Patents by Inventor Simone Merlin

Simone Merlin 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: 20250150860
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for environment sensing. In an aspect, a transmitter base station determines a configuration for a radio frequency (RF) sensing signal, the configuration determined based at least in part on coordination among a plurality of base stations, and transmits the RF sensing signal to at least one receiver base station based on the configuration. In an aspect, a receiver base station receives a configuration for an RF sensing signal, the configuration determined based at least in part on coordination among a plurality of base stations, receives, from at least one transmitter base station, the RF sensing signal, and detects at least one target object based, at least in part, on reception of the RF sensing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Sungwoo PARK, Wooseok NAM, Tao LUO, Junyi LI, Juan MONTOJO, Jing SUN, Xiaoxia ZHANG, Peter GAAL, Taesang YOO, Simone MERLIN, Srinivas YERRAMALLI, John Edward SMEE
  • Publication number: 20250151048
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a first interface and a second interface. The first interface is configured to obtain a control message. The control message instructs the first apparatus to transmit a first data frame concurrently with a second data frame from a second apparatus in a first mode. Alternatively, the control message instructs the first apparatus to transmit the first data frame at a different time than the second data frame from the second apparatus in a second mode. The second interface is configured to output the first data frame for transmission concurrently with the second data frame in the first mode, or at the different time than the second data frame in the second mode, according to the control message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Simone MERLIN
  • Patent number: 12289611
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, or computer-readable medium with instructions for beam management for radio frequency (RF) sensing at a wireless device. The wireless device performs a first beamsweep of an RF signal and measures a reflection of the RF signal based on the first beamsweep. The wireless device performs a second beamsweep of the RF signal, wherein the first beamsweep is based on a different parameter than the second beamsweep and measures the reflection of the RF signal based on the second beamsweep. The wireless device selects a beam for RF sensing based on the first beamsweep and the second beamsweep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sungwoo Park, Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Juan Montojo, Jing Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang, Peter Gaal, Taesang Yoo, Simone Merlin, Srinivas Yerramalli, John Edward Smee
  • Publication number: 20250081048
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for mobility management. A method of wireless communications by a user equipment includes obtaining one or more criteria associated with triggering at least one of cell measurement or handover. The one or more updated criteria are based at least in part on network environment perception information. The method includes obtaining one or more updated criteria associated with the triggering at least one of cell measurement or handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Yann LEBRUN, Peerapol TINNAKORNSRISUPHAP, Simone MERLIN, Hussein METWALY SAAD, Mickael MONDET, Chih-Ping LI, Ravi AGARWAL
  • Publication number: 20250081014
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling from a serving network entity instructing the UE to predict a signal quality measurement of a neighbor network entity using perception information sensed by the UE. The UE may then transmit a measurement report to the serving network entity indicating a signal quality measurement prediction for the neighbor network entity based on the control signaling and the perception information sensed by the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hussein METWALY SAAD, Diana MAAMARI, Peerapol TINNAKORNSRISUPHAP, Mickael MONDET, Hyun Yong LEE, Ravi AGARWAL, Simone MERLIN
  • Patent number: 12241959
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for managing transmit and receive beams in a millimeter wave (mmW) communication system for use in bistatic radio frequency (RF) sensing. An example method of tracking targets with bistatic radio frequency sensing includes receiving one or more sensing reference signals, generating a signal report based at least in part on the one or more sensing reference signals, transmitting the signal report, receiving tracking signal configuration information, receiving one or more tracking reference signals identified in the tracking signal configuration information, and tracking one or more targets associated with the one or more tracking reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sungwoo Park, Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Juan Montojo, Jing Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang, Peter Gaal, Taesang Yoo, Simone Merlin, Srinivas Yerramalli, John Edward Smee
  • Publication number: 20250071727
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit position information regarding a position of the UE and camera information captured by the UE. The UE may receive a radio frequency (RF) map, wherein the RF map is associated with the position information. The UE may transmit information indicating an update to the RF map. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: In-Soo KIM, Peerapol TINNAKORNSRISUPHAP, Simone MERLIN, Hussein METWALY SAAD, Yann LEBRUN, Mickael MONDET
  • Patent number: 12231267
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for radio frequency (RF) sensing in wireless communication systems. In some implementations, a transmitting device may transmit a sounding dataset, over a wireless channel, to a receiving device. The sounding dataset may include information carried in one or more training fields configured for channel estimation and sounding control information based, at least in part, on a configuration of the transmitting device. The receiving device may acquire channel state information (CSI) for the wireless channel based on the received sounding dataset and selectively generate a channel report for the wireless channel based, at least in part, on the CSI and the sounding control information. The channel report may indicate changes to the wireless channel which, in turn, may be used to sense objects in the vicinity of the transmitting device or the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Simone Merlin
  • Publication number: 20250048083
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a capability message indicating that the UE is capable of perception with respect to a surrounding environment. The UE may receive, based at least in part on the capability message, a configuration for reporting perception information. The UE may transmit, based at least in part on the configuration, an environment awareness report that indicates the perception information. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Hussein METWALY SAAD, Simone MERLIN, Peerapol TINNAKORNSRISUPHAP, Yann LEBRUN, Mickael MONDET
  • Patent number: 12200681
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus obtain a signal from a remote wireless node. The apparatus may switch between a first mode and a second mode in response to the signal. The apparatus may sense the shared transmission medium and sense if an absence of traffic is detected. The apparatus may delay data transmission for a fixed time interval from detecting the absence of traffic. The apparatus may initiate the data transmission at the end of the fixed time interval if operating in the first mode or initiate the data transmission at the end of a random time interval following the fixed time interval if operation in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Simone Merlin
  • Patent number: 12200509
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for environment sensing. In an aspect, a transmitter base station determines a configuration for a radio frequency (RF) sensing signal, the configuration determined based at least in part on coordination among a plurality of base stations, and transmits the RF sensing signal to at least one receiver base station based on the configuration. In an aspect, a receiver base station receives a configuration for an RF sensing signal, the configuration determined based at least in part on coordination among a plurality of base stations, receives, from at least one transmitter base station, the RF sensing signal, and detects at least one target object based, at least in part, on reception of the RF sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sungwoo Park, Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Juan Montojo, Jing Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang, Peter Gaal, Taesang Yoo, Simone Merlin, Srinivas Yerramalli, John Edward Smee
  • Patent number: 12192824
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for controlling a network with one or more access points (APs). A controller may be configured to schedule at least some resources of the one or more APs to improve network efficiency. The APs may measure and report a variety of information and statistics to the controller. The controller may determine one or more transmission parameters and one or more operations a given AP is permitted to perform during a respective time interval. The controller may communicate the one or more transmission parameters using an indication, such as a message. At least one AP associated with the controller may communicate with stations (STAs) using the one or more transmission parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Simone Merlin, Yanjun Sun, Hemanth Sampath, Bibhu Mohanty, Brian Michael Buesker, Yuan Zhou, Eric Vanbuhler, Danyang Cong, Raamkumar Balamurthi, Harshit Joshi, Vamsi Vegunta, Danny Jen, Nitin Ravinder
  • Publication number: 20240426964
    Abstract: Techniques for sharing perception information between a first device and a second device are disclosed. In some embodiments, the first device may be a user equipment (UE), and the second device may be a wearable device (e.g., smart glasses). An example method of sharing perception information may include obtaining one or more measurements indicative of a motion or a position of the first device; obtaining one or more measurements indicative of a motion or a position of the second device; and receiving perception information responsive to a verification that a condition relating to the first device and the second device is established, the verification of the condition being based on the one or more measurements indicative of the motion or the position of the first device and the one or more measurements indicative of the motion or the position of the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Simone MERLIN, Hussein METWALY SAAD, Yann LEBRUN, Peerapol TINNAKORNSRISUPHAP, In-Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 12167469
    Abstract: An access point (AP) may prioritize the allocation of uplink resources between multiple basic service sets (BSSs). In some aspects, the AP may select one of a plurality of BSSs, may allocate one or more random-access resource units (RUs) to only the selected BSS, and may transmit, for each of the selected BSSs, a respective frame indicating the random-access RUs allocated to that BSS. Wireless devices belonging to the selected BSS may contend for access to the random-access RUs allocated by the frame, and then transmit uplink data using the random-access RUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alfred Asterjadhi, James Simon Cho, George Cherian, Simone Merlin, Abhishek Pramod Patil
  • Publication number: 20240396604
