Patents by Inventor Mouaffac Ambriss
Mouaffac Ambriss 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: 11963053Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine, via a first subscription of the UE, a trigger event for a conditional handover of the UE from a source network entity to a target network entity. The UE may determine, based at least in part on the trigger event, that a target band associated with the target network entity is not compatible with a serving band associated with a second subscription of the UE. The UE may store the trigger event for the conditional handover in a buffer of the UE. The UE may perform an action related to the conditional handover based at least in part on a condition being satisfied. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kuo-Chun Lee, Qingxin Chen, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Reza Shahidi, Mouaffac Ambriss, Liangchi Hsu, Tom Chin
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Publication number: 20240098591Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify an indication of an occurrence of a handover. The UE may adjust a delay used by a buffer based at least in part on the indication of the occurrence of the handover. The UE may process one or more packets of the buffer based at least in part on the adjustment of the delay used by the buffer. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Min WANG, Pravjyot Singh DEOGUN, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Carlos Marcelo Dias PAZOS, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Yong XIE, Vikram SINGH, Reza SHAHIDI, Shankar Ganesh LAKSHMANASWAMY, Manjunatha KANTHARAJU, Ertugrul Necdet CIFTCIOGLU, Vaishali Ailani RAI, Kuo-Chun LEE, Arnaud MEYLAN, Leena ZACHARIAS
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Patent number: 11894907Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to wireless communications in a system are provided. A user equipment (UE) may determine a plurality of antenna configurations for a plurality of channel frequencies. The UE may determine a set of signal strengths for at least one beam received at one or more antenna configurations of the plurality of antenna configurations for at least one of the channel frequencies. The UE may select, based on the set of signal strengths, a first antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations. After selection of the first antenna configuration, the UE may communicate with a base station, in one or more channel frequencies based on the first antenna configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Farhad Meshkati, Jyothi Kiran Vattikonda, Thomas Christol, Raghu Narayan Challa, Mouaffac Ambriss, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Feng Lu, Ting Kong, Uzma Khan Qazi
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Publication number: 20230319657Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses to manage mobility in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) may include a wireless communication apparatus and an application processor (AP). In some aspects, the wireless communication apparatus may monitor cells using a first criterion to detect problematic cells. For example, the first criterion may be associated with a history of ping-pong events or a history of data transmission errors. The wireless communication apparatus may select a cell for communication using a cell selection criteria that deprioritizes selection of problematic cells. In some aspects, the wireless communication apparatus may receive a list of cells from the AP or a server, the list identifying cells considered to be problematic cells. The wireless communication apparatus may adjust the first criterion to expedite detection of problematic cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Tom Chin, Wei-Jei Song, Rajeev Pal, Kuo-Chun Lee, Mouaffac Ambriss
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Publication number: 20230269636Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine, via a first subscription of the UE, a trigger event for a conditional handover of the UE from a source network entity to a target network entity. The UE may determine, based at least in part on the trigger event, that a target band associated with the target network entity is not compatible with a serving band associated with a second subscription of the UE. The UE may store the trigger event for the conditional handover in a buffer of the UE. The UE may perform an action related to the conditional handover based at least in part on a condition being satisfied. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Kuo-Chun LEE, Qingxin CHEN, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Reza SHAHIDI, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Liangchi HSU, Tom CHIN
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Publication number: 20230189033Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a measurement configuration for a plurality of cells. The UE may perform measurement of each of the plurality of cells in an order, wherein the order is based at least in part on a priority, wherein the priority is based at least in part on an aggregated downlink bandwidth. The UE may transmit a measurement report based at least in part on the order. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Nitin AGARWAL, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Girish KHANDELWAL, Bhupesh Manoharlal UMATT, Sumit Kumar SINGH
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Publication number: 20230139555Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for signaling and scheduling to enable network configured small gaps in intra-band inter-frequency measurement. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a serving cell operating on a first frequency, an indication that synchronization signal block (SSB) indexes of a target cell operating on a second frequency can be derived from timing of the serving cell; and deriving an SSB index of the target cell, based on the timing of the serving cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Chu-Hsiang HUANG, Yongle WU, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Changhwan PARK, Mihir Vijay LAGHATE, Carlos CABRERA MERCADER, Valentin Alexandru GHEORGHIU, Mouaffac AMBRISS
