Patents by Inventor Stefano Sorrentino

Stefano Sorrentino 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: 20240357641
    Abstract: A second user equipment can be configured to communicate with a first user equipment via sidelink. The second user equipment can receive, from the first user equipment, a first set of preferred radio resources. The second user equipment can determine a second set of radio resources based on radio signals received at the second user equipment. The second user equipment can select at least one radio resource for transmitting data to the first user equipment from within an intersection of the first set of preferred radio resources and the second set of radio resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Wanlu SUN, Marco BELLESCHI, Ricardo BLASCO SERRANO, Hieu DO, Gabor FODOR, Jingya LI, Stefano SORRENTINO
  • Patent number: 12114354
    Abstract: A method and wireless device for determining a time interval, T2, for selecting a time-frequency resource are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining the time interval based on at least one parameter serving as a proxy indicative of a likelihood of collision. In some embodiments, at least one of the at least one parameter is a priority level indication, such that a higher priority transmission results in a lower value of T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Ricardo Blasco Serrano, Stefano Sorrentino
  • Publication number: 20240323265
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed, including in one example a method for scheduling resources, associated with a plurality of components of a communication network, for providing a network service to a user equipment (UE). The method comprises receiving a service request for providing the network service, wherein the service request includes one or more service constraints. The method also comprises, for each of the plurality of network components, determining component resources that are needed to fulfill the service request according to the service constraints, sending, to a manager function associated with the particular component, a resource request that includes identification of the determined component resources and information related to the service constraints, and receiving, from the manager function, service information associated with the particular component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Stefano SORRENTINO, Massimo CONDOLUCI, Björn SKUBIC, Wanlu SUN
  • Patent number: 12058732
    Abstract: A technique for transmitting and receiving data in a radio communication from a second radio device to a first radio device is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, one or more radio resources are determined based on radio signals received at the first radio device. The one or more radio resources comprise at least one spatial stream among different spatial streams receivable at the first radio device. A status message indicative of the one or more determined radio resources is transmitted to the second radio device. The data from the second radio device is received at the first radio device on at least one radio resource depending on the one or more radio resources indicated in the transmitted status message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Wanlu Sun, Marco Belleschi, Ricardo Blasco Serrano, Hieu Do, Gabor Fodor, Jingya Li, Stefano Sorrentino
  • Publication number: 20240260071
    Abstract: A method in a node is disclosed. The method comprises generating a tag for an associated data packet at a first layer, the generated tag indicating one or more parameters related to transmission of the associated data packet. The method comprises signaling the tag from the first layer to another layer. The method comprises mapping, at the another layer, the associated data packet to a logical channel based on the one or more parameters indicated by the tag, and selecting one or more resources for transmission of the associated data packet based on the mapping of the associated data packet to the logical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Qianxi Lu, Marco BELLESCHI, Johnny Karout, Stefano Sorrentino, Pontus Wallentin
  • Patent number: 12041149
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed, including in one example a method for scheduling resources, associated with a plurality of components of a communication network, for providing a network service to a user equipment (UE). The method comprises receiving a service request for providing the network service, wherein the service request includes one or more service constraints. The method also comprises, for each of the plurality of network components, determining component resources that are needed to fulfill the service request according to the service constraints, sending, to a manager function associated with the particular component, a resource request that includes identification of the determined component resources and information related to the service constraints, and receiving, from the manager function, service information associated with the particular component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Stefano Sorrentino, Massimo Condoluci, Björn Skubic, Wanlu Sun
  • Patent number: 12035173
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method performed by a communication network for negotiating a data transfer between an application service and a user equipment, UE, via the communication network. The method comprises: receiving (620), from the application service or a backend controller associated with the application service, a request for network capacity available for data transfer, wherein the request includes an indication of an amount of data to be transferred and one or more trajectories of the UE; determining (630) network capacity along the one or more trajectories based on load information associated with a radio access network, RAN, of the communication network; and sending (640), to the application service or the backend controller associated with the application service, a response including information related the determined network capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bastian Cellarius, Wanlu Sun, Stefano Sorrentino, Thorsten Lohmar, Massimo Condoluci
