Patents by Inventor Norman Goris

Norman Goris 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).

  • Publication number: 20250080197
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for discovering and establishing highly directional wireless communication link through other devices with established highly directional communication link to an access point. Devices with established link to the access point may exchange beam information (BI) or geometry or location indication (GI) between the AP and devices seeking to be connected to the AP. The exchange of BI and GI may expedite link establishment between the AP and devices without connection to the AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Biljana Badic, Norman Goris, Jan K. Ellenbeck, Stefan Meyer, Christian Drewes, Mikhail Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20250063422
    Abstract: A communications system may include a user equipment (UE) device that communicates with a wireless network. The UE device may transmit a signal to the wireless network identifying a peak data rate of a modem on the UE device, a balanced data rate of the modem, and a buffer size of the modem. The UE device may receive downlink data from the wireless network and may store the downlink data at buffer circuitry on the modem. The UE device may perform delayed processing of the downlink data across slots in a manner that allows for a reduction in size of the modem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Thorsten Clevorn, Stefan Meyer, Norman Goris
  • Publication number: 20250056321
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio protocol architectures in cell-free networks are disclosed herein. One or more base stations make up a cell-free cluster that serves a user equipment (UE). A clustering control function (CCF) may establish, for a radio bearer that communicates data between the cluster and the UE, one or more sub-clusters of the one or more base stations. Each sub-cluster corresponds to a unique RLC entity within the protocol stack for the radio bearer in question. The CCF communicates with the base stations of the cluster and the UE to establish this sub-clustering arrangement. Details of this messaging are described herein. Data of the radio bearer is then transmitted between the cluster and the UE according to the established sub-clusters/RLC entities. For example, the network may transport either the same data of the radio bearer and/or unique data of the radio bearer through any/each of the sub-clusters/RLC entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ahmed Gamal Helmy Mohamed, Norman Goris, Danila Zaev, Firouz Behnamfar, Ayman F. Naguib
  • Publication number: 20250055554
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: receiving, from a remote device, a reference signal for each of one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs); responsive to the receiving, selecting a receiver (Rx) beam from a set of candidate receiver (Rx) beams, the selecting being based on a sweep of the candidate Rx beams and on measuring the reference signal with one or more of the candidate Rx beams of the set of the candidate Rx beams; and communicating, using the selected Rx beam, an element of common control signaling (CCS) information to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jan K Ellenbeck, Biljana Badic, Christian Drewes, Mikhail Wilhelm, Stefan Meyer, Norman Goris
  • Publication number: 20250056301
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio protocol architectures in cell-free networks are disclosed herein. One or more base stations make up a cell-free cluster that serves a user equipment (UE). A clustering control function (CCF) may establish, for a radio bearer that communicates data between the cluster and the UE, one or more sub-clusters of the one or more base stations. Each sub-cluster corresponds to a unique RLC entity within the protocol stack for the radio bearer in question. The CCF communicates with the base stations of the cluster and the UE to establish this sub-clustering arrangement. Details of this messaging are described herein. Data of the radio bearer is then transmitted between the cluster and the UE according to the established sub-clusters/RLC entities. For example, the network may transport either the same data of the radio bearer and/or unique data of the radio bearer through any/each of the sub-clusters/RLC entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ahmed Gamal Helmy Mohamed, Norman Goris, Danila Zaev, Firouz Behnamfar, Ayman F. Naguib
  • Publication number: 20240258708
    Abstract: A communication system may include a base station (BS), a user equipment (UE) device, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) having a local controller, and a remote controller. Antenna elements on the RIS may reflect signals between the BS and UE while exhibiting reflection coefficients. The remote controller may transmit a control model and the UE may transmit local information to the local controller, which generates the reflection coefficients based on the local information and control model. Alternatively, the remote controller may transmit the control model to the UE and a codebook to the RIS. The UE may transmit an identifier to the RIS based on local information and the control model. The local controller may implement reflection coefficients of a codebook entry identified by the identifier. Splitting control of the RIS in these ways may minimize communication overhead, provide coverage extension for the UE, and optimize privacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmed M Soliman, Danila Zaev, Kenza Hamidouche, Benedikt Schweizer, Ayman F Naguib, Norman Goris, Said Medjkouh
