Patents by Inventor Rickard Ljung

Rickard Ljung 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: 12294887
    Abstract: A method carried out in a User Equipment, UE, for controlling uplink transmission of data to a base station of a wireless network, includes: transmitting, to the base station, a buffer status report, BSR, indicative of a buffer data level value; transmitting, to the base station, information indicative of packet arrival rate of data entering the transmit buffer; receiving uplink resource information from the base station, in response to the BSR and said information; and transmitting data from the buffer using the received resource information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Basuki Priyanto, Rui Nunes, Adnan Prlja, Ola Cedell, Mitsuru Goto, Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12273919
    Abstract: A method, performed at a first wireless node, for determining a channel occupancy time, COT, of the first wireless node on a radio channel is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a radio condition parameter indicative of a condition of the radio channel; and determining the channel occupancy time based on the radio condition parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12256338
    Abstract: A terminal (10) configured for communication with a wireless network (100), the terminal comprising: —a transceiver (313) for communicating with the wireless network; —logic (310) configured to control the transceiver to transmit (510), to the wireless network, a power class capability indication identifying communication capability of the terminal in the wireless network under at least a first power class (PC-A) and a second power class (PC-B); control the transceiver to receive (550), from the wireless network, resource configuration to execute wireless communication using an identified one, or both, of said first and second power class; and control the transceiver to operate (555) with the received resource configuration using the first and/or second power class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Fredrik Rusek, Kun Zhao, Olof Zander, Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12207168
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a mobile first Edge Computing, EC, server (220) configured to provide compute resources to User Equipment, UE, (303), wherein the first EC server is connected to an EC management entity (300) configured to manage a plurality of EC servers (220, 220-2), the method being carried out in the first EC server and comprising receiving (501) status information associated with the first EC server from an external entity; receiving (500,503) control information from the EC management entity, said control information identifying a power state control instruction; determining (504) a power state triggering event in accordance with the power state control instruction, based on the received status information; controlling (506) the power state of the first EC server responsive to the determined power state triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Linh Trang, Basuki Priyanto, Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12199769
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) connectable to a communications network (100), the method comprising: communicating, using at least one communication protocol, first data (271) between the wireless communication device and the communications network, and transmitting, to the communications network, second data indicative of an aggregated processing load used by the wireless communication device to operate a predetermined section of at least one multi-layer communication protocol stack of the at least one communication protocol when communicating the first data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12177267
    Abstract: A Framework for Live Uplink Streaming (PLUS) session between a PLUS source (100) and a PLUS sink (200) is initiated and controlled by the PLUS sink. The PLUS source registers with the PLUS sink and indicates its capabilities. The PLUS sink requests establishment of the session and further controls the session once established. The PLUS sink sends control requests that include control information to the PLUS source, thereby controlling media streaming at the PLUS source remotely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Paul Szucs
  • Publication number: 20240414693
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a relay wireless device (WD), for establishing communication between a remote WD and a network node. The relay WD has an established sidelink connection with the remote WD. The method comprises communicating, between the relay WD and the network node, at least one relay paging response configuration message configuring the remote WD with a plurality of alternative response paths that can be used when responding to paging. The alternative response paths comprise responding directly to the network node or responding via the relay WD. The method comprises monitoring a paging occasion for a paging message of the remote WD from the network node. The method comprises, upon detecting the paging message from the network node, activating the sidelink connection with the remote WD. The method comprises, upon receiving the paging message, relaying the paging response received from the remote WD to the network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Rickard LJUNG, Torgny PALENIUS, Nafiseh Seyed MAZLOUM, Anders BERGGREN, Basuki PRIYANTO
  • Patent number: 12144656
    Abstract: A method for personalized monitoring of a user's health, e.g. on a personal electronic device, optionally in combination with a computing device. The method obtains (32) sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the user and generates (33), based on the sensor data, measurement values of a primary parameter. The method further identifies (31), among a default set of secondary parameters, one or more selected secondary parameters which, for the user, are found to correlate with the primary parameter. The method may further generate (34), based on the sensor data, measurement values of the selected secondary parameter(s) so as to selectively provide measurement values that are relevant for the health of the user as monitored by the primary parameter. Alternatively or additionally, the method may present the selected secondary parameter(s) to the user to inform the user about relevant secondary parameter(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Claes Nilsson, Peter Karlsson, Torbjörn Grahm
  • Patent number: 12149989
    Abstract: The present application relates to methods of operating a UE (201-204) and operating access nodes (101-103) of a cellular network (100). A method comprises receiving control information from a cellular network (100). The cellular network (100) comprises a dynamic cell. The control information is indicative of one or more availability parameters of the dynamic cell. The method furthermore comprises configuring the communication between the UE (201-204) and the cellular network (100) based on the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Basuki Priyanto, Daniel Lönnblad
  • Patent number: 12149931
    Abstract: An application server may access a wireless communications device via an exposure function of a wireless communications network. The wireless communications network may generate suitable information to identify, access, and/or utilize the exposure function to manage the wireless communications device. The information may include a device identifier that identifies the wireless communications device, a node identifier that identifies a network node associated with the exposure function, and/or security information utilized to authenticate access to the exposure function. The wireless communications device may provide some or all of the information to an application server. The application server, in turn, may utilize the information received from the wireless community cations device to access the exposure function and manage the wireless communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Svante Alnås, Rickard Ljung