  • Patent number: 11997144
    Abstract: A method by a network node controls connectivity of UEs by identifying a group of UEs for communication with an application controlling parameters used by the UEs for operation in a vehicle platoon. The method controls connectivity for a UE in the group with a RAN node responsive to characteristics of the other UEs in the group. For each of the UEs the characteristic relates to functional operation of the UE with the application. Another method by an application server identifies the group of UEs, and identifies a characteristic of each of the UEs with the application. A message identifying the group of UEs and their characteristics is communicated to a network node for controlling connectivity for individual UEs in the group with a RAN node responsive to the characteristics of the other UEs in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Massimo Condoluci, Thorsten Lohmar, Stefano Sorrentino, Marco Belleschi
  • Patent number: 11974273
    Abstract: A system includes a network node configured for operation in a wireless communication network. The network node includes radio circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a measurement period and an associated reporting window to be used by a wireless device for generating and sending charging reports indicating Device-to-Device (D2D) communications activity by the wireless device. The processing circuitry is further configured to transmit configuration information via the radio circuitry. The configuration information indicates the measurement period and the reporting window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: David Shrader, Stefano Sorrentino
  • Patent number: 11956811
    Abstract: A method in a node is disclosed. The method comprises generating a tag for an associated data packet at a first layer, the generated tag indicating one or more parameters related to transmission of the associated data packet. The method comprises signaling the tag from the first layer to another layer. The method comprises mapping, at the another layer, the associated data packet to a logical channel based on the one or more parameters indicated by the tag, and selecting one or more resources for transmission of the associated data packet based on the mapping of the associated data packet to the logical channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Qianxi Lu, Marco Belleschi, Johnny Karout, Stefano Sorrentino, Pontus Wallentin
  • Patent number: 11937249
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating one or more channel properties of a downlink from a cellular communications network based on quasi co-located antenna ports with respect to the one or more channel properties. In one embodiment, a user equipment receives a downlink subframe including a downlink control channel from the cellular communications network. The user equipment estimates one or more large-scale channel properties for an antenna port of interest in the downlink control channel based on a subset of reference signals that correspond to antenna ports in the cellular communications network that are quasi co-located with the antenna port of interest with respect to the one or more large-scale channel properties. As a result of using the quasi co-located antenna ports, estimation of the one or more large-scale channel properties is substantially improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Mattias Frenne, Stefano Sorrentino, Erik Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11838800
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method performed by a communication network for negotiating a data transfer between an application service and a user equipment, UE, via the communication network. The method comprises receiving, from the application service or a negotiation function associated with the application service, a request for data transfer, wherein the request includes an indication of an amount of data to be transferred and one or more of the following: one or more service constraints associated with the data transfer; and a trajectory of the UE; obtaining predicted capacity for network resources needed to execute the data transfer according to the information included with the request; based on the predicted capacity, determining whether the request can be fulfilled according to the information included with the request; and sending a response to the request based on the result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bastian Cellarius, Wanlu Sun, Stefano Sorrentino, Thorsten Lohmar, Massimo Condoluci
  • Publication number: 20230362725
    Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a wireless device (14) that comprises radio equipment (14A) and terminal equipment (14B). The method comprises receiving connection reconfiguration signaling from a wireless communication network at the radio equipment (14A) of the wireless device (14). The connection reconfiguration signaling indicates reconfiguration of a connection that the radio equipment (14A) has with the wireless communication network. The method comprises transmitting, from the radio equipment (14A) to the terminal equipment (14B) of the wireless device (14), notification signaling (26) that notifies the terminal equipment of the reconfiguration of the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Massimo Condoluci, Stefano Sorrentino, Tomas Nylander
  • Patent number: 11772206