  • Publication number: 20230421208
    Abstract: A wireless access point (AP) may communicate with a user equipment (UE) device via reflection off a reflective device having an array of fixed or adjustable reflectors in different orientations. The AP may illuminate different portions of an area by pointing a signal beam to different reflectors and/or by controlling the reflective device to electrically rotate the reflectors. The AP may calibrate the position of the reflective device and may establish wireless communications with the UE device by performing a sweep of signal beams over the reflectors and/or by controlling the reflective device to sweep over different reflector orientations. The AP may track movement of the UE device over time. The AP may sweep the AP beam over a subset of the reflectors around an active reflector to maintain communications with the UE device even as the UE device moves over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Meyer, Jan Ellenbeck, Bertram R. Gunzelmann, Norman Goris
  • Publication number: 20230421241
    Abstract: A wireless access point (AP) may communicate with a user equipment (UE) device via reflection off a reflective device having an array of fixed or adjustable reflectors in different orientations. The AP may illuminate different portions of an area by pointing a signal beam to different reflectors and/or by controlling the reflective device to electrically rotate the reflectors. The AP may calibrate the position of the reflective device and may establish wireless communications with the UE device by performing a sweep of signal beams over the reflectors and/or by controlling the reflective device to sweep over different reflector orientations. The AP may track movement of the UE device over time. The AP may sweep the AP beam over a subset of the reflectors around an active reflector to maintain communications with the UE device even as the UE device moves over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Meyer, Jan Ellenbeck, Bertram R Gunzelmann, Norman Goris
  • Publication number: 20230088180
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to communication device used as a power meter. The communication device includes circuitry to determine values of several forces and a processor. The processor determines a combined force by combining the determined values of the forces. The processor further determines a value of a power based on the s combined force, a speed and a loss factor. The communication device is used by a user to measure the power. The power is generated by the user when engaged in an activity, and the forces affect a movement of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Meyer, Norman Goris
  • Patent number: 11516803
    Abstract: Methods and devices configured to perform wireless communications, the methods and devices configured to monitor a frequency band for one or more other Radio Access Technologies (RATs); determine one or more periods of a reduced interference with the one or more other RATs in one or more frequencies of the monitored frequency band; and communicate a first signal during the one or more periods in the more or more frequencies, and communicate a second signal in the frequency band based on the communication of the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Biljana Badic, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Jan Ellenbeck, Christian Drewes, Thomas Hans-Joerg Reichelmeir, Assi Jakoby, Cormac Conroy, Maria Fresia, Norman Goris, Markus Dominik Mueck, Giuseppe Patane, Itzik Shahar, Shimon Solodkin
  • Patent number: 11451260
    Abstract: A terminal device includes a controller configured to identify a data hopping sequence for a first superframe including a plurality of frames, and a transceiver configured to switch hopping frequencies over the plurality of frames according to a data hopping sequence that excludes one or more hopping frequencies scheduled for use by a synchronization hopping sequence in one or more superframes immediately succeeding the first superframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tobias Scholand, Jan Ellenbeck, Biljana Badic, Oana-Elena Barbu, Thomas Hans-Joerg Reichelmeir, Norman Goris, Lea Castel, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Christian Drewes, Johannes Brendel
  • Publication number: 20210243713
    Abstract: A wireless device may include a selection processor configured to process selection information to set a duration of a selection period and to start the selection period, a receiver configured to receive a synchronization initiation signal, and a transmitter configured to transmit a synchronization initiation signal after the selection period has expired if the receiver has not received a synchronization initiation signal during the selection period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jan ELLENBECK, Gil ZUKERMAN, Biljana BADIC, Karim MORSY, Thomas Hans-Joerg REICHELMEIR, Chunyuan YANG, Norman GORIS, Johannes BRENDEL, Christian HOFMANN, Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS, Christian DREWES
  • Publication number: 20210211858
    Abstract: A wireless device may include a controller configured to identify an emergency scenario and to generate an emergency message including information about the emergency scenario, and a transmitter configured to transmit, on a discovery channel allocated for other wireless devices to perform discovery, an emergency indicator beacon that indicates an upcoming transmission of the emergency message, and to transmit the emergency message on a data channel of the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jan ELLENBECK, Biljana BADIC, Bernd SCHALLER, Erik JAKOBSEN, Norman GORIS, Christian HOFMANN, Christian WACHSMANN, Radoslaw KOTABA, Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS, Christian DREWES
