Patents Issued in May 23, 2023
  • Patent number: 11659454
    Abstract: There is provided methods, systems and apparatuses for management of network functions. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a processor and a non-transient memory for storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to be configured to perform a method including steps as follows. The apparatus is configured to perform steps including sending, towards a source network exposure function (S-NEF) associated with a user equipment (UE), an event notification and obtaining, information on a target network exposure function (T-NEF) to be associated with the UE, and sending towards the S-NEF an event subscription update notification indicative of a change of destination for subsequent event notifications. The apparatus is further configured to perform steps including receiving, from the S-NEF, an event subscription update notification acknowledgement indicative of acceptance of the change and sending, towards the T-NEF, the subsequent event notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ngoc Dung Dao, Xu Li
  • Patent number: 11659455
    Abstract: A processing method includes: obtaining a current movement trajectory; matching the current movement trajectory with history movement trajectories and obtaining matching degrees; determining a target cell according to a history movement trajectory having the matching degree greater than a preset matching threshold and a correspondence between the history movement trajectory and a cell; and sending a handover request to a source base station, the handover request comprising a determined target cell identifier of the target cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuanyuan Li
  • Patent number: 11659456
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal transmission method and device, and a computer storage, including that: a base station sends or receives a signal within a sweep time interval, an access signal time interval, which is comprised of sweep time blocks sweep time blocks. The access signal time interval includes a downlink access signal time interval and an uplink access signal time interval. The base station sends the signal over the downlink access signal time interval, and receives the signal over the uplink access signal time interval. A terminal sends or receives a signal within the access signal time interval which is comprised of the sweep time blocks. The terminal sends the signal over the uplink access signal time interval, or receives the signal over the downlink access signal time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Peng Hao, Junfeng Zhang, Xing Liu, Zhaohua Lu, Xinhui Wang, Liujun Hu, Gang Bai
  • Patent number: 11659457
    Abstract: Embodiments includes methods performed by a user equipment, LT, to schedule a plurality of mutually-exclusive repetitive measurement activities in a wireless network. Such embodiments include receiving, from a network node serving the UE, a measurement configuration comprising: least one measurement timing configuration for each of a plurality of mutually exclusive repetitive measurement activities; and identification of a measurement gap pattern for performing the measurement activities. Such embodiments also include selecting an analysis period for a measurement schedule, and determining, over the analysis period, measurement load information related to the measurement configuration. Such embodiments also include determining, based on the measurement load information, a measurement time scaling factor and a scaled measurement time for each measurement activity. Some embodiments include determining a measurement schedule and/or performing measurements based on the scaled measurement time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Muhammad Kazmi, Iana Siomina
  • Patent number: 11659458
    Abstract: A radio network node, such as a gNodeB (gNB), a User Equipment (UE) and a method, for configuring the UE for camping on a cell in a radio network for Synchronization Signal (SS) Blocks based cell re-selection measurements for RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. The method comprises providing information to the UE, including configuration parameters for a measurement window, the configuration parameters defining a window periodicity, offset and duration, for configuring the UE for the SS Blocks based cell re-selection measurements for RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling is used to convey the information to the UE prior to or in conjunction with switching the UE from RRC_CONNECTED state to RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE state, a RRCConnectionRelease message is used to convey the information to the UE and the information is also provided to the UE in system information (SI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON
    Inventors: Pradeepa Ramachandra, Wei Shen, Johan Rune, Henrik Sahlin
  • Patent number: 11659459
    Abstract: A (repeater) node may identify a first indication of a waveform switch associated with a first link between a base station and the node or a second link between the node and a UE. A waveform switch associated with the first link may be triggered by the base station or the node. A waveform switch associated with the second link may be triggered by the node or the UE. The waveform switch may correspond to a first switch from an OFDM waveform to an SC waveform or a second switch from the SC waveform to the OFDM waveform. The base station may transmit, to the node, an indication of a post-waveform switch resource mapping between a first waveform associated with the first link and a second waveform associated with the second link. The node may execute the waveform switch associated with the first link or the second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Morteza Soltani, Jun Ma, Raviteja Patchava, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 11659461
    Abstract: Performing handovers based on RACH capabilities includes instructing neighboring access nodes to share RACH capabilities with each other, identifying a RACH capability of wireless devices attached to a serving access node, and selecting a target access node based on matching the RACH capabilities. The RACH capabilities are associated with a format and/or a range or distance of RACH transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Krishna Sitaram, Hemanth Pawar, Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas
  • Patent number: 11659462
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and access management entity for selecting a session management (SM) entity for serving a wireless communication device (WCD) in a core network that comprises an access management entity serving the WCD and an anchor SM entity that controls a first user plane entity that handles a data session associated with the WCD in a first domain, and a second SM entity for controlling a second user plane entity in a second domain of the core network. The method is performed by the access management entity and comprises selecting—based on WCD information and SM domain information—the second SM entity as an additional intermediate SM entity to control a user plane entity in the second domain for handling the data session in the second domain; requesting the second SM entity to act as the additional intermediate SM; and receiving a session response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Rommer, Qian Chen, Patrik Dannebro, Åsa Larsen
  • Patent number: 11659463
    Abstract: A base station in a first wireless network provides first wireless connectivity to user equipment operated by a subscriber. The first wireless network supports first wireless communications such as non-voice communications. A network management resource receives configuration information assigned to the subscriber operating the user equipment. The configuration information indicates that the subscriber is assigned use of a second wireless network that provides support of second wireless communications (such as voice communications). In response to detecting a trigger event (such as a voice call) indicating a need to switch to use of the second wireless network, the network management resource initiates termination of the first wireless connectivity and establishment of second wireless connectivity between the user equipment and a base station in the second wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Curt C. Wong, Maulik V. Vaidya, Umamaheswar A. Kakinada, Pratik Das
  • Patent number: 11659464
    Abstract: Configurations are described for maintaining a continuity and quality of wireless signal connection between a mobile device and systems accessible through the internet. In particular, configurations are disclosed to address the challenge of a mobile device that moves through a physical environment wherein the best wireless connectivity performance is achieved by switching between available connection sources and constantly evaluating a primary connection with other available connections that may be switched in to become a new primary connection. The mobile device may be self-propelled or carried by some other mobilizing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Ocean Robotics ApS
    Inventor: Scott W. Hassan
  • Patent number: 11659465
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for channel load-based cell reselection procedures. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) may identify a channel load and may perform a cell reselection procedure based on the channel load. For example, the UE may perform an intra-frequency cell reselection procedure, an inter-frequency cell reselection procedure, or an inter-radio access technology (RAT) cell reselection procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ozcan Ozturk, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tao Luo, Jing Sun
  • Patent number: 11659466
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices seamlessly playback data files using one or more wireless connections. Methods include establishing a first wireless connection between a source device and a sink device, the first wireless connection using a first transmission protocol and transmitting audio data via the first wireless connection. Methods further include determining a switch should be initiated based on one or more signal quality metrics, the one or more signal quality metrics representing, at least in part, an estimate of a quality of the first wireless connection. Methods also include switching to a second wireless connection between the source device and the sink device, the second wireless connection using a second transmission protocol, and the second wireless connection using data packets encapsulated for transmission in accordance with the second transmission protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Krishna Kishore Avadhanam, Ashish Kumar Malot, Robert Zopf
  • Patent number: 11659467
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes determining a failure to receive and decode at least one scheduled downlink (DL) transmission from a network entity is based, at least in part, on the UE being out of coverage and taking one or more actions, based, at least in part, on one or more conditions. The one or more actions include at least one of: performing an autonomous handover (HO) or transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) with beam sweeping across multiple slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Konstantinos Dimou, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11659468
    Abstract: An operation method of a first terminal may include: configuring a Uu access link with a base station, and receiving a first message from the base station, the first message including a relay RNTI for identifying the first terminal, a node address of the base station, and a RAP entity ID for identifying a RAP entity configured for the first terminal; configuring a relay link with a second terminal when communication with the base station is disconnected; requesting link switching by transmitting to the base station a second message via the second terminal, the second message including the relay RNTI, node address, and RAP entity ID; and receiving a response to the second message from the base station via the second terminal, and switching a link with the base station from the Uu access link to the relay link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Nam Suk Lee, Hee Sang Chung
  • Patent number: 11659469
