Patents by Inventor Mario Costa

Mario Costa 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: 10412756
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate generally to a user device, to an access node, and to methods for a user device and for an access node. The user device includes a receiver configured to receive at least one downlink signal from an access node. The user device further includes a processor configured to measure the at least one downlink signal at two time instants, to determine if a difference of the measured at least one downlink signal at the two time instants exceeds a threshold, and to generate, when the difference exceeds the threshold, at least one uplink transmission. The user device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one uplink transmission over an uplink random access channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xavier Gelabert, Henrik Lundqvist, Mario Costa, Petteri Kela
  • Publication number: 20190261432
    Abstract: A network node for a wireless communication system includes a processor and a transceiver. The processor is configured to generate a plurality of random access grant signals. The random access grant signals include at least one unoccupied radio network temporary identifier and a resource allocation for an uplink communication request. The plurality of random access grant signals are assigned to one or more downlink transmit beams and the transceiver is configured to periodically transmit the plurality of random access grant signals on the one or more downlink transmit beams using a same time-frequency resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Petteri KELA, Mario COSTA
  • Patent number: 10374739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controller, an access node, an aggregation node and methods thereof in a radio communication network. The controller comprises: a processor configured to select a plurality of spreading codes that are non-orthogonal or short orthogonal, and a transmitter coupled with the processor. The transmitter is configured to notify at least one of an access node or an aggregation node of the plurality of spreading codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Cai, Yinggang Du, Mario Costa
  • Patent number: 10362625
    Abstract: Implementations describe a user equipment, an access node, and to methods for a user equipment and for an access node. The user equipment includes a receiver configured to receive a downlink control signal (CTRLS) over a downlink control channel (PDCCH) from an access node. The user device also includes a processor configured to, when the user equipment is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, switch on the receiver at a time point (tstart_symbol) when a symbol comprising the downlink control signal (CTRLS) starts in time domain. The processor is further configured to switch off the receiver at a time point (tend_symbol) when the symbol comprising the downlink control channel (CTRLS) ends in time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Petteri Kela, Mario Costa, Henrik Lundqvist, Xavier Gelabert
  • Publication number: 20190037548
    Abstract: An access node in a wireless communication system includes a transceiver configured to receive one or more uplink pilots associated with a user node via a radio link, and a processor configured to determine, based on the one or more uplink pilots, a location of the user node and whether the radio link is a line of sight radio link or a non-line of sight radio link. When the radio link is a line of sight radio link, the processor determines a position based precoding vector based on the location of the user node, and generates a precoded downlink control signal based on the determined position based precoding vector. The transceiver transmits the precoded downlink control signal to the user node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mario Costa, Petteri Kela, Xavier Gelabert
  • Publication number: 20190013853
    Abstract: An access node comprises a processor and a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to receive at least one uplink reference signal corresponding to at least one user node. The processor is configured to determine, based on the at least one uplink reference signal, an estimated position of the at least one user node relative to the access node and at least one directional parameter corresponding to the estimated position of the at least one user node relative to the position of the access node. The transceiver is configured to send at least one downlink control information to the at least one user node, the at least one downlink control information including the directional parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Petteri KELA, Mario COSTA
  • Publication number: 20180338324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a network node and a user device. The network node comprises a transceiver configured to receive a plurality of reference signals associated with a plurality of user devices; a processor configured to group the plurality of user devices into at least one group of user devices based on the plurality of received reference signals, assign radio resources for grant-free data transmission to the group of user devices, compute a receiver filter for the group of user devices based on the plurality of received reference signals and the assigned radio resources; wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a plurality of grant-free data transmissions from user devices in the group of user devices in the assigned radio resources, wherein the processor is configured to separate the grant-free data transmissions from the user devices in the group of user devices based on the computed receiver filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Petteri KELA, Mario COSTA
  • Patent number: 10078812
    Abstract: A system is disclosed which is adapted to manage assets in a predetermined environment. An identification (ID) device may be disposed on at least one of a specific asset or an equipment rack in which the specific asset resides. A mobile electronic device may have a processor having processor executable code; a display; a camera for obtaining an image of the ID device; and a memory for storing asset information concerning a plurality of different assets. The executable code may be used to determine in real time, from the image and the stored asset information, information pertaining to the specific asset. The information may be displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLC
    Inventors: Bharat A. Khuti, Robert L. Miller, Roy Pestone, Ray Hudaihed, Mario Costa, Thomas Rigsby
  • Publication number: 20180254849
    Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention relates to a control entity (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) for connecting to at least a first access node (ANd1) and at least a second access node (ANd2, ANd3, ANd4). According to the instructions of the control entity, key interference information is shared between ANds or ANd clusters, a Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) value is calculated based on the key interference information by the ANds or ANd clusters which received the shared key interference information, and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for each user is chosen based on the SINR by the ANds or ANd clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Petteri KELA, Mario COSTA
  • Publication number: 20180139641
    Abstract: A computing apparatus configured to communicate with nodes of a wireless communication system. The computing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a radio link measurement corresponding to a user node. The processor determines a physical disturbance based on the radio link measurement and determines an at risk user node and a time at which the at risk user node is likely to experience a radio link disturbance, based on the physical disturbance. The processor then determines a connectivity adjustment for the at risk user node, and sends the determined connectivity adjustment to the wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Mario COSTA, Philip GINZBOORG, Gunnar HEDBY, Kari Juhani LEPPANEN