  • Publication number: 20210120555
    Abstract: Methods and devices configured to perform wireless communications, the methods and devices configured to monitor a frequency band for one or more other Radio Access Technologies (RATs); determine one or more periods of a reduced interference with the one or more other RATs in one or more frequencies of the monitored frequency band; and communicate a first signal during the one or more periods in the more or more frequencies, and communicate a second signal in the frequency band based on the communication of the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Biljana BADIC, Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS, Jan ELLENBECK, Christian DREWES, Thomas Hans-Joerg REICHELMEIR, Assi JAKOBY, Cormac CONROY, Maria FRESIA, Norman GORIS, Markus Dominik MUECK, Giuseppe PATANE, Itzik SHAHAR, Shimon SOLODKIN
  • Publication number: 20200328776
    Abstract: A terminal device includes a controller configured to identify a data hopping sequence for a first superframe including a plurality of frames, and a transceiver configured to switch hopping frequencies over the plurality of frames according to a data hopping sequence that excludes one or more hopping frequencies scheduled for use by a synchronization hopping sequence in one or more superframes immediately succeeding the first superframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias Scholand, Jan Ellenbeck, Biljana Badic, Oana- Elena Barbu, Thomas Hans-Joerg Reichelmeir, Norman Goris, Lea Castel, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Christian Drewes, Johannes Brendel
  • Patent number: 8483780
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile station including a chassis having a display, a power reducer, a proximity sensor, and a microprocessor. The power reducer controls power consumption of the display. The proximity sensor is coupled to the chassis and causes the power consumption to be reduced when the display is within a predetermined range of an external object. The microprocessor is coupled to the proximity sensor and to the display and automatically activates the proximity sensor based on the mobile station receiving an incoming wireless telephone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Agere Systems LLC
    Inventors: Norman Goris, Wolfgang Scheit
  • Patent number: 8391301
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting data and a transceiver. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) generating data blocks of a data package in a first transceiver to transmit to a second transceiver, the first transceiver including a micro-controller coupled to a digital signal processor, (2) generating identification data in the first transceiver for the data blocks, wherein the identification data is an index of a list of the data blocks to be transmitted and each of the data blocks is transmitted with the index and (3) identifying the data blocks to be transmitted to the second transceiver based on the identification data, wherein the microcontroller employs the index to manage transmission of the data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Agere Systems LLC
    Inventors: Noel Charles Canning, Norman Goris, Harald Oliver Morzinek, Wolfgang Scheit
  • Publication number: 20120238327
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile station including a chassis having a display, a power reducer, a proximity sensor, and a microprocessor. The power reducer controls power consumption of the display. The proximity sensor is coupled to the chassis and causes the power consumption to be reduced when the display is within a predetermined range of an external object. The microprocessor is coupled to the proximity sensor and to the display and automatically activates the proximity sensor based on the mobile station receiving an incoming wireless telephone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Goris, Wolfgang Scheit
  • Patent number: 8204554
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile station including a chassis having a display, a power reducer, a proximity sensor, and a microprocessor. The power reducer controls power consumption of the display. The proximity sensor is coupled to the chassis and causes the power consumption to be reduced when the display is within a predetermined range of an external object. The microprocessor is coupled to the proximity sensor and to the display and automatically activates the proximity sensor based on the mobile station receiving an incoming wireless telephone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Goris, Wolfgang Scheit
  • Publication number: 20090303933
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting data and a transceiver. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) generating data blocks of a data package in a first transceiver to transmit to a second transceiver, the first transceiver including a micro-controller coupled to a digital signal processor, (2) generating identification data in the first transceiver for the data blocks, wherein the identification data is an index of a list of the data blocks to be transmitted and each of the data blocks is transmitted with the index and (3) identifying the data blocks to be transmitted to the second transceiver based on the identification data, wherein the microcontroller employs the index to manage transmission of the data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Charles Canning, Norman Goris, Harald Oliver Morzinek, Wolfgang Scheit