Patents by Inventor Stephen Grant

Stephen Grant 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: 20200195324
    Abstract: In a multi-BPL scenario, some form of beam-related indication is desirable to provide assistance to the UE in setting its Rx spatial filtering configuration to receive PDSCH. The assistance to the UE is in the form of a certain indicator indicating a spatial QCL assumption between PDSCH DMRS antenna port(s) and DL RS (e.g., CSI-RS) antenna port(s), such as a preferred CSI-RS resource that was measured and reported previously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stephen GRANT, Mattias FRENNE, Eleftherios KARIPIDIS, Andreas NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20200186221
    Abstract: Systems and methods of determining transmitter and receiver configurations fora wire-less device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method performed by a wireless device (105, 200, 300a-b, 500, 605) in a wireless communications system (100) comprises transmitting or receiving (403) a first signal of a first type (113) using a first transmitter or receiver configuration based on a first quasi co-location (QCL) assumption (121) associating the first signal with a first reference signal (111) received by the wireless device. Further, the method includes transmitting or receiving (407) a second signal of a second type (117) using a second transmitter or receiver configuration based on a second QCL assumption (123) associating the second signal with a second reference signal (115) received by the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Mattias Frenne, Stephen GRANT
  • Publication number: 20200178279
    Abstract: A beam management method is performed by a UE. In one embodiment the method includes: the UE receiving a first scheduling message regarding a first scheduled downlink transmission for the UE, wherein the first scheduling message comprises pointer information pointing to an object configured in the UE. As a result of receiving the first scheduling message: the UE obtains the pointer information from the first scheduling message; the UE determines a preferred receiver configuration that is currently associated with the obtained pointer information; and the UE uses the determined preferred receiver configuration to receive the first scheduled downlink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Mattias Frenne, Sebastian Faxér, Stephen Grant, Claes Tidestav
  • Publication number: 20200169369
    Abstract: User equipment, base station and methods are provided for user equipment uplink data transmission to a base station. In one embodiment, the user equipment includes receiving circuitry configured to receive signaling information in an uplink data grant about unavailable resource elements in a uplink subframe for uplink data transmission over a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) indicated by the data grant and processing circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH on only available resource elements in the subframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Shiwei GAO, Mattias FRENNE, Stephen GRANT, Robert Mark HARRISON, Siva MURUGANATHAN
  • Publication number: 20200154281
    Abstract: A user equipment, base station and methods are provided. The user equipment includes processing circuitry configured to obtain an indication of a resource mapping for a first radio access technology, RAT, that allows for co-existence with a second RAT within at least a portion of a transmission band, and determine communication resources based on the obtained resource mapping indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Siva MURUGANATHAN, Sebastian FAXÉR, Mattias FRENNE, Shiwei GAO, Stephen GRANT, Robert Mark HARRISON
  • Publication number: 20200119778
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods performed by a network node to configure PUCCH resources usable in communication with UE in a wireless network. Embodiments include sending, to the UE, one or more control messages comprising: configuration of a plurality of PUCCH resources; and identification of a plurality of spatial relations associated with one or more reference signals transmitted by the UE or the network node. Embodiments also include sending, to the UE, a further control message comprising: identification of a first spatial relation of the plurality of spatial relations; and indication of whether the first spatial relation applies to a single PUCCH resource of the configured PUCCH resources, or to at least one group of PUCCH resources of the configured PUCCH resources. Exemplary embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a UE, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform the exemplary methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Sebastian Faxér, Mattias Frenne, Siva Muruganathan, Claes Tidestav
  • Patent number: 10615859
    Abstract: Systems and methods of determining transmitter and receiver configurations for a wireless device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method performed by a wireless device (105, 200, 300a-b, 500, 605) in a wireless communications system (100) comprises transmitting or receiving (403) a first signal of a first type (113) using a first transmitter or receiver configuration based on a first quasi co-location (QCL) assumption (121) associating the first signal with a first reference signal (111) received by the wireless device. Further, the method includes transmitting or receiving (407) a second signal of a second type (117) using a second transmitter or receiver configuration based on a second QCL assumption (123) associating the second signal with a second reference signal (115) received by the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Mattias Frenne, Stephen Grant
