Patents by Inventor Norbert Reider

Norbert Reider 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).

  • Technique for selecting a transmission mode for wirelessly transmitting a message comprising control information for robotic device control
    Patent number: 12665885
    Abstract: An apparatus for selecting a transmission mode for wirelessly transmitting a message comprising control information for robotic device control is provided. The apparatus is configured to compare a current message with a previous message to identify a change in the control information, and to select one of a normal transmission mode and a robust transmission mode, wherein the robust transmission mode is selected if a change in the control information is identified. In another variant, the apparatus is configured to obtain a count of consecutively not correctly received messages, and to select one of a normal transmission mode and a robust transmission mode based on the obtained count, wherein the robust transmission mode is selected if the count equals or approaches a threshold. The apparatus is also configured to trigger wireless transmission of the current message with the selected transmission mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sándor Rácz, Geza Szabo, Norbert Reider
  • CONTROL NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED THEREIN
    Publication number: 20260097507
    Abstract: A method performed by a control node for handling communication with a robot device. The control node determines a distance from a planned trajectory and/or path, and a distance from a boundary surface, which distances are related to a command message received from a robot device, wherein the boundary surface is associated to an accuracy requirement. The control node further measures a performance of the trajectory based on the determined distance from the planned trajectory and/or path and from the boundary surface. The control node further evaluates an effect of the measured performance for the robot device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Sándor RÁCZ, Norbert REIDER
  • CONTROL NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED THEREIN
    Publication number: 20260077496
    Abstract: A method performed by a control node for handling communication with a robot device. The control node determines a time limit for when a maximum tolerable deviation from a trajectory is reached, for at least two control command types. The at least two control command types include a joint-space command and a Cartesian-space command. The control node selects the control command type that reaches the time limit later, based on the determined time limit for the at least two control command types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Sándor RÁCZ, Norbert REIDER
  • Industrial automation with 5G and beyond
    Patent number: 12464041
    Abstract: Techniques for enhancing performance in Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) scenarios, including techniques for time-sensitive networking (TSN) and 5G wireless network integration. An example method, performed by a wireless device, comprises receiving system information (SI) from a radio base station (RBS) of a radio access network (RAN), the SI being indicative of support for TSN through the RBS, and establishing at least one TSN stream with an external data network, through the RBS. The example method further includes receiving a first timing signal from the wireless communications network, via the RBS, receiving a second timing signal from the external TSN data network to which the wireless device is connected, comparing the first timing signal to the second timing signal to determine an offset, and transmitting the offset to the wireless communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Joachim Sachs, Abdulrahman Alabbasi, Mattias Andersson, Niklas Andgart, Ola Angelsmark, José Araújo, Muhammad Ikram Ashraf, Kumar Balachandran, Robert Baldemair, Rodrigo Berg, Yufei Blankenship, Fedor Chernogorov, John Walter Diachina, Torsten Dudda, Henrik Enbuske, Sorour Falahati, János Farkas, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Majid Gerami, Harald Gustafsson, Kimmo Hiltunen, Andreas Höglund, Torgny Holmberg, Zsolt Kenesi, András Kern, Kittipong Kittichokechai, Anna Larmo, Johan Lundsjö, György Miklós, Hubertus Munz, Gabor Nemeth, Johannes Nygren, Johan Olsson, Alexandros Palaios, Dhruvin Patel, Joakim Persson, Per Persson, Jose Luis Pradas, Sándor Rácz, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Norbert Reider, Dinand Roeland, Stefano Ruffini, Patrik Salmela, Sara Sandberg, Magnus Sandgren, Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Alexey Shapin, Nianshan Shi, Bikramjit Singh, Per Skarin, Bernard Smeets, Ying Sun, Dennis Sundman, Fredrik Svensson, Malgorzata Svensson, Geza Szabo, Wolfgang Tonutti, Balázs Varga, Mårten Wahlström, Kun Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Zhenhua Zou, Miguel Lopez
  • Technique for performing QoS control in a cloud robotics system
    Patent number: 12436527
    Abstract: A technique for performing Quality of Service, QoS, control regarding control messages communicated from a robot controller to a robot via a mobile communication network in a cloud robotics system is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique comprises triggering applying a mapping of control messages communicated from the robot controller to the robot to QoS classes among a plurality of data session related QoS classes supported by the mobile communication network for transmission of traffic via the mobile communication network, wherein each of the control messages is mapped to a respective QoS class depending on a Quality of Control, QoC, tolerance associated with the respective control message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Géza Szabó, Attila Báder, Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider
  • DISTRIBUTION OF DATA PACKETS FOR CONTROLLING OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20250112970
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmission of data for controlling a plurality of industrial devices in an industrial environment. The plurality of industrial devices being connected to a user equipment (UE). The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes acquiring control messages intended for controlling the plurality of industrial devices, wherein each industrial device is associated with a device identifier. The method includes generating a data packet comprising the control messages, each control message being associated to a corresponding device identifier. The method further includes transmitting the data packet to the UE for distribution of the control messages to the plurality of industrial devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Sándor RÁCZ, Norbert REIDER, Peter DE BRUIN
  • TRANSMISSION OF DATA PACKET WITH DELAY INFORMATION TO AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20250112868
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting a data packet intended for an industrial controller. The method is performed by a primary network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes receiving a data packet from at least one industrial device. The method includes determining a delay time associated with the received data packet. The delay time is indicative of a delay of the received data packet occurred during transmission of the received data packet to the primary network node. The method further includes forming a data packet intended for the industrial controller. The method further includes transmitting the data packet intended for an industrial controller, to one or more secondary network nodes in the wireless communication network. The forming of the data packet intended for the industrial controller includes forming the data packet from the received data packet and the determined delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Ari KERÄNEN, Jaime JIMÉNEZ, Peter DE BRUIN, Edgar RAMOS, Sara SANDBERG, Norbert REIDER, Roman CHIRIKOV
  • OPTIMIZATION OF PLANNED MOVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20250110506
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for optimizing a planned movement of one or more industrial devices in an industrial environment. The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes acquiring at least one movement path for the one or more industrial devices, each movement path including one or more segments indicative of movement data. The method includes determining a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement for each segment. The method further includes determining for each segment whether the determined QoS requirement fulfills an estimated QoS maintained by the network node. When it has been determined that the QoS requirement for each segment fulfills the estimated QoS, the method further includes transmitting the at least one movement path to the one or more industrial devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Norbert REIDER, Sándor RÁCZ
  • Technique for robotic device control
    Patent number: 12128546
    Abstract: A robotic device control system is described. The robotic device control system includes: a radio base station for wireless communication with a robotic device; a beamforming controller coupled or integral to the radio base station for controlling beamforming between the radio base station and the robotic device; and a robotic device controller coupled to the beamforming controller, wherein the robotic device controller is configured to control the robotic device via the radio base station; wherein the robotic device control system is configured to provide an instruction, derived by the robotic device control system based on radio beam propagation information of the wireless communication between the radio base station and the robotic device, to the beamforming controller for controlling beamforming between the radio base station and the robotic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider, Geza Szabo
  • Control of robotic devices over a wireless network
    Patent number: 12109707
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a robotic device (50) with modified control commands transmitted over a wireless network, wherein the robotic device (50) comprises a plurality of joints (53), wherein each joint represents one degree of freedom of the robotic device, the method comprising at a trajectory modification entity (100): —determining a load of the wireless network (30), —receiving a plurality of control commands controlling a planned trajectory of the robotic device (50) from a robotic control entity (70), each of the control commands configured to control one degree of freedom of a first number of degrees of freedom addressed by the plurality of control commands, —determining a reduced number of degrees of freedom for the modified control commands smaller than the first number based on the determined load, —determining the modified control commands based on the reduced number of degrees of freedom, wherein the modified control commands address a limited number of degrees of freedom
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Géza Szabó, Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider
  • Technique providing status relating to a wireless data transmission for industrial process control
    Patent number: 12050452
    Abstract: A technique for providing status information relating to a wireless data transmission that is used to control an industrial process by a remote controller is presented, wherein the remote controller is coupled to a field device of the industrial process via a wireless communication network supporting the wireless data transmission. An apparatus implementation of the technique comprises a first interface configured to be coupled to one of a user equipment, a radio access network and a core network of the wireless communication network, and a second interface compliant with an industrial process communication protocol used for communication between the remote controller and the at least one first field device. The apparatus is configured to receive the status information via the first interface and provide the status information, or information derived therefrom, via the second interface towards the remote controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Sándor Rácz, János Harmatos, Norbert Reider, Geza Szabo
  • Technique for controlling wireless command transmission to a robotic device
    Patent number: 12042927
    Abstract: A controller for controlling wireless command transmission to a robotic device is described. The controller is configured to obtain an action that is to be performed by a robotic device and to determine a quality of control, QoC, level that is associated with the action. The controller is further configured to trigger a setting of at least one transmission parameter for a wireless transmission of a command pertaining to the action. The transmission parameter setting is dependent on the QoC level determined for the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Geza Szabo, Rafael Roque Aschoff, Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider
  • Redundancy control for data traffic through a wireless link
    Patent number: 11968046
    Abstract: A device (150) is arranged on a source side of a wireless link (50) and receives data traffic from one or more source devices (201, 202, 203). The device (150) forwards the data traffic via the wireless link (50) and via a further device (11), which is arranged on a destination side of the wireless link (50), towards one or more destination devices (21, 22, 23, 24). The device (150) receives redundancy information from the further device (11). The redundancy information indicates redundant payload which is common to multiple data frames in the data traffic forwarded by the device (150). Based on the redundancy information, the device (150) removes the indicated redundant payload from at least a part of the data traffic to be forwarded by the device (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Norbert Reider, Hubertus Munz, Sándor Rácz, Géza Szabó
