Patents by Inventor Niclas Norlén

Niclas Norlén 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: 10251094
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for selecting communication parameters in a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes configured to wirelessly communicate with each other over a plurality of communication channels The method comprises: establishing 43 a channel quality index for each node in the wireless network, arranging 42 the plurality of nodes into one master node configured to select communication parameters in the network and at least one sub-node, configuring the wireless network in a tree structure, calculating 44 in each node a modified channel quality index based on the channel quality index established in the node, and an accumulated channel quality index based on the channel quality index established in the child nodes, transmitting 46 the modified channel quality index to the parent node, and selecting and communicating 49 updated communication parameters based on the modified channel quality index calculated in the master node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: LumenRadio AB
    Inventors: Niclas Norlén, Michael Karlsson, Lars Fabian Paape, Marcus Bengtsson
  • Publication number: 20180279179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for selecting communication parameters in a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes configured to wirelessly communicate with each other over a plurality of communication channels The method comprises: establishing 43 a channel quality index for each node in the wireless network, arranging 42 the plurality of nodes into one master node configured to select communication parameters in the network and at least one sub-node, configuring the wireless network in a tree structure, calculating 44 in each node a modified channel quality index based on the channel quality index established in the node, and an accumulated channel quality index based on the channel quality index established in the child nodes, transmitting 46 the modified channel quality index to the parent node, and selecting and communicating 49 updated communication parameters based on the modified channel quality index calculated in the master node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: LumenRadio AB
    Inventors: Niclas NORLÉN, Michael KARLSSON, Lars Fabian PAAPE, Marcus BENGTSSON
  • Patent number: 9208680
    Abstract: A system and method for identification of a particular one device from an array of networked devices. Each of the devices are individually addressable by a controller on the network, and a technician preferably identifies a particular one device by use of a handheld remote control. Pointing one of transmitter/receiver pair at a device including the complementary component allows remote disambiguation based upon ranging and signal strength, particularly when using a pair of orthogonal antennas to discriminate and confirm which particular device is being pointed to by the remote. Optional confirmation helps improve identification robustness, and then the properly identified device may be configured/commissioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: LUMEN RADIO AB
    Inventors: Niclas Norlén, Michael Karlsson, Marcus Bengtsson
  • Patent number: 8565176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless network 30; 60 including at least two subnets 31-34; 61-63. Each subnet comprises a plurality of units 21, 22 configured to wirelessly communicate with each other. The wireless network is configured to select a local set of communication parameters CP1, CP3 for internal communication within each subnet in such a way that internal communication within neighboring subnets uses different local sets of communication parameters to prevent interference between neighboring subnets, and to select at least one common set of communication parameters CP2 for each subnet to be used when communicating between subnets in the wireless network 30; 60. The invention also relates to a method for adapting a wireless network, a method for forming a wireless network and a communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: LumenRadio AB
    Inventors: Niclas Norlén, Per Hulthén
  • Patent number: 8457023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting operating frequency channels having frequency parameters, such as a frequency interval or at least one carrier frequency, for a network communicating data over a shared medium. The network is configured to communicate within a frequency range, and the frequency range is divided into a plurality of frequency channels f1-fn, each frequency channel defines a predetermined frequency parameter. The data to be communicated over the network is divided into sequences FS, each sequence having a plurality of positions SP1-SPm. The method further comprises regularly scanning the frequency range to identify interfering frequencies generated by interfering networks operating within said shared medium, and assigning a frequency channel fk to each position SPi within the sequences FS based on the identified interfering frequencies, whereby the use of interfering frequencies is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: LumenRadio AB
    Inventors: Niclas Norlén, Per Hulthén
  • Publication number: 20120069806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting operating frequency channels having frequency parameters, such as a frequency interval or at least one carrier frequency, for a network communicating data over a shared medium. The network is configured to communicate within a frequency range, and the frequency range is divided into a plurality of frequency channels f1-fn, each frequency channel defines a predetermined frequency parameter. The data to be communicated over the network is divided into sequences FS, each sequence having a plurality of positions SP1-SPm. The method further comprises regularly scanning the frequency range to identify interfering frequencies generated by interfering networks operating within said shared medium, and assigning a frequency channel fk to each position SPi within the sequences FS based on the identified interfering frequencies, whereby the use of interfering frequencies is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Niclas Norlén, Per Hulthén
  • Publication number: 20120002627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless network 30; 60 including at least two subnets 31-34; 61-63. Each subnet comprises a plurality of units 21, 22 configured to wirelessly communicate with each other. The wireless network is configured to select a local set of communication parameters CP1, CP3 for internal communication within each subnet in such a way that internal communication within neighbouring subnets uses different local sets of communication parameters to prevent interference between neighboring subnets, and to select at least one common set of communication parameters CP2 for each subnet to be used when communicating between subnets in the wireless network 30; 60. The invention also relates to a method for adapting a wireless network, a method for forming a wireless network and a communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Niclas Norlén, Hulthén Per