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to apparatus and techniques for performing coordinated beamforming (CoBF) transmissions. The apparatus generally includes a processing system configured to generate at least one first frame including an invitation to share resources with one or more first wireless nodes, wherein the apparatus is part of a first basic service set and the one or more first wireless nodes are part of one or more second basic service sets, a first interface configured to output the at least one first frame for transmission to the one or more first wireless nodes, and a second interface configured to obtain, from the one or more first wireless nodes, an identification of one or more second wireless nodes if the invitation is accepted, wherein the second interface is configured to obtain one or more transmissions from at least one of the one or more second wireless nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: George CHERIAN, Yan ZHOU, Alfred ASTERJADHI, Abhishek Pramod PATIL, Venkata Ramanan VENKATACHALAM JAYARAMAN, Simone MERLIN
  • Patent number: 12132682
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A station (STA) may receive a null data packet (NDP) on a plurality of subcarriers, and the STA may generate a channel state information (CSI) matrix for each subcarrier of the plurality of subcarriers. After generating a CSI matrix for a subcarrier, such as at least one subcarrier, the STA may scale each value in the CSI matrix using a power-of-two value to minimize complexity. Specifically, instead of scaling each value in the CSI matrix to a value between zero and one using divisions (for example, which may be computationally expensive), the STA may use shifting to scale each value in the CSI matrix. The STA may then quantize the scaled values in the CSI matrix for reporting, and the STA may transmit the quantized, scaled values in the CSI matrix in a CSI report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen Jay Shellhammer, Bin Tian, Alireza Raissinia, Simone Merlin
  • Patent number: 12126416
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for radio frequency (RF) sensing in wireless communication systems. In some implementations, a transmitter device transmits sounding sequences configured for channel estimation over a wireless channel to a receiver device. The transmitter device also transmits or receives non-sounding frames associated with a channel report of the receiver device. The transmitter device transmits a frame soliciting the channel report from the receiver device. The transmitter device receives the channel report, which may include channel state information (CSI) of the wireless channel responsive to at least the sounding sequences. Some types of channel reports may take longer to generate than other types of channel reports. Transmitting or receiving the non-sounding frames during the time period may prevent other devices from accessing the wireless channel when the receiver device needs additional time to generate a certain type of channel report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Simone Merlin, Alireza Raissinia, Bin Tian, Xiaoxin Zhang, Solomon Trainin, Assaf Yaakov Kasher, Manish Madan, John Greszczuk
  • Publication number: 20240334166
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for allocating resources for environment sensing. In an aspect, a base station transmits a first radar reference signal (RRS) on a first set of resources comprising first time resources, first frequency resources, first spatial resources, or any combination thereof, wherein the first set of resources is selected to enable a first user equipment (UE) to perform a first type of environment sensing, and transmits a second RRS on a second set of resources comprising second time resources, second frequency resources, second spatial resources, or any combination thereof, wherein the second set of resources is selected to enable a second UE to perform a second type of environment sensing, wherein the second set of resources is different from the first set of resources, and wherein the second type of environment sensing is different from the first type of environment sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Sungwoo PARK, Wooseok NAM, Tao LUO, Junyi LI, Juan MONTOJO, Jing SUN, Xiaoxia ZHANG, Peter GAAL, Taesang YOO, Simone MERLIN
  • Patent number: 12078709
    Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless node (e.g., BS or UE) transmits a first set of RF signals for communication in accordance with a first power control scheme, and transmits a second set of RF signals at least for object detection in accordance with a second power control scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sungwoo Park, Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Juan Montojo, Jing Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang, Peter Gaal, Taesang Yoo, Simone Merlin
  • Patent number: 12082035
    Abstract: In some implementations, an initiator device establishes a measurement session with each of a plurality of responder devices based at least in part on their capabilities. The initiator device negotiates, with each of the responder devices, a respective set of one or more sensing parameters based at least in part on the capabilities of the initiator device and the capabilities of the respective responder device, the respective sets of sensing parameters associated with the responder devices being identified by a unique Measurement Setup identifier (ID). The initiator device performs one or more measurement instances with the responder devices based on the respective sets of sensing parameters, each measurement instance identified by a unique Measurement Instance ID and the respective Measurement Setup ID. The initiator device obtains, from each responder device, one or more measurement reports indicating channel state information (CSI) based on the one or more respective measurement instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Solomon Trainin, Assaf Yaakov Kasher, Alecsander Petru Eitan, Alireza Raissinia, Simone Merlin