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Patent number: 11510093Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first base station (BS) may receive, from a user equipment (UE), an overheating assistance information communication that indicates a maximum quantity of component carriers, combined between the first BS and a second BS, for the UE. The first BS may transmit, to the second BS, a request to reduce a quantity of component carriers of the second BS configured for the UE such that a total quantity of component carriers, between the first BS and the second BS, configured for the UE satisfies the maximum quantity of component carriers. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Shanshan Wang, Xipeng Zhu, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Ozcan Ozturk, Mouaffac Ambriss
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Publication number: 20220217042Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may transmit assistance information to a base station to request an update or a modification to one or more communication parameters configured at the UE. Such communication parameters may include a quantity of uplink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers, a quantity of downlink MIMO layers, a minimum scheduling offset, a maximum quantity of component carriers, or a maximum aggregated bandwidth for a secondary cell group (SCG). In some implementations, the UE may transmit the assistance information requesting the update or modification to one or more of such communication parameters based on detecting that the UE satisfies one or more triggering conditions or thresholds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Brian Clarke Banister, Kuo-Chun Lee, Aamod Khandekar, Enoch Shiao-Kuang Lu, Satashu Goel, Daniel Amerga, Karthik Venkatram, Subashini Krishnamurthy, Xuepan Guan, Mouaffac Ambriss, Peter Pui Lok Ang, James Francis Geekie, Sasikanth Reddy Adapata, Sundaresan Tambaram Kailasam
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Patent number: 11317333Abstract: A configuration is disclosed to enable a UE to preempt SRVCC by triggering a handover to a Wi-Fi network. The apparatus determines whether a Wi-Fi cell is viable as a first target cell, from a plurality of target cells, serving the UE to continue the active transmission on the Wi-Fi cell. The apparatus extends a TTT timer length based at least in part on the determination that the Wi-Fi cell is viable as the target cell serving the UE to continue the active transmission on the Wi-Fi cell. The apparatus initiates a handover to the Wi-Fi cell from the first network prior to the expiration of a TTT timer and prior to the first network initiating a handover to a second target cell, from the plurality of target cells, on a second network.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yong Xie, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Carlos Marcelo Dias Pazos, Vikram Singh, Mouaffac Ambriss, Sumit Kumar Singh
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Patent number: 11212773Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to mechanisms for a user equipment for indicating resources having limited wireless wide area network (WWAN) transmission capability. In some examples, a user equipment indicates a sidelink transmission pattern to a WWAN, receives one or more uplink transmission grants for the WWAN based on at least the sidelink transmission pattern, and transmits at least one of first data to a second user equipment on a sidelink channel based on the sidelink transmission pattern or second data to the WWAN based on the one or more uplink transmission grants. In some examples, the user equipment transmits a sidelink transmission configuration to the WWAN, the sidelink transmission configuration including one or more sidelink transmission patterns. In some examples, the user equipment selects a sidelink transmission pattern from among the one or more sidelink transmission patterns based on expected sidelink transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mutaz Shukair, Feng Lu, Mouaffac Ambriss, Sudhir Kumar Baghel
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Publication number: 20210352551Abstract: A configuration is disclosed to enable a UE to preempt SRVCC by triggering a handover to a Wi-Fi network. The apparatus determines whether a Wi-Fi cell is viable as a first target cell, from a plurality of target cells, serving the UE to continue the active transmission on the Wi-Fi cell. The apparatus extends a TTT timer length based at least in part on the determination that the Wi-Fi cell is viable as the target cell serving the UE to continue the active transmission on the Wi-Fi cell. The apparatus initiates a handover to the Wi-Fi cell from the first network prior to the expiration of a TTT timer and prior to the first network initiating a handover to a second target cell, from the plurality of target cells, on a second network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yong XIE, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Carlos Marcelo Dias PAZOS, Vikram SINGH, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Sumit Kumar SINGH
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Publication number: 20210314055Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to wireless communications in a system are provided. A user equipment (UE) may determine a plurality of antenna configurations for a plurality of channel frequencies. The UE may determine a set of signal strengths for at least one beam received at one or more antenna configurations of the plurality of antenna configurations for at least one of the channel frequencies. The UE may select, based on the set of signal strengths, a first antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations. After selection of the first antenna configuration, the UE may communicate with a base station, in one or more channel frequencies based on the first antenna configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Farhad MESHKATI, Jyothi Kiran VATTIKONDA, Thomas CHRISTOL, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Feng LU, Ting KONG, Uzma Khan QAZI
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Publication number: 20210250805Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first base station (BS) may receive, from a user equipment (UE), an overheating assistance information communication that indicates a maximum quantity of component carriers, combined between the first BS and a second BS, for the UE. The first BS may transmit, to the second BS, a request to reduce a quantity of component carriers of the second BS configured for the UE such that a total quantity of component carriers, between the first BS and the second BS, configured for the UE satisfies the maximum quantity of component carriers. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Shanshan WANG, Xipeng ZHU, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Ozcan OZTURK, Mouaffac AMBRISS
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Publication number: 20200008176Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to mechanisms for a user equipment for indicating resources having limited wireless wide area network (WWAN) transmission capability. In some examples, a user equipment indicates a sidelink transmission pattern to a WWAN, receives one or more uplink transmission grants for the WWAN based on at least the sidelink transmission pattern, and transmits at least one of first data to a second user equipment on a sidelink channel based on the sidelink transmission pattern or second data to the WWAN based on the one or more uplink transmission grants. In some examples, the user equipment transmits a sidelink transmission configuration to the WWAN, the sidelink transmission configuration including one or more sidelink transmission patterns. In some examples, the user equipment selects a sidelink transmission pattern from among the one or more sidelink transmission patterns based on expected sidelink transmissions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Mutaz SHUKAIR, Feng LU, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Sudhir Kumar BAGHEL
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Patent number: 9743330Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wireless communications are disclosed. For example, one method includes detecting a procedure and determining the procedure is a qualifying procedure. The method further includes detecting one or more handover events indicative of handover procedures, where the handover procedures interfere with the execution of the qualifying procedure. The method also includes comparing a radio frequency condition of the communication between a user equipment and a source access point with a threshold value based on the radio frequency condition and delaying handover procedures for a predefined time based on the comparison, wherein the delaying of the handover procedures occurs when the detected procedure is the qualifying procedure and when the radio frequency condition satisfies a threshold that is based on the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mutaz Zuhier Afif Shukair, Mouaffac Ambriss, Saad Zaidi, Salil Sawhney, Ritesh Suresh Gujarathi, Mukesh Kumar Mittal, Shyamal Ramachandran
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Publication number: 20170055197Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wireless communications are disclosed. For example, one method includes detecting a procedure and determining the procedure is a qualifying procedure. The method further includes detecting one or more handover events indicative of handover procedures, where the handover procedures interfere with the execution of the qualifying procedure. The method also includes comparing a radio frequency condition of the communication between a user equipment and a source access point with a threshold value based on the radio frequency condition and delaying handover procedures for a predefined time based on the comparison, wherein the delaying of the handover procedures occurs when the detected procedure is the qualifying procedure and when the radio frequency condition satisfies a threshold that is based on the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Mutaz Zuhier Afif Shukair, Mouaffac Ambriss, Saad Zaidi, Salil Sawhney, Ritesh Suresh Gujarathi, Mukesh Kumar Mittal, Shyamal Ramachandran
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Patent number: 9554308Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for transmitting scheduling requests for uplink transmission resources following a handover. A user equipment (UE) may determine that a handover from a first base station to a second base station has occurred, and may implement one or more processes to enhance efficiency in communications following the handover. A UE, for example, may wait for successful acquisition and/or derivation of timing information from a base station before attempting to schedule uplink resources with the base station.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mouaffac Ambriss, Mutaz Zuhier Afif Shukair, Salil Sawhney, Deepak Krishnamoorthi
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Patent number: 9485692Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a base station. A base station may identify a service type of a mobile device (e.g., voice, web-browsing, or video download). The base station may then determine handover or measurement parameters for the mobile device based on the service type. The base station may also determine a performance metric of the service type. The base station may then adjust the set of parameters based at least in part on the performance metric. In some cases, the base station may select a measurement configuration based on the adjusted parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Salil Sawhney, Mouaffac Ambriss, Mutaz Zuhier Afif Shukair
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Patent number: 9433030Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for call setup (e.g., VoLTE) for a wireless communication device. During a call setup procedure, the device may implement a “keep alive” mechanism to maintain an RRC connection established as part of the call setup procedure. The “keep alive” mechanism may be configured to insert some padding traffic (e.g., dummy packets) to maintain the RRC connection, for example, by restarting the network RRC connection release timer to prevent its expiration and release of the RRC connection during call setup.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mutaz Zuhier Afif Shukair, Mouaffac Ambriss, Rao Sanyasi Yenamandra