Patents by Inventor Thomas CHRISTOL

Thomas CHRISTOL 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).

  • Patent number: 11894907
    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to wireless communications in a system are provided. A user equipment (UE) may determine a plurality of antenna configurations for a plurality of channel frequencies. The UE may determine a set of signal strengths for at least one beam received at one or more antenna configurations of the plurality of antenna configurations for at least one of the channel frequencies. The UE may select, based on the set of signal strengths, a first antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations. After selection of the first antenna configuration, the UE may communicate with a base station, in one or more channel frequencies based on the first antenna configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Farhad Meshkati, Jyothi Kiran Vattikonda, Thomas Christol, Raghu Narayan Challa, Mouaffac Ambriss, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Feng Lu, Ting Kong, Uzma Khan Qazi
  • Patent number: 11671849
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for autonomous beam switching by a wireless device. A processor of the wireless device may measure signal parameters of signals received from a first synchronization signal block (SSB) beam of a base station monitored by the wireless device and other SSB beams of the base station, determine whether a difference in measured signal parameters of signals received from the first SSB beam and another SSB beam of the base station satisfies a signal quality difference threshold, and autonomously switching to the second SSB beam as the serving beam in response to determining that the difference in the measured signal parameters of signals received from the first SSB beam and a second SSB beam satisfies the signal quality difference threshold. The signal quality difference threshold may be listed in a table in memory or determined via machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vanitha Aravamudhan Kumar, Tom Chin, Thomas Christol, Uzma Khan Qazi
  • Publication number: 20230010736
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may establish, using a first subscription of the UE, a first communication connection associated with a first service. The UE may establish, using a second subscription of the UE, a second communication connection associated with a second service. The UE may operate in a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) dual active (DSDA) mode based at least in part on establishing the first communication connection and establishing the second communication connection. The UE may perform an action to maintain concurrent services, including the first service and the second service, while operating in the DSDA mode. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Adam HEBEIN, Manisha PRIYADARSHINI, Qin Xue FRANTTI, Brian A’HEARN, Rishav REJ, Qingxin CHEN, Uttam PATTANAYAK, Vikram SINGH, Bhupesh Manoharlal UMATT, Carlos Marcelo Dias PAZOS, Cherng-Shung HSU, Osama LOTFALLAH, Flora Pui San CHAN, Abhishek BHATNAGAR, Reza SHAHIDI, Cheol Hee PARK, Subashini KRISHNAMURTHY, Sandeep RAMANNAVAR, Jun HU, Shailesh MAHESHWARI, Thomas CHRISTOL, Hemanth Kumar RAYAPATI, Krishna Chaitanya MUKKERA
  • Patent number: 11357037
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for handling out-of-order grants. For example, upon detection of an out-of-order grant, the best scheduling policy for handling the out-of-order grants may be selected based on at least one traffic condition. In some aspects, a scheduling policy may involve canceling and regenerating out-of-order grants. In some aspects, a scheduling policy may involve reordering data units. In some aspects, a scheduling policy may involve designating a reorder time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Saket Bathwal, Arvind Santhanam, Gang Xiao, Rudhir Upretee, Scott Hoover, Haiqin Liu, Xing Chen, Xiaojian Long, Peng Wu, Ashwin Raman, Thomas Christol
  • Publication number: 20220070707
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for adapting search, measurement, and loop tracking periodicities in new radio communications. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining, based on one or more parameters, a first periodicity to perform a search to detect one or more component carriers (CCs), cells, beams, or a combination thereof; a second periodicity to perform measurement of one or more cells, beams, or both in one more detected CCs; and a third periodicity to perform loop tracking to monitor a downlink serving quality, an uplink serving beam quality, or both of a cell. The method may further includes performing the search at the determined first periodicity, measurement at the determined second periodicity, and loop tracking at the determined third periodicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jun ZHU, Yongle WU, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Linzhe LI, Jyothi Kiran VATTIKONDA, Uzma Khan QAZI, Thomas CHRISTOL
  • Publication number: 20210337398
    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for autonomous beam switching by a wireless device. A processor of the wireless device may measure signal parameters of signals received from a first synchronization signal block (SSB) beam of a base station monitored by the wireless device and other SSB beams of the base station, determine whether a difference in measured signal parameters of signals received from the first SSB beam and another SSB beam of the base station satisfies a signal quality difference threshold, and autonomously switching to the second SSB beam as the serving beam in response to determining that the difference in the measured signal parameters of signals received from the first SSB beam and a second SSB beam satisfies the signal quality difference threshold. The signal quality difference threshold may be listed in a table in memory or determined via machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Vanitha Aravamudhan KUMAR, Tom CHIN, Thomas CHRISTOL, Uzma Khan QAZI
  • Publication number: 20210314055
    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to wireless communications in a system are provided. A user equipment (UE) may determine a plurality of antenna configurations for a plurality of channel frequencies. The UE may determine a set of signal strengths for at least one beam received at one or more antenna configurations of the plurality of antenna configurations for at least one of the channel frequencies. The UE may select, based on the set of signal strengths, a first antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations. After selection of the first antenna configuration, the UE may communicate with a base station, in one or more channel frequencies based on the first antenna configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Farhad MESHKATI, Jyothi Kiran VATTIKONDA, Thomas CHRISTOL, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Mouaffac AMBRISS, Arvind Vardarajan SANTHANAM, Feng LU, Ting KONG, Uzma Khan QAZI
  • Patent number: 11039458
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium at a transmitting user equipment (UE) in a distributed cellular vehicle-to-everything environment are disclosed to determine a schedule for transmissions on subchannels of multiple frequencies based on a set of UE-specific, dynamic, and performance related metrics or criteria. The metrics may include an estimated number of users on a subchannel, a best-bandwidth fit, channel loading conditions, transmission range, and quality requirements of an application, among others. Such a schedule for transmissions on subchannels of multiple frequencies may result in either an improved capacity utilization, an improved communication quality, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheol Hee Park, Arvind Santhanam, Feng Lu, Taoufik Tani, Thomas Christol, Yunsong Mu, Yuanbo Wang, Gang Xiao, Abhijit Navalekar, Ashish Shankar Iyer, Subramanya Rao, Srinivasan Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20200100280
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to techniques for handling out-of-order grants. For example, upon detection of an out-of-order grant, the best scheduling policy for handing the out-of-order grants may be selected based on at least one traffic condition. In some aspects, a scheduling policy may involve canceling and regenerating out-of-order grants. In some aspects, a scheduling policy may involve reordering data units. In some aspects, a scheduling policy may involve designating a reorder time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Saket BATHWAL, Arvind SANTHANAM, Gang XIAO, Rudhir UPRETEE, Scott HOOVER, Haiqin LIU, Xing CHEN, Xiaojian Long, Peng WU, Ashwin RAMAN, Thomas CHRISTOL
  • Publication number: 20190159223
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium at a transmitting user equipment (UE) in a distributed cellular vehicle-to-everything environment are disclosed to determine a schedule for transmissions on subchannels of multiple frequencies based on a set of UE-specific, dynamic, and performance related metrics or criteria. The metrics may include an estimated number of users on a subchannel, a best-bandwidth fit, channel loading conditions, transmission range, and quality requirements of an application, among others. Such a schedule for transmissions on subchannels of multiple frequencies may result in either an improved capacity utilization, an improved communication quality, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Cheol Hee PARK, Arvind SANTHANAM, Feng LU, Taoufik TANI, Thomas CHRISTOL, Yunsong MU, Yuanbo WANG, Gang XIAO, Abhijit Navalekar, Ashish Shankar Iyer, Subramanya Rao, Srinivasan Rajagopalan