  • Publication number: 20200067671
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for configuring, in a network node of a wireless communication network, a reference signal resource. An example method comprises obtaining a combination of one or more components to be used for a reference signal resource, the one or more components being contained in one or more physical resource blocks of a slot; and indicating, to the one or more wireless devices, the combination of the one or more components in the one or more physical resource blocks that are to be used for the reference signal resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen GRANT, Mattias FRENNE
  • Publication number: 20200059281
    Abstract: A network initiated procedure is introduced for updating an SS-BPL once the gNB TX beam and wireless device RX beam start to become misaligned due to movement/rotation of the wireless device. When the gNB measures and determines that a re-establishment of the SS-BPL should be performed, the gNB transmits a trigger signal to the wireless device to update the SS-BPL. In one embodiment, the trigger signal may initiate a new SS block measurement by the wireless device, and a transmission of an uplink signal (e.g., a PRACH transmission) to indicate to the gNB the new preferred SS block and thus a new SS-BPL. In another embodiment, the gNB determines a new SS block for the wireless device and indicates directly in a message from gNB to wireless device an SS block selected by the gNB to use for SS-BPL in subsequent transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Mattias Frenne
  • Publication number: 20200059951
    Abstract: Systems and methods of indicating a transmitter configuration for a wireless device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communications system comprises receiving a downlink signal that indicates a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption, the downlink signal scheduling or triggering a transmission of an uplink signal. Further, the method includes transmitting, by the wireless device, the uplink signal using a transmitter configuration based on the QCL assumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Mattias FRENNE, Sebastian FAXÉR, Stephen GRANT, Andreas NILSSON
  • Publication number: 20200053673
    Abstract: A method is performed by a wireless node in a wireless communication network for receiving a reference signal. The method includes collecting a first set of samples of the received signal in time domain, transforming the first set of samples into frequency domain, forming a plurality of hypotheses including a set of hypotheses for time offset of the received signal and/or a set of hypotheses for frequency offset of the received signal, correlating the frequency domain samples of the received signal with at least a subset of the plurality of hypotheses, and selecting a hypothesis based on the correlation, wherein the selected hypothesis corresponds to a synchronisation of the received signal such that the synchronisation is achieved. A wireless communication device, a network node, and computer programs for implementing the method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Andres REIAL, Stephen GRANT, Claes TIDESTAV
  • Publication number: 20200036418
    Abstract: A method, wireless device and network node for determining an indication of a precoder are provided. According to one aspect, a method in a wireless device includes determining and the indication of the precoder from a codebook, the indication comprising a first beam phase parameter and a second beam phase parameter corresponding to a first beam and a second beam respectively. The first beam phase parameter takes on one of a first integer number of phase values and the second beam phase parameter takes on one of a second integer number of phase values. At least one of the following conditions apply: the second integer number of phase values is less than the first number of phase values, and the second frequency-granularity is greater than the first frequency-granularity. The method includes transmitting the determined indication of a precoder to the network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian FAXÉR, Shiwei GAO, Stephen GRANT, Robert Mark HARRISON, Siva MURUGANATHAN
  • Publication number: 20200022132
    Abstract: A method, wireless device and network node for configuring and using CSI-RS are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes transmitting to a wireless device an indication of channel state information reference signals, CSI-RS, resources, the indication indicating one or more than one CSI-RS resources within a configured plurality of CSI-RS resources configured to be used by the wireless device for CSI signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen GRANT, Mattias FRENNE
  • Publication number: 20200007214
    Abstract: A method performed by a radio device 6 for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback in a communication system 1 comprising a Radio Access Network (RAN) node 3 comprises receiving, from the RAN node, information about a CSI Reference Signal (RS) resource, a first CSI type and a second CSI type for feedback. The method also comprises receiving, from the RAN node, a CSI feedback request for CSI measurement and feedback of the first CSI type or the second CSI type. The method also comprises measuring CSI of the indicated type based on signals received on the CSI-RS resource. The method also comprises sending, to the RAN node, a CSI report of the requested CSI type. A corresponding method in a RAN node is furthermore presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shiwei Gao, Robert Mark Harrison, Siva Muruganathan, Mattias Frenne, Stephen Grant
