Patents by Inventor Shahram Talakoub

Shahram Talakoub 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: 12375170
    Abstract: A communications system may include a satellite and user equipment (UE) devices. When the UE devices have uplink (UL) packets to transmit, each UE device may randomly select a time slot within a finite time window associated with a time reference of the satellite. The UE device may identify a path length between itself and the satellite and may generate a timing advance based on the path length, the time reference, and the time slot. The satellite may begin to receive the UL packets within the time window and may search received signals over the time window to identify the UL packets. The satellite may recover data payloads from the identified UL packets and may pass the recovered data payloads up a protocol stack. By limiting the search to the time window, the satellite may correctly distinguish the UL packets while using a minimal amount of processing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew N. Ettus, Shahram Talakoub, Ian Buckley, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Patent number: 12231220
    Abstract: A communications system may include a satellite and user equipment (UE) devices. When the UE devices have uplink (UL) packets to transmit, each UE device may randomly select a time slot within a finite time window associated with a time reference of the satellite. The UE device may identify a path length between itself and the satellite and may generate a timing advance based on the path length, the time reference, and the time slot. The satellite may begin to receive the UL packets within the time window and may search received signals over the time window to identify the UL packets. The satellite may recover data payloads from the identified UL packets and may pass the recovered data payloads up a protocol stack. By limiting the search to the time window, the satellite may correctly distinguish the UL packets while using a minimal amount of processing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew N. Ettus, Shahram Talakoub, Ian Buckley, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Publication number: 20240340911
    Abstract: A communications system may include user equipment (UE) devices, communications satellites, gateways, and a terrestrial network. The UE devices may receive broadcast signals from the constellation. The UE devices may transmit registration requests to the gateways via the satellites in response to the broadcast signals. The registration requests may include information identifying the geographic locations of the UE devices and may include two-line element (TLE) identifiers. A scheduler on the terrestrial network may receive forward link traffic requests for the UE devices, each with a corresponding priority. The scheduler may also receive satellite information that includes thermal constraints, position information, and power information associated with the satellites. The scheduler may generate forward link traffic grants for the UE devices based on the forward link traffic requests, the thermal constraints, the TLE versions, the geographic locations, and the priorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Patent number: 12081311
    Abstract: A communications system may include user equipment (UE) devices, communications satellites, gateways, and a terrestrial network. The UE devices may receive broadcast signals from the constellation. The UE devices may transmit registration requests to the gateways via the satellites in response to the broadcast signals. The registration requests may include information identifying the geographic locations of the UE devices and may include two-line element (TLE) identifiers. A scheduler on the terrestrial network may receive forward link traffic requests for the UE devices, each with a corresponding priority. The scheduler may also receive satellite information that includes thermal constraints, position information, and power information associated with the satellites. The scheduler may generate forward link traffic grants for the UE devices based on the forward link traffic requests, the thermal constraints, the TLE versions, the geographic locations, and the priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Patent number: 12047965
    Abstract: A communications system may include user equipment (UE) devices, communications satellites, gateways, and a terrestrial network. The UE devices may receive broadcast signals from the constellation. The UE devices may transmit registration requests to the gateways via the satellites in response to the broadcast signals. The registration requests may include information identifying the geographic locations of the UE devices and may include two-line element (TLE) identifiers. A scheduler on the terrestrial network may receive forward link traffic requests for the UE devices, each with a corresponding priority. The scheduler may also receive satellite information that includes thermal constraints, position information, and power information associated with the satellites. The scheduler may generate forward link traffic grants for the UE devices based on the forward link traffic requests, the thermal constraints, the TLE versions, the geographic locations, and the priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Publication number: 20240146399
    Abstract: A communications system may include user equipment (UE) device, satellites, and a gateway. The UE and gateway may perform implicit handover in which the UE and gateway independently identify the same serving satellite using ephemeris data, without additional signaling overhead. The UE may also characterize its channel conditions. When insufficient, the UE may transmit an explicit handover message to the gateway via a different satellite visible to the UE. The explicit handover message may include a satellite identifier and a lock bit. The gateway may use the satellite identifier to convey wireless data with the UE via the different satellite during the next cycle. The gateway may use the lock bit to know how to perform handover away from the different cycle during subsequent cycles. In this way, the UE may direct handover, given that the gateway has no knowledge of the channel condition at the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sudeep Bhattarai, Lohit Sarna, Nishant Pattanaik, Seshu Tummala, Saurabh Deo, Sebastian B. Seeber, Venkateswara Rao Manepalli, Sudhir K. Baghel, Mehran T. Baghaei, Shahram Talakoub
  • Patent number: 11848747
    Abstract: A communications system may include a satellite and user equipment (UE) devices. When the UE devices have uplink (UL) packets to transmit, each UE device may randomly select a time slot within a finite time window associated with a time reference of the satellite. The UE device may identify a path length between itself and the satellite and may generate a timing advance based on the path length, the time reference, and the time slot. The satellite may begin to receive the UL packets within the time window and may search received signals over the time window to identify the UL packets. The satellite may recover data payloads from the identified UL packets and may pass the recovered data payloads up a protocol stack. By limiting the search to the time window, the satellite may correctly distinguish the UL packets while using a minimal amount of processing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew N. Ettus, Shahram Talakoub, Ian Buckley, Sebastian B. Seeber
  • Patent number: 11165617
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a baseband processor and P antenna elements. The antenna elements may concurrently convey signals within M signal beams. The baseband processor may have a demultiplexer that receives a stream of M symbols. The processor may have M parallel data paths coupled between the demultiplexer and a beam former. The beam former may be coupled to amplifier circuitry over P parallel data paths. Inverse fast Fourier transformers (IFFTs) may be interposed on the M parallel data paths. A feedback path may be coupled between the M parallel data paths and the P parallel data paths. Crest factor reduction (CFR) circuitry may be interposed on the feedback path. The CFR circuitry may perform CFR operations on signals from the P parallel data paths iteratively and concurrently. This may minimize PAR in the system while supporting concurrent transmission of radio-frequency signals in multiple signal beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Matthew N. Ettus
  • Patent number: 10904667
    Abstract: A head-mounted wearable device (HMWD) with a form factor of eyeglasses incorporates a compact audio module with transducers that may be operated as an acoustic dipole or acoustic quadrupole. The audio module provides ducts that convey sound with a particular phase from a transducer to particular output ports. The phase of sound emitted from a first output port is opposite to the phase of sound emitted from a second output port. The audio module may include a pair of transducers, enabling operation as an acoustic dipole or quadrupole. The ducts are integrated into elements of the structure of the audio module, minimizing the overall size of the audio module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Xuan Zhong, Yuna Hu, Chun Sik Jeong, Zhen Xu, Jung Sik Yang, Shahram Talakoub, Jianchun Dong
  • Patent number: 10904669
    Abstract: A head-mounted wearable device (HMWD) provides audio output from a first speaker that is driven with a first signal and a second speaker that is driven with a second signal. Based on a volume level setting, an equalization profile and inversion frequency are determined. The equalization profile selectively amplifies or attenuates particular frequencies or ranges of frequencies. Those frequencies in the second signal that are above the inversion frequency have their amplitude inverted, relative to the first signal. When driven by the first signal and the second signal, the first speaker and the second speaker operate as acoustic dipoles below the inversion frequency and acoustic quadrupoles above the inversion frequency. Sound from the first and second speakers with frequencies above the inversion frequency exhibits destructive interference. As a result, the user wearing the HMWD is able hear audio output while audio amplitude perceived by the bystanders is significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Jianchun Dong, Peng Zhang, Yuwen Su, Xuan Zhong
  • Patent number: 9379987
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes encoding a first portion of media at an encoding rate. The first portion of the media is streamed over a network from a sending device to a receiving device. Feedback is received related to packet events occurring during transmission of the first portion of the media over the network. Adjusted feedback is generated, by a computer processor, by applying a median filter to the feedback data. The encoding rate of the media is adjusted based on the adjusted feedback data. An additional portion of the media is encoded at the adjusted encoding rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sean Bartholemew Simmons
  • Publication number: 20150043333
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes encoding a first portion of media at an encoding rate. The first portion of the media is streamed over a network from a sending device to a receiving device. Feedback is received related to packet events occurring during transmission of the first portion of the media over the network. Adjusted feedback is generated, by a computer processor, by applying a median filter to the feedback data. The encoding rate of the media is adjusted based on the adjusted feedback data. An additional portion of the media is encoded at the adjusted encoding rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Shahram Talakoub, Sean Bartholemew Simmons