    Abstract: A communication session for a UE can be restored in the event of serving call session control function (S-CSCF) node unavailability and/or application server (AS) unavailability by storing, prior to IMS unavailability, attribute-value pairs (AVPs) at a home subscriber server (HSS). These AVPs can be used independently by individual IMS nodes to restore a communication session for a UE due to an unavailable IMS node. When a first S-CSCF node becomes unavailable, a proxy CSCF (P-CSCF) node can send a SIP request originating from the UE to a second S-CSCF node. The second S-CSCF node can then send a request to the HSS for an identifier of an AS associated with the UE. Upon receipt of the AS identifier (e.g., an active AS name AVP) from the HSS, the second S-CSCF node can send the SIP request to the AS in order to restore the communication session for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Zeeshan Jahangir, Shujaur Mufti
  • Patent number: 11659470
    Abstract: Fifth Generation (5G) Millimeter Wave (mmWave) cellular networks are expected to serve a large set of throughput intensive, ultra-reliable, and ultra-low latency applications. To meet these stringent requirements, while minimizing the network cost, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project has proposed a new transport architecture, where certain functional blocks can be placed closer to the network edge. In this architecture, however, blockages and shadowing in 5G mmWave cellular networks may lead to frequent handovers (HOs) causing significant performance degradation. To meet the ultra-reliable and low-latency requirements of applications and services in an environment with frequent HOs, a Fast Inter-Base Station Ring (FIBR) architecture is described, in which base stations that are in close proximity are grouped together, interconnected by a bidirectional counter-rotating buffer insertion ring network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Athanasios Koutsaftis, Rajeev Kumar, Pei Liu, Shivendra S. Panwar
  • Patent number: 11659471
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for allowing the use of an alternative numbering plan for delivering short messages to mobile subscribers using the public mobile telephone network is provided. Users of an enterprise or other closed networks as well as users that are not part of a closed network may send short messages destined to members of an enterprise or closed network from their mobile or other devices associated with their subscription using an alternative enterprise directory number, such as the office number, instead of the mobile number, such that the alternative number will be presented at the destination device as the originating number. The recipient may respond to the message by addressing the response to the enterprise or closed network number, and the response may be delivered to the originator's mobile or other device associated with their subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Silver, Patricia A. Landgren
  • Patent number: 11659472
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. One method can comprise determining a first modulation rate associated with a network device. A beacon can be transmitted at a second modulation rate, wherein the second modulation rate is greater than the first modulation rate. A user device can be associated with the network device based on the beacon if the user device is configured to support the second modulation rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas William Lynn, Jr., Phillip A. Sanderson, Joseph Attanasio, Yash Lachmandas Khemani, James H. Davey
  • Patent number: 11659473
    Abstract: An access method is provided for an access point (AP). The method is applied to a first AP, and includes: responsive to determining that an access restriction rule allows a second AP to access the first AP, interface configuration information of the first AP is determined according to the access restriction rule; and an access interface of the first AP is configured according to the interface configuration information, where the access interface is configured for the second AP to access the first AP in response to determining that the access interface is configured to allow access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Tian, Hanbiao Sun, Liming Liu
  • Patent number: 11659474
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to intelligently selecting a connectivity mode. At least one first network characteristic of a first radio link utilizing a first radio technology may be determined. A connectivity mode may be selected based on the at least one first network characteristic. The connectivity mode can be selected from among a dual connectivity mode utilizing the first radio link and a second radio link utilizing a second radio technology, a first single connectivity mode utilizing the first radio link, and a second single connectivity mode utilizing the second radio link. The device may be connected to the first radio link and/or the second radio link according to the selected connectivity mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Shan Kwok, Wafik Abdel Shahid, Yasmin Karimli
  • Patent number: 11659475
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus connectable with a network, includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a first device and a second device; and a processor configured to store network connection setting information of the first device, determine, in response to receiving, from the second device, a signal requesting network connection setting information, whether the second device is capable of using the network connection setting information of the first device, and transmit the stored network connection setting information of the first device to the second device in accordance with a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-woo Lee, Wha-seob Sim, Chang-heon Yoon
  • Patent number: 11659476
    Abstract: A base station device broadcasts a base station identifier. The base station identifier is assigned to the base station device, and is broadcasted in one or more system information messages that are receivable by user devices located within a threshold distance from the base station device. The base station device determines whether the base station identifier is to be altered, and processes the base station identifier to generate an altered base station identifier for the base station device. The base station device performs one or more actions to cause the altered base station identifier to be broadcasted. The altered base station identifier is broadcasted in one or more additional system information messages that are receivable by the user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Schmidt, Lily Zhu, Abhishek Rajendrakumar Panchal