    Abstract: Steel weld metal compositions can include from 9.00 to 12.00 wt % chromium, from 0.02 to 0.06 wt % carbon, from 0.3 to 0.7 wt % manganese, from 0.1 to 0.3 wt % silicon, from 0.5 to 1.2 wt % nickel, from 0.1 to 0.5 wt % molybdenum, from 1.0 to 1.5 wt % cobalt, from 0.03 to 0.08 wt % niobium, from 0.2 to 0.8 wt % tungsten, from 0.3 to 0.8 wt % copper, from 0.005 to 0.010 wt % boron, and from 0.005 to 0.025 wt % nitrogen; wherein the balance of the steel weld metal composition is iron and unavoidable impurities. Methods of depositing the steel weld metal compositions on a workpiece by an electric arc welding process are also described without the use of a post weld heat treatment. Consumable electric arc welding electrodes producing high chromium creep resistant steel weld metal compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventor: Stefano Sorrentino
  • Patent number: 11772207
    Abstract: Steel weld metal compositions can include from 10.75 to 12.00 wt % chromium, from 0.09 to 0.13 wt % carbon, from 0.2 to 0.5 wt % manganese, from 0.1 to 0.3 wt % silicon, from 0.2 to 0.7 wt % nickel, from 0.1 to 0.5 wt % molybdenum, from 0.8 to 1.2 wt % cobalt, from 0.03 to 0.08 wt % niobium, from 0.8 to 1.2 wt % tungsten, from 0.3 to 0.8 wt % copper, from 0.10 to 0.15 wt % vanadium, from 0.01 to 0.05 wt % titanium, from 0.005 to 0.010 wt % boron, from 0.005 to 0.015 wt % nitrogen; wherein the balance of the steel weld metal composition is iron and unavoidable impurities. Methods of depositing the steel weld metal compositions on a workpiece by an electric arc welding process are also described. Consumable electric arc welding electrodes producing high chromium creep resistant steel weld metal compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventor: Stefano Sorrentino
  • Patent number: 11711799
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises configuring, by the wireless device, a reporting time window for transmitting a report to the wireless communication network and determining, by the wireless device, whether data transmission from the wireless device to the wireless communication network is scheduled for a transmission time within the reporting time window, as well as transmitting the report together with the scheduled data transmission if it is determined that such is scheduled for a transmission time within the reporting time window. There are also disclosed corresponding methods and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: David Shrader, Stefano Sorrentino
  • Patent number: 11706831
    Abstract: A wireless device (100) is configured for dual mode V2X communications over multiple short range radio interfaces. The wireless device (100) is configured to transmit ITS messages over a first short range radio interface configured to operate according to a first communication standard (e.g. PC5 or IEEE 802.11p), and to receive ITS messages over both the first short range radio interface and a second short radio interface configured to operate according to a second communication standard. Implementing the transmitter chain of only one technology, either PC5 or IEEE 802.11p, at each wireless device (100) reduces complexity and mitigates co-channel and adjacent channel interference that is caused by uncoordinated and concurrent transmissions of different technologies from the same wireless device. Implementing receiver chains for both PC5 and 802.11p allows the wireless device (100) to receive signals in the ITS frequency band regardless of which technology the transmitting device is using.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Håkan Andersson, Maciej Muhleisen, Tomas Nylander, Evanny Obregon, Stefano Sorrentino, Erika Tejedor, Henrik Voigt, Yunpeng Zang
  • Publication number: 20230216709
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for channel estimation in a wireless device. According to the method, the wireless device obtains an indication that a set of antenna ports, or antenna port types, share at least one channel property. The wireless device then estimates one or more of the shared channel properties based at least on a first reference signal received from a first antenna port included in the set, or having a type corresponding to one of the types in the set. Furthermore, the wireless device performs channel estimation based on a second reference signal received from a second antenna port included in the set, or having a type corresponding to one of the types in the set, wherein the channel estimation is performed using at least the estimated channel properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Stefano SORRENTINO, George JONGREN
  • Publication number: 20230171768
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises configuring, by the wireless device, a reporting time window for transmitting a report to the wireless communication network and determining, by the wireless device, whether data transmission from the wireless device to the wireless communication network is scheduled for a transmission time within the reporting time window, as well as transmitting the report together with the scheduled data transmission if it is determined that such is scheduled for a transmission time within the reporting time window. There are also disclosed corresponding methods and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: David Shrader, Stefano Sorrentino
  • Publication number: 20230156790
    Abstract: A method and wireless device for determining a time interval, T2, for selecting a time-frequency resource are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining the time interval based on at least one parameter serving as a proxy indicative of a likelihood of collision. In some embodiments, at least one of the at least one parameter is a priority level indication, such that a higher priority transmission results in a lower value of T2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ricardo BLASCO SERRANO, Stefano SORRENTINO