Patents by Inventor Ravi Palanki

Ravi Palanki 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: 9648576
    Abstract: Techniques for adjusting transmit timing of base stations and user equipments (UEs) in a wireless network are described. In one operating scenario, a femto base station communicates with a femto UE, and a macro base station communicates with a macro UE located within the coverage of the femto base station. In an aspect, the transmit timing of the femto base station may be delayed relative to the transmit timing of the macro base station, e.g., to time align downlink signals from the femto and macro base stations at the femto and macro UEs. In another aspect, the transmit timing of the femto UE may be advanced relative to the transmit timing of femto base station by an amount larger than twice the propagation delay between the femto UE and the femto base station, e.g., to time align uplink signals from the femto and macro UEs at the femto base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Gaal, Ravi Palanki, Tingfang Ji
  • Publication number: 20170104559
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying resources upon which an acknowledgment can be sent or received in a wireless communication environment that leverages coordinated multi-point (CoMP). The resources can be identified based upon a criterion that can be identifiable to a non-anchor cell base station (as well as an anchor cell base station, a mobile device, etc.). The criterion can be an identifier corresponding to a mobile device, where the identifier maps to a predetermined set of resources. Examples of the identifier can include a media access control identifier (MACID), a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), a short C-RNTI, etc. Further, the criterion can be physical resources corresponding to a transmission, where the acknowledgment is responsive to the transmission. Moreover, the acknowledgment can be sent or received in connection with a cooperation technique (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Alexei Gorokhov
  • Patent number: 9615348
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes receiving position location reference signals (PRSs) from multiple remote radio heads (RRHs) and a macro eNodeB having a same physical cell identity (PCI). Each PRS is a same PRS. Additionally, the PRSs from the multiple RRHs are received on subframes that are different from subframes used by the macro eNodeB. Furthermore, each PRS does not indicate a source of transmission. The method also includes determining a time difference between the received PRSs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tingfang Ji, Ravi Palanki, Peter Gaal, Hao Xu, Yongbin Wei
  • Patent number: 9614641
    Abstract: Techniques for determining resources to use for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication are disclosed. In an aspect, a network entity may receive feedback information (e.g., resource usage information and/or channel state information) from P2P devices and may perform resource partitioning based on the feedback information to allocate some of the available resources for P2P communication. The allocated resources may observe little or no interference from devices engaged in wide area network (WAN) communication. In another aspect, P2P groups may perform resource negotiation via a WAN connection (e.g., with little or no involvement by the WAN) to assign the allocated resources to different P2P groups. In yet another aspect, a device may autonomously determine whether to communicate with another device directly or via a WAN, e.g., whether to initiate P2P communication with another device and whether to terminate P2P communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stefan Geirhofer, Naga Bhushan, Ravi Palanki, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Parag Arun Agashe
  • Patent number: 9609688
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for startup and recovery of a radio link between a relay node and a donor base station. According to certain aspects, a relay node may perform a random access procedure utilizing a random access channel (RACH) to transition between Uu interface operations and Un interface operations. According to certain aspects, the relay node may perform radio link failure (RLF) recovery utilizing RACH procedures for a Un interface. The procedures described herein, according to certain aspects, may utilize a dedicated relay RACH resource and a Relay Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajat Prakash, Fatih Ulupinar, Ravi Palanki, Nathan E. Tenny
  • Publication number: 20170079003
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes generating a position reference signal (PRS) for a transmitter having a same physical cell identity (PCI) as a macro eNodeB. The PRS is based on a virtual cell ID and/or cell global identification (CGI) of the transmitter such that the PRS is different from a PRS of the macro eNodeB. The method also includes transmitting the PRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Tingfang Jl, Ravi PALANKI, Peter GAAL, Hao XU, Yongbin WEI
  • Patent number: 9584290
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate selecting resources, such as time slots, subframes, etc., for performing bandwidth switching related to activating and/or deactivating one or more carriers. A data portion of one or more subframes can be selected for performing bandwidth switching. In addition, a device can determine whether one or more downlink grants are received in the one or more subframes, and can avoid selecting such subframes. The device can alternatively perform the bandwidth switching and request retransmission of the data portion. Additionally or alternatively, the device can determine a type of the one or more subframes and/or signals transmitted in the one or more subframes to determine whether to perform bandwidth switching in the subframes. The bandwidth switching can include changing a sampling rate, reconfiguring frequency filters, modifying a local oscillator, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajat Prakash, Jelena M. Damnjanovic, Peter Gaal, Parag Arun Agashe, Valentin Alexandru Gheorghiu, Masato Kitazoe, Ravi Palanki
