, 10a-d) is disclosed, which is configured to be connected to an antenna module (3) having multiple antenna elements (17). The integrated circuit (10, 10a-d) comprises a plurality of communications circuits (50j), each of which is configured to be connected to an antenna element (17) of the antenna module (3). It also comprises a first clock input terminal (551) configured to receive a reference clock signal from outside the integrated circuit (10, 10a-d) and a first clock-distribution network (601) connected between the first clock input terminal (551) and a first subset (651) of the communication circuits (50j). Furthermore, it comprises a second clock input terminal (552) configured to receive a reference clock signal from outside the integrated circuit (10, 10a-d) and a second clock-distribution network (601) connected between the second clock input terminal (552) and a second subset (652) of the communication circuits (50j).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Elgaard, Magnus Åström, Fredrik Tillman
  • Publication number: 20210212123
    Abstract: A method, system and wireless device for random access preamble transmission using beamforming are provided. A wireless device includes processing circuitry including a processor and a memory. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a synchronization signal block, SSB, determine a first beam configuration for reception based on at least part of the received SSB, estimate a reciprocity quality for the first beam configuration in a downlink and an uplink, determine a first random access channel, RACH, preamble transmission configuration based on the estimated reciprocity quality, and transmit a first random access, RA, preamble using the first RACH preamble transmission configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Andres REIAL, Magnus ÅSTRÖM, Henrik SAHLIN