  • Publication number: 20240381128
    Abstract: Method carried out in a first radio node (121) of a wireless network (100) for configuring a repeater station (20) to repeat radio signals between the wireless network and at least one wireless device. the method comprising: configuring (402) the repeater station to detect one or more further radio nodes of the wireless network: receiving (404) an indication of measurement data. obtained in the repeater station based on a reference signal from a second radio node (122) of said one or more further radio nodes: transmitting (406) a control signal to control the repeater to repeat radio signals associated with at least one of the first radio node and the second radio node, based on the received indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Rickard LJUNG
  • Patent number: 12144055
    Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device (101) includes configuring a data connection (189) on a wireless link (114) between the terminal device (101) and a network (100) based on a first control signal (4001-4003) native to a first layer (255) of a transmission protocol stack (250) associated with the wireless link (114). The method also includes participating in a data communication via the data connection (189). The method also includes receiving a second control signal (205) native to a second layer (251) of the transmission protocol stack (250), the second layer (251) being arranged lower in hierarchy of the transmission protocol stack (250) than the first layer (255). The method also includes in response to receiving the second control signal (205): activating a discontinuous reception (390) for the data communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Basuki Priyanto, Nafiseh Mazloum, Anders Berggren, Rickard Ljung
  • Patent number: 12137131
    Abstract: A user equipment includes a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment is operative to receive, via the wireless interface, network assistance information for a media streaming session, and to transmit media streaming session related information to the cellular communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Danielsson, Peter C. Karlsson, Rickard Ljung
  • Publication number: 20240306203
    Abstract: A method carried out in a radio station for wireless transmission in an unlicensed radio spectrum, the method comprising: obtaining (402) identification of alternative configurations of radio parameters: determining (404) a specific configuration of said alternative configurations, based on a clear channel assessment requirement associated with an upcoming transmission of a signal; and transmitting (406) the signal using the specific configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventor: Rickard LJUNG
  • Publication number: 20240298362
    Abstract: A method performed in a user equipment, UE, for assisting transition of the UE from an unconnected state to a connected state with respect to an access network, the method comprising: obtaining (S420) a trigger to make a transition to the connected state; communicating (S430) signals with the access network, in response to said trigger, to obtain channel measurement according to a first configuration of channel resources usable for communicating with the access network in the connected state; transmitting (S440) a message, using a second configuration of channel resources, to request connection to the access network; wherein the first configuration comprises one or more configuration settings which are different from the second configuration, whereby the channel measurement assists the access network in applying a communication configuration according to the first configuration upon entering the connected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Rickard LJUNG
  • Publication number: 20240284341
    Abstract: Method, carried out in a radio terminal, for configuring uplink output power of radio transmission from the radio terminal, comprising determining a demand power reduction (P-MPR1) based on a maximum power level associated with a first uplink duty cycle (UDC1); transmitting, to a radio network node, an indication of the demand power reduction; receiving, from the network node, an indication of a target power reduction (P-MPR2) associated with an actual uplink duty cycle (UDC2); and configuring the output power based on the target power reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kun ZHAO, Olof ZANDER, Rickard LJUNG
  • Publication number: 20240251415
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a wireless device, for uplink transmission of a data burst to a network node. The method comprises transmitting, to the network node, information indicative of a burst type. The method comprises receiving, from the network node, control signalling indicative of an allocation of a configured resource for uplink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Peter ISBERG, Rickard LJUNG, Ola CEDELL, Rui NUNES, Adnan PRLJA
  • Publication number: 20240236915
    Abstract: A method carried out in a user equipment, UE, (1) for generating location information to a location server (130) in a wireless network (100), the method comprising: receiving (404), from the location server, a location request message identifying a request for location information based on a UE-determined positioning method; obtaining (410) location information using a positioning method selected by the UE out of a plurality of available positioning methods, based on the location request message; transmitting (412) the location information to the location server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Torgny PALENIUS, Basuki PRIYANTO, Nafiseh Seyed MAZLOUM, Anders BERGGREN, Rickard LJUNG, Johan HILL
  • Patent number: 12035185
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the area of mobility management In wireless communication systems, and in particular to methods for managing mobility of a wireless communication device (10) based on a discovery signal transmitted by the wireless communication device (10). According to a first aspect of embodiments it is provided a method, for use in a wireless communication device (10), for supporting mobility. The method comprises determining (S1) whether to transmit a discovery signal configured for use by one or more of the radio network nodes (30, 40) in a wireless communication network (1) for mobility and upon the determining being positive, transmitting (S4) the discovery signal, wherein the discovery signal comprises an identifier of the wireless communication device (10) and an indication that the discovery signal is for use in mobility management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Berggren, Rickard Ljung, Lars Nord
  • Patent number: 12035235
    Abstract: A network node (12, 17) dynamically configures and controls assistance information transmissions by wireless communications devices (14) in a wireless communications system (10). The assistance information facilitates performance of power saving adaptations for the wireless communications device (14). The network node (12, 17) configures what information to indicate in assistance information messages, how the message is sent by wireless communications devices (14), and/or when the message should be signaled. The wireless communications devices (14) transmit assistance information messages in accordance with configuration parameters signaled by the network node (12, 17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Berggren, Rickard Ljung, Basuki Priyanto, Nafiseh Mazloum