Patents by Inventor Srirang A. Lovlekar
Srirang A. Lovlekar 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).
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Patent number: 11812353Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is associated with a cellular network, the UE and the cellular network are configured with a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) functionality, the DRX functionality including a cycle with a plurality of onDurations. The UE receives an indication of at least one parameter the cellular network is to utilize for the transmission of an emergency message, generates a monitoring schedule based on the indication of the at least one parameter, wherein the monitoring schedule does not include at least one of the plurality of onDurations and activates a mode of operation where the UE monitors for the emergency message based on the monitoring schedule.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Murtaza A. Shikari, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Vijay Venkataraman
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Patent number: 11812384Abstract: A base station is configured to transmit wake-up signals to a user equipment to wake-up the UE to receive a page from the base station. The base station transmits one or more synchronization signals, wherein the synchronization signals correspond to a wake-up signal (WUS) that is to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) operating in a paging discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the paging DRX cycle includes a paging occasion (PO) and transmits the WUS to the UE during a WUS occasion, wherein the WUS indicates whether the UE is to utilize an active mode or a sleep mode during the PO.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Chunhai Yao, Clive E. Rodgers, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Wei Zeng, Yuchul Kim, Yuqin Chen, Yushu Zhang, Zhibin Wu
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Patent number: 11812333Abstract: A device and method for a user equipment (UE) to implement power savings mechanisms when operating within a significant location. The UE identifies that the UE is at a significant location. The significant location is a location relative to a currently camped cell of a network. At a first time and at the significant location, the UE performs a type of operation related to the network connection. The UE stores information corresponding to the performance of the type of operation at the first time in a profile associated with the significant location. At a second time and at the significant location, the UE performs the type of operation related to the network connection. The performance of the type of operation at the second time is modified based on the information stored in the profile associated with the significant location.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Murtaza A. Shikari, Zheng Lu, Pankaj Subhash Vasandani, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Viswanath Nagarajan, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Sridhar Prakasam, Robert K. Kitchens, Vijay Venkataraman, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Xiangpeng Jing
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Publication number: 20230345236Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a computer-readable storage medium, a device, an integrated circuit and a method that perform operations related to a first user equipment (UE) configured with a sidelink (SL) connection with a second UE. The operations include generating an SL counter check request including at least a first count for data transmissions from the first UE to the second UE as determined by the first UE. The operations further include transmitting the request to the second UE and receiving a counter check response to the request, the response comprising at least a second count for data transmissions from the first UE to the second UE as determined by the second UE. The operations further include determining a first difference between the first count and the second count and, when the first difference exceeds a threshold, releasing the SL connection with the second UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Yuqin CHEN, Birgit BREINING, Dawei ZHANG, Fangli XU, Haijing HU, Longda XING, Rama Diwakara Rao NOOLU, Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY, Shu GUO, Srirang A. LOVLEKAR, Zhibin WU
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Patent number: 11800328Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting switching between point to point and point to multipoint delivery with service continuity for broadcast and multicast services in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station and a wireless device may establish a wireless link. The cellular base station may provide information configuring an over the air delivery type with which to receive a broadcast or multicast service, which may be received by the wireless device. The cellular base station may transmit the service using the configured delivery type, and the wireless device may correspondingly receive the service. The cellular base station may provide information configuring the wireless device to switch to a different over the air delivery type, with service continuity. The cellular base station may then transmit the service using that delivery type, and the wireless device may correspondingly receive the service.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sarma V. Vangala, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu, Ralf Rossbach
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Publication number: 20230337310Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for quickly recovering from radio link failure in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cell. The wireless device may detect radio link failure for the wireless link. The wireless device may attempt to re-establish the wireless link using a previously provided wireless link configuration. If the cell accepts the attempt re-establish the wireless link using the previously provided wireless link configuration, the wireless link may be re-established in accordance with the previously provided wireless link configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Fangli Xu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Yuqin Chen, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang
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Patent number: 11792748Abstract: A transmitter (e.g. a packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, in the transmitter), which may be a base station for downlink communications or a user equipment device for uplink communications, may control timing of the delivery of duplicate (same) packets to multiple (e.g. two) wireless links (e.g. radio link control links) for transmission to a receiver, based at least on synchronization information received from the receiver. The duplicate packets may be transmitted over the multiple wireless links to the receiver, which may receive the duplicate packets over the multiple wireless links. The receiver may collect and/or generate synchronization information indicative of the timing or latency between the multiple wireless links, based at least on the respective receive timings of the duplicate packets over the multiple wireless links. The receiver may transmit a report containing the synchronization information to the transmitter periodically and/or in response to a trigger event.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
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Patent number: 11792878Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing implicit radio resource control state transitions in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a cellular base station. A data inactivity timer length and a target RRC state for implicit RRC transitions may be determined. A data inactivity timer having the determined data inactivity timer length may be initiated. It may be determined that the data inactivity timer has expired. The wireless device may transition to the target RRC state based at least in part on determining that the data inactivity timer has expired.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srinivasan Nimmala, Haijing Hu, Fangli Xu, Yuqin Chen, Longda Xing, Xu Ou, Li Su, Vijay Venkataraman, Dawei Zhang, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivas Burugupalli