  • TECHNIQUE FOR PERFORMING QoS CONTROL IN A CLOUD ROBOTICS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230400842
    Abstract: A technique for performing Quality of Service, QoS, control regarding control messages communicated from a robot controller to a robot via a mobile communication network in a cloud robotics system is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique comprises triggering applying a mapping of control messages communicated from the robot controller to the robot to QoS classes among a plurality of data session related QoS classes supported by the mobile communication network for transmission of traffic via the mobile communication network, wherein each of the control messages is mapped to a respective QoS class depending on a Quality of Control, QoC, tolerance associated with the respective control message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Géza Szabó, Attila Báder, Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider
  • Reserve Radio Resources for Planned Actions
    Publication number: 20230345521
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a resource reservation entity configured to reserve radio resources in a cellular network for user entities connected to the cellular network, the user entities comprising a first user entity connected to a robotic device, and a second user entity not connected to any robotic device, the method including: receiving a first message indicating future resource needs as needed by the first user entity to control a first task to be carried out by the robotic, reserving the radio resources for the user entities, wherein in the reserving, a priority assigned to the first user entity is increased for duration of a first time period relative to the priority assigned to the second user entity, and the priority assigned to the first user entity in the first time period is higher than the priority assigned to the second user entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Géza Szabó, Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider, Anna Larmo
  • Control of Robotic Devices Over a Wireless Network
    Publication number: 20230135285
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a robotic device (50) with modified control commands transmitted over a wireless network, wherein the robotic device (50) comprises a plurality of joints (53), wherein each joint represents one degree of freedom of the robotic device, the method comprising at a trajectory modification entity (100): -determining a load of the wireless network (30), -receiving a plurality of control commands controlling a planned trajectory of the robotic device (50) from a robotic control entity (70), each of the control commands configured to control one degree of freedom of a first number of degrees of freedom addressed by the plurality of control commands, -determining a reduced number of degrees of freedom for the modified control commands smaller than the first number based on the determined load, -determining the modified control commands based on the reduced number of degrees of freedom, wherein the modified control commands address a limited number of degrees of freedom
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Geza Szabó, Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider
  • Technique for providing reliable control in a cloud robotics system
    Patent number: 11613015
    Abstract: A technique for providing reliable control of a robot (304) in a cloud robotics system (300) is disclosed. A computing unit configured to execute a concealment component (100) for concealing delayed or lost commands sent to the robot (304) by a robot controller (302) in the cloud robotics system (300) comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory contains instructions executable by the at least one processor such that the concealment component (100) is operable to detect a missing command expected to be received by the robot (304) from the robot controller (302), the missing command detected based on a delay or loss of the command in a communication path between the robot (304) and the robot controller (302), generate a substitutional command corresponding to an expected instruction of the missing command, and send the substitutional command to the robot (304).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sándor Rácz, András Rácz, Norbert Reider, Geza Szabo
  • Robotic method and system
    Patent number: 11584007
    Abstract: We generally describe a method comprising: processing (S602) data relating to a path of movement of a robotic device (122) comprising or coupled to a sensor (124) in radio communication with a cloud platform (112); and updating (S604), based on the processed data, the path of movement to improve the radio communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sándor Rácz, Norbert Reider, Geza Szabo
  • REDUNDANCY CONTROL FOR DATA TRAFFIC THROUGH A WIRELESS LINK
    Publication number: 20220368463
    Abstract: A device (150) is arranged on a source side of a wireless link (50) and receives data traffic from one or more source devices (201, 202, 203). The device (150) forwards the data traffic via the wireless link (50) and via a further device (11), which is arranged on a destination side of the wireless link (50), towards one or more destination devices (21, 22, 23, 24). The device (150) receives redundancy information from the further device (11). The redundancy information indicates redundant payload which is common to multiple data frames in the data traffic forwarded by the device (150). Based on the redundancy information, the device (150) removes the indicated redundant payload from at least a part of the data traffic to be forwarded by the device (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Norbert REIDER, Hubertus MUNZ, Sándor RÁCZ, Géza SZABÓ
  • Resource Efficient Cyclic Communication
    Publication number: 20220294695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an orchestration entity (100) configured to control a plurality of control entities (50-53), wherein each of the plurality of control entities controls a device (20-24) with control commands transmitted over a cellular network (70), the method comprising: —determining a number of active control entities (50-53), —determining a number of devices (20-24) controlled by each of the active control entities, —determining, for each of the active control entities, a command cycle between consecutive control commands transmitted by the corresponding control entity over the cellular network to each of the devices under its control, —determining, for each of the active control entities, at least one start time when the corresponding control entity (50-53) should start transmitting the control commands to each of the devices under its control, —transmitting the at least one start time to each of the control entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hubertus Munz, Norbert Reider, Geza Szabo, Sándor Rácz