  • Publication number: 20180109347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controller, an access node, an aggregation node and methods thereof in a radio communication network. The controller comprises: a processor configured to select a plurality of spreading codes that are non-orthogonal or short orthogonal, and a transmitter coupled with the processor. The transmitter is configured to notify at least one of an access node or an aggregation node of the plurality of spreading codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Tao CAI, Yinggang DU, Mario COSTA
  • Publication number: 20180007734
    Abstract: Implementations describe a user equipment, an access node, and to methods for a user equipment and for an access node. The user equipment includes a receiver configured to receive a downlink control signal (CTRLS) over a downlink control channel (PDCCH) from an access node. The user device also includes a processor configured to, when the user equipment is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode, switch on the receiver at a time point (tstart_symbol) when a symbol comprising the downlink control signal (CTRLS) starts in time domain. The processor is further configured to switch off the receiver at a time point (tend_symbol) when the symbol comprising the downlink control channel (CTRLS) ends in time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Petteri Kela, Mario Costa, Henrik Lundqvist, Xavier Gelabert
  • Publication number: 20180007678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication device and an access node. The communication device (100) comprises: a processor (102), and directional antennas (104); wherein the directional antennas (104) are configured to receive a first signal S1 indicating a calibration request (CR) for an access node (300); wherein the processor (102) is configured to generate directional beacon signals SDB in response to the calibration request (CR); wherein the directional antennas (104) further are configured to transmit the directional beacon signals SDB towards the access node (300). The access node (300) comprises: a processor (302), and an antenna array (304); wherein the antenna array (304) is configured to receive directional beacon signals SDB from at least one communication device (100); wherein the processor (302) is configured to calibrate the antenna array (304) based on the directional beacon signals SDB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Mario COSTA, Philip GINZBOORG, Gunnar HEDBY
  • Patent number: 9854254
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that allow a user to remotely access another computer and view its desktop without regard to whether that desktop has a relatively static image typical of a computer desktop, or whether it is playing a video, such as from a DVD. Relatively static screens may be displayed along with full motion video in such systems. These systems may also provide for both short mouse lag time when full motion video is displayed. In one implementation, hardware and firmware captures and encodes the video from the remote computer, and software on the client computer decodes the encoded video and displays it to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: AVOCENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario Costa, G. Richard Goodley, II, Craig S. Siegman, Gamma O. Dean, John M. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20170367111
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate generally to a user device, to an access node, and to methods for a user device and for an access node. The user device includes a receiver configured to receive at least one downlink signal from an access node. The user device further includes a processor configured to measure the at least one downlink signal at two time instants, to determine if a difference of the measured at least one downlink signal at the two time instants exceeds a threshold, and to generate, when the difference exceeds the threshold, at least one uplink transmission. The user device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one uplink transmission over an uplink random access channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Xavier Gelabert, Henrik Lundqvist, Mario Costa, Petteri Kela
  • Publication number: 20170353250
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relates to a first communication device, a second communication device, and a control device. According to the embodiments of the present invention beacon signals are broadcasted by first communication devices in a wireless communication system. The broadcasted beacon signals are used for calculation of received power or pathloss by second communication devices. The calculated received power or pathloss is used for estimating interference in the wireless communication system by control devices. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention also relates to corresponding methods, a computer program, and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mario Costa, Petteri Kela, Kari Heiska
  • Patent number: 9661016
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for enhancing detection of a security threat to a managed infrastructure device operating within a data center. The system may have a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) system for monitoring operation of the managed infrastructure device. The DCIM system may include a remote access appliance for communicating with the managed infrastructure device. The managed infrastructure device may include an on-board computer. The remote access appliance may include an engine configured to detect if information to be communicated to the on-board computer poses a security threat to the managed infrastructure device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventors: Bharat A. Khuti, Steven Geffin, James Robinson, Mario Costa
  • Patent number: 9642112
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for tracking assets in a facility. The system may have at least one asset having a service processor containing identification information which uniquely identifies the at least one asset among a group of assets. The at least one asset may further have a module for reporting the identification information to a gateway device. A data center infrastructure management system may be used which is in communication with the gateway device for receiving the identification information. The identification information may subsequently be used with an asset tracking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Avocent Huntsville, LLC
    Inventor: Mario Costa
  • Patent number: 9525450
    Abstract: A transceiver arrangement has a circuit board with a transmit path and a receive path, a transceiver transmit output coupled with the transmit path, a transceiver receive input coupled with the receive path, and a loopback path. The loopback path couples the transceiver transmit output and the transceiver receive input and comprises a waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mario Costa
  • Publication number: 20160366426
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide the wireless use of a desktop computer through a lightweight long-range mobile computing device with extended battery life and no writeable or user-accessible persistent data storage, such as a hard drive, which could be detrimental if lost. In one implementation, the light-weight mobile computing does not run a full operating system, thereby reducing overhead and increasing speed. The mobile computing device provides mobility while providing access to information on a desktop computer. Since some components of conventional laptops are not needed, it may be smaller and/or have lighter weight, and provide extended battery life, while providing greater security by avoiding the risk of data loss. These systems provide a lightweight mobile wireless KVM device (e.g., a small “notebook” computing device) to connect to desktop computers. These lightweight, mobile computing devices may provide “instant on” capabilities avoiding the start up time of normal laptop computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mario Costa, Steven Geffin