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Publication number: 20230328645Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for notification support in extended discontinuous reception mode. A base station and UE may configure eDRX communication. An indication may be received during the eDRX communication. The network may cache the indication. The network may modify the DRX configuration. The network may use a wake up signal. In response, the UE may receive the indication while achieving power savings from the eDRX configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Murtaza A. Shikari, Srirang A Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Haijing Hu, Fangli Xu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Yuqin Chen, Sree Ram Kodali, Longda Xing, Dawei Zhang
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Patent number: 11785540Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for managing UE upgrade requests using UE assistance information (UAI), including network controlled upgrade support, UE initiated upgrade requests, and/or budget based upgrade requests.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Rama Diwakara Rao Noolu, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
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Publication number: 20230319712Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for notification support in extended discontinuous reception mode. A base station and UE may configure eDRX communication. An indication may be received during the eDRX communication. The network may cache the indication. The network may modify the DRX configuration. The network may use a wake up signal. In response, the UE may receive the indication while achieving power savings from the eDRX configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Murtaza A. Shikari, Srirang A Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Haijing Hu, Fangli Xu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Yuqin Chen, Sree Ram Kodali, Longda Xing, Dawei Zhang
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Publication number: 20230319947Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
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Patent number: 11765784Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
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Patent number: 11758539Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for using an assistance information framework to perform fast carrier aggregation and dual connectivity configuration. A wireless device may provide assistance information for determining a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity configuration to a cellular base station. The assistance information may be provided while establishing a radio resource control connection. The assistance information may include either or both of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity preference information for the wireless device or service data amount information for the wireless device. The cellular base station may select a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity configuration for the wireless device based on the assistance information, and may provide configuration information for the selected configuration to the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Longda Xing, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sree Ram Kodali
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Patent number: 11758608Abstract: A network component communicating with a user equipment (UE) and a server. The network component receives a first packet from the UE, wherein the first packet indicates to the network component that the network component is to perform operations on behalf of the UE to maintain a persistent connection, receives a second packet from the server and determines whether to transmit a signal to the UE based on the second packet received from the server. A UE having a transceiver and a processor. The UE transmits a first packet to the network component, wherein the first packet indicates to the network component that the network component is to perform operations on behalf of the UE to maintain a persistent connection, identifies an out of service (OOS) event, receives registration information from the network component and registers with the server based on the registration information received from the network component.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Srinivasan Nimmala, Cahya A. Masputra, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Huarui Liang, Krisztian Kiss, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Li Su, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C. Malthankar, Samy Touati, Sree Ram Kodali, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Teck Yang Lee, Vijay Venkataraman
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Patent number: 11751114Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device avoiding reselection or handover to cells of different operators. The wireless device may attach to a first base station of a first network operator. The wireless device may determine that a neighboring base station is associated with a second network operator. Based on determining the neighboring base station is associated with the second network operator, the wireless device may exclude the third base station from handover or reselection.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou
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Publication number: 20230269053Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to operate as a relay UE between a remote UE and a base station. The relay UE receives, from an originating device, a data packet for relay to a recipient device, determines that the relay of the data packet to the recipient device has failed and sends, to the originating device, a transmission including the data packet, wherein the transmission comprises an indication that the data packet is being returned to the originating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Yuqin CHEN, Dawei ZHANG, Fangli XU, Haijing HU, Longda XING, Murtaza A. SHIKARI, Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY, Sree Ram KODALI, Srinivasan NIMMALA, Srirang A. LOVLEKAR
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Patent number: 11736930Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes first and second subscriber identity modules (SIMs), possibly subscribed to different carriers. When the first SIM is in a connected state and the second SIM is in an idle state, the UE may need to periodically tune away a radio from a first frequency used for communication under the first SIM to a second frequency used for idle mode activity under the second SIM. The UE may provide to the network of the first SIM the second SIMs traffic activity pattern and/or serving frequency so that the network may provide coordinated configuration and/or scheduling for the UE device, e.g., in order to make the action of tuning away (and tuning back) the radio more efficient and/or to decrease the network impact of such radio tune aways (e.g., to decrease wasted uplink scheduling and wasted downlink transmissions for the first SIM).Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sree Ram Kodali, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Zhiwei Wang, Yaoqi Yan, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Huarui Liang
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Patent number: 11729628Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for non-stand-alone unlicensed band cells that support single carrier capable UEs. A UE may camp on a licensed band cell of a RAN and transmit a request to connect. The UE may receive, from the licensed band cell, a connection setup message indicating a switch to an unlicensed band cell of the RAN and receive, from the unlicensed band cell, a reference signal. The UE may transmit to the unlicensed band cell and in response to confirming, based at least in part of the reference signal, radio quality and/or downlink timing of the unlicensed band cell, a connection complete/connection resume message.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
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Publication number: 20230254918Abstract: A technique for determining that a wireless device supports using multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to establish multiple connections to wireless networks, generating a multi-SIM capability message, and transmitting the multi-SIM capability message to a first wireless network. In another aspect, a technique for a wireless system to receive a multi-SIM capability message from a wireless device, determine a connection configuration of the wireless device based on the received multi-SIM capability message, and transmit an indication of the configured connection to the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Adesh Kumar, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu