Patents by Inventor Marko Niemi

Marko Niemi 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: 11540122
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception. The controller selects a PLMN via the wireless transceiver, and determines whether a predetermined ciphering algorithm is adopted for a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) security context. In response to selecting the PLMN and the predetermined ciphering algorithm being adopted for the NAS security context, the controller sends an initial NAS message in which Information Elements (IEs) are in cleartext only to the selected PLMN via the wireless transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIATEK SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Matti Moisanen, Marko Niemi
  • Patent number: 11483357
    Abstract: A method executed by a UE communicatively connected to a first 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network utilizing an advanced Radio Access Technology (RAT) is provided. The methods includes the following steps: receiving a message from the first 3GPP network, which indicates that the first 3GPP network supports IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice over Packet Switched (PS) sessions; and providing an indication that fallback of the UE to a second 3GPP network utilizing a legacy RAT is disabled to the first 3GPP network in response to the receiving of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIATEK SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jani Raimo Ensio Manninen, Marko Niemi, Kristian Alexander Lappalainen, Sami Jutila
  • Publication number: 20220338154
    Abstract: A method for a User Equipment (UE) to enhance Voice Domain Management (VDM) for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) voice provided over a 5G network is provided. The UE receives an indication that causes it to not disable the Evolved-Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) capability for a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), before or after selecting a Next Generation-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) cell in the PLMN with the UE's usage setting being set to voice centric. The UE enables the E-UTRA capability or keeps the E-UTRA capability enabled in response to the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Marko NIEMI, Chien-Chun HUANG-FU
  • Publication number: 20220312171
    Abstract: A method executed by a User Equipment (UE) for emergency call handling during a de-registration or detach procedure is provided. The UE initiates a Mobility Management (MM) de-registration procedure or an MM detach procedure with a mobile communication network. The UE initiates an emergency service before the MM de-registration procedure or the MM detach procedure has been completed. In response to the initiation of the emergency call, the UE aborts the MM de-registration procedure or the MM detach procedure and performs local de-registration or local detach. After the local de-registration or the local detach, the UE initiates a registration procedure or an attach procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Marko NIEMI, Matti MOISANEN
  • Patent number: 11457353
    Abstract: Examples pertaining to indication of additional security capabilities using non-access stratum (NAS) signaling in 5th Generation (5G) mobile communications are described. A processor of an apparatus (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) transmits an initial NAS message to a communication entity of a 5G mobile network. The processor then receives a message from the communication entity responsive to the transmitting, the message comprising an additional 5G security parameter information element (IE). The processor proceeds to perform a security mode control procedure using information contained in the additional 5G security parameter IE pertaining to at least one 5G security parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Jarkko Eskelinen
  • Publication number: 20220286923
    Abstract: A method for delivery of inter-system NAS security algorithms is provided to be executed by a User Equipment (UE). The method includes the following steps: sending a first REGISTRATION REQUEST message without information of inter-system capability of the UE to a first mobile communication system; and receiving a SECURITY MODE COMMAND message including NAS security algorithms to be used in a second mobile communication system from the first mobile communication system in response to sending the first REGISTRATION REQUEST message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jarkko ESKELINEN, Marko NIEMI
  • Publication number: 20220256309
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing NAS signaling of LCS and LPP procedures initiated by UE in EMM idle mode and EMM registration state. The disclosed method involves multiple methods of encapsulating LPP/LCS messages into control plane service requests. This makes it possible for the UE and eNB to transmit LPP/LCS messages during the RRC connection establishment procedure, and can be regarded as an extension of the control plane EPS CIoT optimization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Syue-Ju SYUE, Tao NING, Marko NIEMI, Chien-Chun HUANG-FU
