Patents by Inventor Walter Muller

Walter Muller 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).

  • USE OF SYSTEM RESPONSE TIME FOR CELL OR BEAM (RE)SELECTION
    Publication number: 20220400420
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using response times of one or more Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes for cell or beam selection or reselection are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for cell or beam selection or reselection in a cellular communications system comprises receiving response times from one or more RAN nodes. The method further comprises performing a cell or beam selection or reselection procedure that takes into consideration the response times received from the one or more RAN nodes. Corresponding embodiments of a UE are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a RAN node and corresponding embodiments of a RAN node are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Nicklas Johansson, John Walter Diachina, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Walter Müller
  • Cell Configurations in a Cellular Communication System
    Publication number: 20220377580
    Abstract: A method for arranging transmission of SSBs comprises transmitting (S1), from a first TRXP of a cellular telecommunication system, of first SSBs at a carrier. The first SSBs define a first cell. The first cell is unique for the first 5TRXP. The method further comprises transmitting (S2), from the first TRXP, of second SSBs at the carrier. The second SSBs define a second cell. The second cell is a combined cell of the first TRXP and at least one neighbouring, second TRXP. A method for cell assignment based on multiple SSBs is also disclosed, as well as TRXPs and network nodes for implementing the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Patrik Karlsson, Claes Tidestav, Walter Müller
  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING POSITIONING MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20220361140
    Abstract: A wireless terminal (30) capable of operating in a discontinuous mode comprising and method for operating such wireless terminal (30) facilitate measurements pertaining to position of the wireless terminal (30). The method includes receiving a message from the radio access network (20). The measurement request message is configured to indicate that measurements are to be performed by the wireless terminal on downlink signals transmitted by the base station or by the base station on downlink signals transmitted by the base station. The method further comprises, as a result of or after receiving the message, changing operation of the wireless terminal (30) from a discontinuous mode to a modified mode to facilitate performance of the measurements. Relative to the discontinuous mode at least one of following are shortened or eliminated in the modified mode: (i) the non-reception periods, and (ii) the non-transmission periods. “Changing from a discontinuous mode . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Muhammad KAZMI, Bengt LINDOFF, Walter MÜLLER
  • Managing communication in a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 11490313
    Abstract: Some embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless communication device for managing communication in a wireless communications network. The wireless communication device obtains an indicator indicating a model and one or more trained model parameters for the model, wherein the model is related to an event being one of the following events: a handover procedure, a cell reselection procedure, and a beam reselection procedure. The wireless communication device further selects the model based on the obtained indicator. The wireless communication device executes the selected model using the obtained one or more trained model parameters; and triggers a process, being associated with the event, based on an output of the executed model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Martin Isaksson, Walter Müller, Azadeh Bararsani, Rickard Cöster, Tor Kvernvik
  • UPLINK AWARE DUAL CONNECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20220330364
    Abstract: A first radio access network, RAN, node in a communication network can determine whether to provide dual connectivity to a user equipment, UE, in the communication network based on an UL quality. The first RAN node can receive data indicating characteristics of an uplink, UL, channel of one or more UL channels for a second RAN node in the communication network. The first RAN node can estimate an UL quality of the UL channel based on the data. The first RAN node can determine based on the UL quality, whether to provide dual connectivity to the UE in the communication network by adding the second RAN node as a secondary node serving the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Meysam AGHIGHI, Linnea FAXEN, Walter MÜLLER
  • Methods and Procedures for Enhanced On-Demand Delivery of Positioning Assistance Data
    Publication number: 20220317234
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method by a wireless device includes receiving, from a network node, a first indication of a system information data and broadcast status associated with on-demand delivery of the system information data. The wireless device transmits a request for the system information data to the network node while the wireless device is in Radio Resource Control, RRC, Connected Mode. Based on the broadcast status, the wireless device receives the on-demand delivery of the system information data from the network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ritesh Shreevastav, Åke Busin, Walter Müller, Iana Siomina, Antonino Orsino
  • PROVISION OF INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO MEASUREMENTS BY A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE ON A SIGNAL FROM A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220248283