  • Patent number: 9584981
    Abstract: Method, hardware, device, computer program, and apparatus for positioning mobile devices in unmapped locations based on motion sensor and radio frequency measurements are described. A reference radio signal is received from a transmitter with an unknown absolute position and a reference range measurement is calculated. Mobile device motion sensor data is used to estimate a relative position of the mobile device. A sample radio signal is received from a transmitter with an unknown absolute position and a sample range measurement is calculated. The reference range measurement and the sample range measurement are compared. The estimated motion sensor based position is adjusted according to the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Nima Noorshams, Payam Pakzad, Ravi Palanki
  • Patent number: 9565011
    Abstract: Techniques for supporting communication in dominant interference scenarios are described. In an aspect, communication in a dominant interference scenario may be supported with cross-subframe control. Different base stations may be allocated different subframes for sending control information. Each base station may send control messages in the subframes allocated to that base station. Different base stations may have different timelines for sending control messages due to their different allocated subframes. With cross-subframe control, control information (e.g., grants, acknowledgement, etc.) may be sent in a first subframe and may be applicable for data transmission in a second subframe, which may be a variable number of subframes from the first subframe. In another aspect, messages to mitigate interference may be sent on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Aamod Dinkar Khandekar, Kapil Bhattad
  • Publication number: 20170026977
    Abstract: Techniques for managing interference in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one aspect, one or more frequencies are identified, where transmission by a user equipment (UE) on the one or more frequencies would interfere with reception at the UE. An indication is transmitted to a base station which comprises frequency location information based on the one or more frequencies. Additionally, the UE can receive an assignment of frequency resources from the based station based on the indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Gaal, Ravi Palanki
  • Publication number: 20170006458
    Abstract: Techniques for performing peer discovery to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) communication are disclosed. In an aspect, a proximity detection signal used for peer discovery may be generated based on one or more physical channels and/or signals used in a wireless network. In one design, a user equipment (UE) may generate a proximity detection signal occupying at least one resource block based on a SC-FDMA modulation technique. In another design, the UE may generate a proximity detection signal occupying at least one resource block based on an OFDMA modulation technique. The UE may generate SC-FDMA symbols or OFDMA symbols in different manners for different physical channels. In yet another design, the UE may generate a proximity detection signal including a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal. For all designs, the UE may transmit the proximity detection signal to indicate its presence and to enable other UEs to detect the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Renqiu Wang, Siddhartha Mallik, Ravi Palanki, Naga Bhushan, Tao Luo, Durga Prasad Malladi
  • Patent number: 9538330
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for position determination are presented. In some embodiments, a method for position determination includes selecting at least one of a plurality of access points based on a measure of response time variability associated with the at least one access point. The method further includes sending, from a device, a communication to the selected at least one access point. The method also includes receiving, from the selected at least one access point, a response to the communication. The method additionally includes calculating a distance from the device to the selected at least one access point based on a round trip time associated with the response to the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: QUALLCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weihua Gao, Jr., Ravi Palanki, Wei Chen, Ashok Bhatia
  • Patent number: 9537613
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying resources upon which an acknowledgment can be sent or received in a wireless communication environment that leverages coordinated multi-point (CoMP). The resources can be identified based upon a criterion that can be identifiable to a non-anchor cell base station (as well as an anchor cell base station, a mobile device, etc.). The criterion can be an identifier corresponding to a mobile device, where the identifier maps to a predetermined set of resources. Examples of the identifier can include a media access control identifier (MACID), a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), a short C-RNTI, etc. Further, the criterion can be physical resources corresponding to a transmission, where the acknowledgment is responsive to the transmission. Moreover, the acknowledgment can be sent or received in connection with a cooperation technique (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Alexei Y. Gorokhov