  • Patent number: 10516513
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for configuring, in a network node of a wireless communication network, a reference signal resource. An example method comprises obtaining a combination of one or more components to be used for a reference signal resource, the one or more components being contained in one or more physical resource blocks of a slot; and indicating, to the one or more wireless devices, the combination of the one or more components in the one or more physical resource blocks that are to be used for the reference signal resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Mattias Frenne
  • Publication number: 20190372641
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node of transmitting channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) comprises: transmitting, to the wireless device, an indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS; and transmitting CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of receiving CSI-RS comprises: receiving an indication of a subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS associated with an antenna port; and receiving CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. In some embodiments, the indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS comprises a density value and a comb offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Siva MURUGANATHAN, Mattias FRENNE, Shiwei GAO, Stephen GRANT, Robert Mark HARRISON
  • Patent number: 10484059
    Abstract: A method, wireless device and network node for determining an indication of a precoder are provided. According to one aspect, a method in a wireless device includes determining and the indication of the precoder from a codebook, the indication comprising a first beam phase parameter and a second beam phase parameter corresponding to a first beam and a second beam respectively. The first beam phase parameter takes on one of a first integer number of phase values and the second beam phase parameter takes on one of a second integer number of phase values. At least one of the following conditions apply: the second integer number of phase values is less than the first number of phase values, and the second frequency-granularity is greater than the first frequency-granularity. The method includes transmitting the determined indication of a precoder to the network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sebastian Faxér, Shiwei Gao, Stephen Grant, Robert Mark Harrison, Siva Muruganathan
  • Publication number: 20190333353
    Abstract: Floodlight controllers with wireless audio/video recording and communication features in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a floodlight controller for activating and deactivating a floodlight device may include a camera including an image sensor and having a field of view, a switch having an open condition and a closed condition, and a processor operatively connected to the camera and operatively connected to the switch, wherein the processor is configured to receive an input from the camera and produce an output to the switch to cause the switch to transition from the open condition to the closed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: James Siminoff, Stephen Grant Russell
  • Patent number: 10447368
    Abstract: A method performed by a radio device 6 for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback in a communication system 1 comprising a Radio Access Network (RAN) node 3 comprises receiving, from the RAN node, information about a CSI Reference Signal (RS) resource, a first CSI type and a second CSI type for feedback. The method also comprises receiving, from the RAN node, a CSI feedback request for CSI measurement and feedback of the first CSI type or the second CSI type. The method also comprises measuring CSI of the indicated type based on signals received on the CSI-RS resource. The method also comprises sending, to the RAN node, a CSI report of the requested CSI type. A corresponding method in a RAN node is furthermore presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Shiwei Gao, Robert Mark Harrison, Siva Muruganathan, Mattias Frenne, Stephen Grant
  • Publication number: 20190288823
    Abstract: One or more nodes transmit CSI-RS symbols in a set of N CSI-RS elements, each CSI-RS element in the set corresponding to at least one resource element in a time-frequency grid of resource elements. The nodes select, from the N CSI-RS elements, a first set of CSI-RS elements to be measured by a first wireless device, the first set comprising one or several of the N CSI-RS elements. The nodes also transmit, to the first wireless device, a message comprising a first K-bit indicator identifying the first set of CSI-RS elements, wherein K<N. The nodes then receive a measurement report. The first K-bit indicator is one of a predetermined set of K-bit indicators, where each member of the predetermined set of K-bit indicators uniquely corresponds to a CSI-RS element or group of CSI-RS elements from among the N CSI-RS, according to a predetermined mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mattias Frenne, Stephen Grant, Robert Mark Harrison