    Abstract: A system (300) of a wireless communication network (100) comprising a first network node (110) arranged for wireless communication with a wireless communication device (130). A message is triggered to be sent from the first network node (110) to and received by the wireless communication device (130). The message comprises instructions related to measurements by the wireless communication device (130) on a signal from a network node (110; 120) of the wireless communication network (100). The instructions comprising a first measurement condition and a second measurement condition and that both the first measurement condition and the second measurement condition have to be fulfilled for the wireless communication device (130) to report at least one of the measurements to the wireless communication network (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Parisa Pakniat, Henning Wiemann, Icaro L.J. Da Silva, Walter Müller
  • Telecommunications method and apparatus for facilitating positioning measurements
    Patent number: 11405886
    Abstract: A wireless terminal (30) capable of operating in a discontinuous mode comprising and method for operating such wireless terminal (30) facilitate measurements pertaining to position of the wireless terminal (30). The method includes receiving a message from the radio access network (20). The measurement request message is configured to indicate that measurements are to be performed by the wireless terminal on downlink signals transmitted by the base station or by the base station on downlink signals transmitted by the base station. The method further comprises, as a result of or after receiving the message, changing operation of the wireless terminal (30) from a discontinuous mode to a modified mode to facilitate performance of the measurements. Relative to the discontinuous mode at least one of following are shortened or eliminated in the modified mode: (i) the non-reception periods, and (ii) the non-transmission periods. “Changing from a discontinuous mode . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Velos Media, LLC
    Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Bengt Lindoff, Walter Müller
  • High-gain beam handover
    Patent number: 11399325
    Abstract: In one aspect, a network (e.g., a TRP) (150) uses handover triggering information to detect whether a handover triggering condition is present before a radio link fails, and initiates a handover upon detecting the handover triggering condition. In another aspect, a target TRP (152) is provided with beam generating information that enables the target TRP (152) to produce a high-gain beam for use in communicating with a UE (101) without having to perform a beam refinement procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Walter Müller, Rasmus Axén, Carola Faronius
  • Multi-day patch for the transdermal administration of rotigotine
    Patent number: 11389410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system, comprising (a) a backing layer, (b) a solvent-based self-adhesive matrix layer containing rotigotine as active ingredient, and (c) a release liner, wherein the self-adhesive matrix layer has a coating weight of about 75-400 g/m2 and comprises a reservoir layer containing about 9-25 wt.-% rotigotine based on the weight of the reservoir layer, a kit comprising two transdermal therapeutic systems of the present invention as well as a method for the preparation of the transdermal therapeutic system of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Willi Cawello, Aurelia Lappert, Kristina Kassner, Hans-Michael Wolff, Walter Müller, Johannes Josef Leonhard, Marco Emgenbroich
  • Coordinating Control of Average EIRP of Multiple Radio Transmitters
    Publication number: 20220225238
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for average EIRP control of at least two radio power sources. A method is performed by a coordinating controller of a site. The site comprises the at least two radio power sources. The method comprises obtaining, from a respective inner controller of each of the at least two radio power sources, power control feedback information. The method comprises determining, according to an inner control loop for each of the at least two radio power sources, coordinating control information from the power control feedback information. The method comprises performing individual average power control of each of the at least two radio power sources by providing, to each respective inner controller, the coordinating control information, whereby total average transmission power of each of the at least two radio power sources is selectively adjusted based on the inner control loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Torbjörn Wigren, Billy Hogan, Walter Müller
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 11381445
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter Von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallén, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Optional Sending of Complete Message in Conditional Handover
    Publication number: 20220191755
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method, in a wireless device operating in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving, from a source node, a conditional handover command, the conditional handover command including or being associated with a triggering condition for execution of handover to a target cell or target beam; detecting, that the triggering condition is met; if a conditional handover configuration is not yet completed, executing the handover to the target cell or beam without sending a message confirming completion of a conditional handover configuration to the source node, and otherwise sending the message confirming completion of the conditional handover configuration to the source node; the invention further relates to a corresponding wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Oscar Ohlsson, Cecilia Eklöf, Mattias Bergström, Walter Müller
  • NETWORK NODE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER OF CELL REFERENCE SYMBOLS
    Publication number: 20220191808