  • Patent number: 9521646
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes generating a unique position reference signal (PRS) for a remote radio head having a same physical cell identity (PCI) as a macro eNodeB. The unique PRS is based on a virtual cell ID and/or unique cell global identification (CGI) of the remote radio head such that the unique PRS is different from a PRS of the macro eNodeB. The PRS of the macro eNodeB is based on the PCI. The method also includes transmitting the unique PRS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tingfang Ji, Ravi Palanki, Peter Gaal, Hao Xu, Yongbin Wei
  • Publication number: 20160360545
    Abstract: Providing for improved implementation of supplemental wireless nodes in a wireless base station deployment is described herein. By way of example, a donor base station is configured to send a schedule of data transmission to and from a set of UEs served by the base station, and further can provide the schedule and identifiers for the set of UEs to one or more wireless nodes serving the base station. Respective access channel measurements between respective UEs and respective wireless nodes can be forwarded to the base station, which in turn can identify optimal access channels for the set of UEs. Additionally, the donor base station can schedule multiple data transmissions on these access channels in a common transmission time slot, to achieve cell-splitting gains for the data transmissions. Range boosting, differential coding, and supplemental channel quality mechanisms are also provided for various wireless communication arrangements described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Aamod Dinkar Khandekar, Ravi Palanki, Alexei Yurievitch Gorokhov
  • Patent number: 9516686
    Abstract: Techniques for establishing and maintaining peer-to-peer (P2P) communication are described. In an aspect, P2P communication on an unlicensed spectrum may be established and maintained with network assistance. In one design, a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a wide area network (WAN) to establish P2P communication with at least one other UE on a first frequency band that is not licensed to the WAN. For example, the UE may receive an assignment of at least one frequency channel in the first frequency band for P2P communication. The UE may then communicate peer-to-peer with the other UE(s) on the at least one frequency channel. The UE may also communicate with the WAN to maintain P2P communication with the other UE(s), e.g., to switch to another frequency channel if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alan Barbieri, Naga Bhushan, Ravi Palanki, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 9509543
    Abstract: Techniques for managing interference in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one aspect, an estimated interference associated with data transmission over a plurality of subcarriers on an uplink is determined The estimated interference may relate to intermodulation products associated with a parallel transmission over the plurality of subcarriers. Based at least partly on the estimated interference, data received on the downlink can be processed, and subcarriers can be selected for data transmission on the uplink. Additionally, resources can be assigned to a wireless device according to the estimated interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Gaal, Ravi Palanki
  • Patent number: 9503858
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for selective crowdsourcing of location-related data, such as within an indoor or like environment, for example, for use in or with a mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Ayman Fawzy Naguib
  • Patent number: 9503929
    Abstract: Techniques for transmitting overload indicators over the air to UEs in neighbor cells are described. In one design, an overload indicator may be transmitted as a phase difference between at least one synchronization signal and a reference signal for a cell. In another design, an overload indicator may be transmitted as a phase difference between consecutive transmissions of at least one synchronization signal for a cell. In yet another design, an overload indicator may be transmitted by a cell on resources reserved for transmitting the overload indicator. In yet another design, an overload indicator may be transmitted by a cell on a low reuse channel or a broadcast channel. For all designs, a UE may receive overload indicators from neighbor cells, determine the loading of each neighbor cell based on the overload indicator for that cell, and control its operation based on the loading of the neighbor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Juan Montojo, Aamod Dinkar Khandekar, Tao Luo, Kapil Bhattad
  • Patent number: 9497732
    Abstract: Techniques for supporting communication in a dominant interference scenario are described. A user equipment (UE) may communicate with a first base station and may observe high interference from and/or may cause high interference to a second base station. In one design, the first base station may use a first frequency band, which may overlap at least partially with a second frequency band for the second base station and may further extend beyond the second frequency band. The first base station may send at least one synchronization signal and a broadcast channel in a center portion of the first frequency band for use by UEs to detect the first base station. The second frequency band may be non-overlapping with the center portion of the first frequency band. The first base station may also communicate with at least one UE on the first frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kapil Bhattad, Ravi Palanki