  • Publication number: 20220240210
    Abstract: A method to facilitate onboarding registration via an onboarding network (ON) that is a stand-alone non-public network (ON-SNPN) is proposed. A UE is preconfigured with default UE credentials for Onboarding. UE discovers and selects an ON-SNPN and registers to the ON-SNPN using default UE credentials. Both user plane (UP) and control plane (CP) provisioning procedure can be used to obtain the SNPN credentials from a subscriber owner (SO) via an ON-SNPN access connectivity. In accordance with one novel aspect, when UE sends a registration request for UE onboarding registration, the registration request comprises information for registration type (e.g., SNPN ONBOARDING), and UE supported provisioning procedure (e.g., CP, UP, or both). Upon successful registration, UE follows the supported provisioning procedure (i.e., CP or UP) decided by the ON-SNPN to obtain the SNPN credentials from the SO-SNPN via the ON-SNPN access connectivity to a Provisioning Server (PVS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Chia-Lin Lai, Yuan-Chieh Lin, Chien-Chun Huang-Fu, Guillaume Sebire, Marko Niemi
  • Publication number: 20220217805
    Abstract: Solutions pertaining to user equipment (UE) and network behavior at and after a network disaster in mobile communications are proposed. An apparatus, implemented in or as a UE, determines whether a disaster condition is met with respect to a first public land mobile network (PLMN). The apparatus then selects a second PLMN according to information listing one or more PLMNs which are allowed to be selected by the UE when the disaster condition is met. The apparatus also attempts a registration in the second PLMN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Yuan-Chieh Lin, Chien-Chun Huang-Fu
  • Patent number: 11350273
    Abstract: Examples pertaining to user equipment (UE) key derivation at mobility update in mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in a UE conducts a registration with a first Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) of a network. The apparatus also conducts one other registration with a second AMF of the network over a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) access. In response, the apparatus receives a request from the second AMF over the 3GPP access. The apparatus then performs a key derivation to generate a derived key using a keying material from the initial registration with the first AMF to result in the UE and the second AMF sharing a common security context for the 3GPP access and a non-3GPP access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Jarkko Eskelinen
  • Publication number: 20220132411
    Abstract: A method of registering to slices with mapped S-NSSAI alone in a 5GS is described. The method can include, upon a UE entering a VPLMN, the UE having a first PDN connection or a first PDU session that is to be transferred to the VPLMN and associated with a first HPLMN S-NSSAI, determining whether the UE has a first VPLMN S-NSSAI applicable in the VPLMN corresponding to the first HPLMN S-NSSAI. If not, a registration request message can be transmitted to the VPLMN. The registration request message can include the first HPLMN S-NSSAI as a first mapped S-NSSAI for indicating a slice of the VPLMN to which the UE intends to register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Marko NIEMI, Jaakko SITOMANIEMI
  • Patent number: 11303390
    Abstract: A method of supporting reception of standalone SERVICE ACCEPT message is proposed. In one embodiment, a new timer is started when the UE determines successful completion of the service request procedure and has not received SERVICE ACCEPT during the procedure. In an alternative embodiment, an existing timer T3417 or T3417ext can be used to define the allowed time window for the reception of SERVICE ACCEPT. While the timer is running, the UE can treat the SERVICE ACCEPT message as successfully received and the message does not cause protocol error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matti Moisanen, Jaakko Sitomaniemi, Marko Niemi
  • Publication number: 20220095209
    Abstract: Solutions pertaining to adjusted public land mobile network (PLMN) search in mobile initiated connection only (MICO) mode in mobile communications are proposed. An apparatus implemented in a UE activates a MICO mode. The apparatus then postpones a periodic PLMN search in response to the UE being in the MICO mode, with the periodic PLMN search being controlled by a timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Puneet (Last Name not provided)
  • Publication number: 20220060880
    Abstract: Solutions pertaining to user equipment (UE) behavior for failed registration request or service request for emergency services fallback in mobile communications are proposed. An apparatus implemented in a UE determines a failure in attempting to initiate a mobility registration request procedure or a service request procedure with a network to perform an emergency service fallback. In response to the determining, the apparatus performs one or more operations including at least a UE non-access-stratum (NAS) layer in a 5th Generation Mobility Management (5GMM) protocol informing an upper layer in the 5GMM protocol of the failure to cause the upper layer to attempt an emergency call in a different domain or via a different network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Puneet
  • Patent number: 11246089
    Abstract: A method of registering to slices with mapped S-NSSAI alone in a 5GS is described. The method can include, upon a UE entering a VPLMN, the UE having a first PDN connection or a first PDU session that is to be transferred to the VPLMN and associated with a first HPLMN S-NSSAI, determining whether the UE has a first VPLMN S-NSSAI applicable in the VPLMN corresponding to the first HPLMN S-NSSAI. If not, a registration request message can be transmitted to register to a slice of the VPLMN for transferring the first PDN connection or the first PDU session to the VPLMN. The registration request message can include the first HPLMN S-NSSAI as a first mapped S-NSSAI for indicating the slice of the VPLMN to which the UE intends to register for transferring the first PDN connection or the first PDU session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Jaakko Sitomaniemi
  • Patent number: 11212324
    Abstract: A solution of supporting IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) call setup in a next generation system (5GS) is proposed. During a registration procedure, the network sends indications to a user equipment (UE) indicating whether IMS voice over PS session (VoPS) over 3GPP access and over non-3GPP access is supported or not. The indications comprise two independent indicators, one indicator for indicating whether IMS VoPS is supported over 3GPP access, and the other indicator for indicating whether IMS VoPS is supported over non-3GPP access. In one example, the two independent indicators are included in a 5GS network feature support information element (IE) carried by a registration accept message sent from the network during the registration procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MediaTek INC.
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Chien-Chun Huang-Fu
  • Patent number: 11206602
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and an apparatus for enhancement of closed access groups (CAGs). For example, the apparatus can include a non-volatile memory, receiving circuitry, transmitting circuitry and processing circuitry. The receiving circuitry can be configured to receive a configuration update command message and a registration accept message, each of which includes a CAG information list IE containing a CAG information list. The transmitting circuitry can be configured to transmit a configuration update complete message and a registration request message. The processing circuitry can be configured to store the CAG information list of the CAG information list IE in the non-volatile memory, and select a public land mobile network based on the CAG information list stored in the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Huang-Fu, Marko Niemi
  • Patent number: 11190932
    Abstract: Examples pertaining to optimized allocation of new equipment identifier in mobile communications are described. An apparatus receives, from a network, an assignment of a plurality of temporary identities. The apparatus identifies itself with one of the plurality of temporary identities in performing a procedure with the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matti Moisanen, Marko Niemi
  • Patent number: 11190934
    Abstract: Various examples pertaining to improvement for incorrect key set identifier (KSI) handling in mobile communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., user equipment) receives from a wireless network an authentication challenge after the processor having completed an authentication and key agreement (AKA) procedure with the wireless network. The apparatus detects an error in the authentication challenge and handles the error in the authentication challenge. For example, the apparatus can reject the authentication challenge responsive to detecting the error. Alternatively, the apparatus can accept the authentication challenge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matti Moisanen, Jaakko Sitomaniemi, Marko Tapani Akselin, Jarkko Eskelinen, Marko Niemi
  • Patent number: 11172349
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently operating of USIM FIDs and SFIs under USIM ADF. In one novel aspect, the UICC of the mobile equipment comprises one or more generation dedicated files (DFs), and one or more generation-dedicated elementary files (EFs) are stored in each corresponding generation DF. In one embodiment, at least one of the generation-dedicated EFs is assigned an SFI. In another embodiment, each generation-dedicated EFs is assigned an SFI. In yet another embodiment, all generation-dedicated EFs for one generation are stored in corresponding generation DF. In one embodiment, at least one of the 5GS EFs is associated with at least one of: 5GS 3GPP location information, 5GS non-3GPP location information, 5GS 3GPP Access NAS Security Context, non-5GS 3GPP Access NAS Security Context, and 5G authentication keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MediaTek INC.
    Inventors: Yi Lun Yang, Marko Niemi