    Abstract: A method performed by a network node for managing power of Cell Reference Symbols, CRS, wherein the network node operates one or more cells and the network node is configured to transmit the CRS in a first power mode. When the network node identifies a first cell which is not actively serving any UEs, which cell is also referred to as an empty cell, the network node reduces the power of the CRS in the first cell in relation to the first power mode. By reducing the power of the CRS, the overall interference of the CRS from the empty cell is reduced, thereby enhancing the performance in cells actively serving UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas LAGERQVIST, Christian SKÄRBY, Walter MÜLLER
  • User Equipment, Radio Network Node and Methods Performed Therein for Handling Communication
    Publication number: 20220183086
    Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose e.g. a method performed by a user equipment, UE, (10) for handling establishment of a connection of the UE in a wireless communication network. The UE obtains scheduling assistance information for the UE (10); and transmits to an access node, an indication of the obtained scheduling assistance information, wherein the indication is added in a message from the UE (10) to the access node for establishing the connection of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Walter Müller, Pontus Wallentin, Julien Muller, Thomas Johansson, Johan Rune
  • Handling of application layer measurements during handover in wireless communication networks
    Patent number: 11356905
    Abstract: Methods and related wireless device and radio network node, which enable the handling of Quality of Experience, QoE, measurements during handover, are described. In some aspects, the wireless device may determine whether to report QoE measurements and whether to start new QoE measurements, in a cell served by a target radio network node, based, at least in part, on the presence or absence of QoE-measurement related indications in the handover command message received from the target radio network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Nianshan Shi, Cecilia Eklöf, Walter Müller, Mattias Bergström, Waikwok Kwong
  • Multi-Day Patch for the Transdermal Administration of Rotigotine
    Publication number: 20220151949
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system formed from (a) a backing layer, (b) a solvent-based self-adhesive matrix layer containing rotigotine as active ingredient, and (c) a release liner, in which the self-adhesive matrix layer has a coating weight of about 75-400 g/m2 and comprises a reservoir layer containing about 9-25 wt.-% rotigotine based on the weight of the reservoir layer; a kit containing two transdermal therapeutic systems of the present invention; and methods for the preparation of the transdermal therapeutic system of the present invention. The present invention further relates to methods of treatment based upon the application of the inventive transdermal therapeutic systems once or twice weekly via systems adapted to allow for the transdermal administration of therapeutically effective amounts of rotigotine for at least 3 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG
    Inventors: Willi CAWELLO, Aurelia LAPPERT, Kristina KASSNER, Hans-Michael WOLFF, Walter MÜLLER, Johannes Josef LEONHARD, Marco EMGENBROICH
  • Wireless device, higher layer node and methods for handling measurement reporting in a wireless network
    Patent number: 11323905
    Abstract: A wireless device (400), a higher layer node (404) and methods therein, for handling measurement reporting in a wireless network as performed by the wireless device (400). The wireless device (400) detects (4:1) a coverage object being a cell or a beam not contained in a predefined first list of coverage objects for which the wireless device (400) is required to send measurement reports to a lower layer node (402) operable according to at least one of layer 1 and layer 2. The wireless device (400) then measures a radio signal of the coverage object where the measured radio signal fulfils a predefined event condition, and sends (4:2B) a measurement report of said measuring to a higher layer node (404) operable according to one or more layers above layer 1 and layer 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Walter Müller
  • Provision of instructions related to measurements by a wireless communication device on a signal from a wireless communication network
    Patent number: 11317328
    Abstract: A system (300) of a wireless communication network (100) comprising a first network node (110) arranged for wireless communication with a wireless communication device (130). A message is triggered to be sent from the first network node (110) to and received by the wireless communication device (130). The message comprises instructions related to measurements by the wireless communication device (130) on a signal from a network node (110; 120) of the wireless communication network (100). The instructions comprising a first measurement condition and a second measurement condition and that both the first measurement condition and the second measurement condition have to be fulfilled for the wireless communication device (130) to report at least one of the measurements to the wireless communication network (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Parisa Pakniat, Henning Wiemann, Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Walter Müller
  • Network node and method for managing power of Cell Reference Symbols
    Patent number: 11304153
    Abstract: A method performed by a network node for managing power of Cell Reference Symbols, CRS, wherein the network node operates one or more cells and the network node is configured to transmit the CRS in a first power mode. When the network node identifies a first cell which is not actively serving any UEs, which cell is also referred to as an empty cell, the network node reduces the power of the CRS in the first cell in relation to the first power mode. By reducing the power of the CRS, the overall interference of the CRS from the empty cell is reduced, thereby enhancing the performance in cells actively serving UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Tomas Lagerqvist, Christian Skärby, Walter Müller