Patents by Inventor Teresa J. Hunkeler
Teresa J. Hunkeler 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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Publication number: 20170325122Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for network management via MAC measurements. The measurements may include WTRU uplink traffic loading measurement, and an AP service loading measurement. The measurements may be applicable to at least to layers 1 and 2 as applied to, for example, 802.11k in the context of OFDM and CDMA 2000 systems, but may be applicable to other scenarios as well. A method for determining and transmitting congestion information may be provided for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. The method and apparatus may be used for managing congestion when congestion is detected. The method and apparatus may be used in wireless systems that use a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. The methods may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s and access points (AP)s of various forms.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Joseph A. Kwak, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Paul Marinier, Christopher R. Cave, Ahmed Ali, Vincent Roy, Athmane Touag, Frank La Sita, Marian Rudolf, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Shamim A. Rahman
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Patent number: 9743313Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for network management via MAC measurements. The measurements may include WTRU uplink traffic loading measurement, and an AP service loading measurement. The measurements may be applicable to at least to layers 1 and 2 as applied to, for example, 802.11k in the context of OFDM and CDMA 2000 systems, but may be applicable to other scenarios as well. A method for determining and transmitting congestion information may be provided for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. The method and apparatus may be used for managing congestion when congestion is detected. The method and apparatus may be used in wireless systems that use a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. The methods may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s and access points (AP)s of various forms.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph A. Kwak, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Paul Marinier, Christopher R. Cave, Ahmed Ali, Vincent Roy, Athmane X. Touag, Frank La Sita, Marian Rudolf, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Shamim A. Rahman
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Patent number: 9712294Abstract: A wireless communication system includes an infrastructure device for transmitting and receiving communications to and from a plurality of wireless user terminals. Each wireless user terminal includes a receiver and a controller that receives a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals on a first carrier frequency of a downlink. Each of the plurality of OFDM signals includes carrier frequency assignment information indicating a carrier frequency to transmit uplink data and spatial pattern information indicating a spatial pattern. In response to the carrier frequency assignment information of each of the plurality of OFDM signals, a transmitter and the controller of the wireless user terminal transmit a plurality of uplink signals. Each of the plurality of uplink signals are transmitted on the indicated carrier frequency and using the indicated spatial pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Juan Carlos Zuniga, Teresa J. Hunkeler
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Publication number: 20150215828Abstract: A method and apparatus are used for providing assistance data to wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s. The assistance data may include information regarding neighboring access points (AP)s. The assistance data may be transmitted to WTRUs using multicast, broadcast, and/or point-to-point signaling. The assistance data may be used to facilitate ring and handover of WTRUs from one AP to another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Marian Rudolf, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Shamim A. Rahman, Stephen G. Dick
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Publication number: 20150156665Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for network management via MAC measurements. The measurements may include WTRU uplink traffic loading measurement, and an AP service loading measurement. The measurements may be applicable to at least to layers 1 and 2 as applied to, for example, 802.11k in the context of OFDM and CDMA 2000 systems, but may be applicable to other scenarios as well. A method for determining and transmitting congestion information may be provided for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. The method and apparatus may be used for managing congestion when congestion is detected. The method and apparatus may be used in wireless systems that use a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. The methods may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s and access points (AP)s of various forms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph A. Kwak, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Paul Marinier, Christopher R. Cave, Ahmed Ali, Vincent Roy, Athmane X. Touag, Frank La Sita, Marian Rudolf, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Shamim A. Rahman
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Publication number: 20150071243Abstract: A wireless communication system includes an infrastructure device for transmitting and receiving communications to and from a plurality of wireless user terminals. Each wireless user terminal includes a receiver and a controller that receives a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals on a first carrier frequency of a downlink. Each of the plurality of OFDM signals includes carrier frequency assignment information indicating a carrier frequency to transmit uplink data and spatial pattern information indicating a spatial pattern. In response to the carrier frequency assignment information of each of the plurality of OFDM signals, a transmitter and the controller of the wireless user terminal transmit a plurality of uplink signals. Each of the plurality of uplink signals are transmitted on the indicated carrier frequency and using the indicated spatial pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Juan Carlos Zuniga, Teresa J. Hunkeler
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Patent number: 8724541Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for exchanging measurements in wireless communications. The apparatus may receive a request. The request may be a measurement request, and may include a request for a measurement of a parameter. The apparatus may transmit a report. The report may be a measurement report, and may include the requested measurement of a parameter. The apparatus may store the requested measurement of the parameter in a management information base (MIB).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Marian Rudolf, Stephen G. Dick, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Shamim A. Rahman
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Publication number: 20140004871Abstract: A radio resource control unit configured to determine values for use by radio resource management functions includes a measurement reception and storing unit and a measurement processing unit. The measurement reception and storing unit is configured to obtain and store air interface actual values and predictive values; and generate and store a timestamp indicating a time when each actual or predictive value is obtained. The measurement processing unit is configured to process the actual and predictive values to provide an output value; determine an occurrence of a transient period, which is a period of time when a radio link is unstable; and determine whether the actual value is valid by comparing the timestamp of the actual value to the occurrence of the transient period, and on a condition that the timestamp is within the transient period, then the actual value is determined to be not valid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Christopher R. Cave, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Maged M. Zaki, Guodong Zhang, Juan Carlos Zuniga
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Patent number: 8542627Abstract: A method for determining values for use by radio resource management functions is disclosed. Air interface actual values and predictive values are obtained and stored. A timestamp indicating a time when each actual value or predictive value is obtained is generated and stored. The actual values and the predictive values are processed to provide an output value.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Christopher R. Cave, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Maged M. Zaki, Guodong Zhang, Juan Carlos Zuniga
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Patent number: 7738508Abstract: A temporary (temp) dedicated channel (DCH) is used to support communications. The temp-DCH channel is a channel that is assigned to a user having a set duration. After the duration expires, the channel is automatically released to the user. Embodiments of the invention relate to establishing the temp-DCH channel, determining the data rate and duration of the channel. Other embodiments relate to establishing back-to-back temp-DCH channels and the implementation details of these embodiments. Additionally, one embodiment relates to adding a start/stop function to the medium access controller which can be used in conjunction with temp-DCH as well as other applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Interdigital Technology CorporationInventors: Eldad Zeira, Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Ana Lucia Iacono, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Maged M. Zaki, Teresa J. Hunkeler
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Patent number: 7558571Abstract: A startup process of an access point (AP) includes a discovery phase and an announcement phase. During the discovery phase, the AP detects neighboring APs from its own extended service set (ESS), neighboring APs from different ESSs, and external sources of interference. During the announcement phase, the AP transmits its beacon signals at maximum power in order to accelerate recognition by neighboring APs running the discovery phase. An automatic initialization channel selection process of an AP scans channels the AP will use to communicate. Information of each scanned channel is recorded and a best performance channel is determined for use by the AP.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Angelo A. Cuffaro, Teresa J. Hunkeler, Juan Carlos Zuniga, Vincent Roy