  • Patent number: 11659477
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system, which includes circuitry configured to communicate with a new radio base station. The circuitry is further configured to transmit an on-demand system information request to the new radio base station, wherein the on-demand system information request is transmitted based on a backup resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuxin Wei, Vivek Sharma
  • Patent number: 11659478
    Abstract: An endpoint computing device multi-network slice utilization system includes a RAN system coupled to a core network system that allocates network slices and makes each of them available for use in wireless communications. An endpoint computing device includes applications and operates, for each of its applications, to detect that application, determine a networking connectivity requirement for that application, and identify one of the network slices that is allocated by the core network system, available via the RAN system, and that satisfies the networking connectivity requirement for that application. The endpoint computing device then establishes a connection for each of its application with the one of the network slices that satisfies the networking connectivity requirement for that application, and exchanges communications via the RAN system and the core network system for that application using the one of the network slices that satisfies the networking connectivity requirement for that application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Liam B. Quinn, Anantha Boyapalle, Kamal Koshy
  • Patent number: 11659479
    Abstract: A network accessing method includes performing a cell search procedure for a first RAT; receiving first SI from a first cell of the first RAT when the first cell has been found in the cell search procedure; determining whether second SI is scheduled by the first cell according to content of the first SI; receiving the second SI in response to determination of the second SI being scheduled and deriving information regarding a second cell of a second RAT different from the first RAT; searching for the second cell according to the information regarding the second cell; and attempting to access the second cell instead of the first cell when the second cell has been found. The first cell is configured to provide access to a first core network and the second cell is configured to provide access to a second core network different from the first core network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventor: Hung-Lin Chang
  • Patent number: 11659480
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing access prioritization to a private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network operating in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum include receiving, at a network device of the private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, a functional group associated with a user equipment (UE) and a traffic load of a cell of the private LTE network associated with the UE. An access priority associated with the functional group and the traffic load is determined and provided to a CBRS access point (AP) which controls access to the cell. The access priority indicates to the CBRS AP a priority with which the UE is allowed to access the cell and can include a high priority, a low priority, or no access indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vimal Srivastava, Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Sangram Kishore Lakkaraju, Sri Gundavelli
  • Patent number: 11659481
    Abstract: Methods and systems for exposing the network slice selection process to the entities within or attached to a client device are provided. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for allowing slice consumers within or attached to the client device to access and use Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) comprises, at a client device: receiving, at an Application Programming Interface (API) layer within the client device, a query for NSSAI, the query being sent by a slice consumer; sending, to a Fifth Generation modem within the client device, the query for NSSAI; receiving, from the 5G modem, a response to the query for NSSAI; and sending, to the slice consumer, the response to the query for NSSAI. Enhancements to the N1 interface as well to Core Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Application Function (AF), and Network Exposure Function (NEF) are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Virgilio Fiorese, Nipun Sharma
  • Patent number: 11659482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of signalling in an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network. The method comprises signalling metrics from a parent IAB node to a child IAB node for association of the child IAB node with the parent IAB node. Information related to multiplexing capability and supported modes of operation is signalled from the child IAB node to the parent IAB node. An active mode of operation is determined at the child IAB node. Timing Advance (TA) for each active mode of operation, guard information for each active mode of operation, and exchanges for In-Band Full Duplexing (IBFD) mode of operation are signalled. Further, fallback capability of IAB nodes during presence of Self-Interference (SI) is also signalled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology and, Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
    Inventors: Priyanka Dey, Deepak Padmanabhan Maya, Thirunageswaram Ramachandran Ramya, Chandrasekaran Mohandoss, Abhijeet Abhimanyu Masal, Sunil Kaimalettu, Jeniston Deviraj Klutto Milleth, Bhaskar Ramamurthi
  • Patent number: 11659483
    Abstract: A method and system to control selection of a serving cell for a UE. An example method includes determining respectively for each candidate cell of multiple candidate cells a maximum backhaul bit rate of the candidate cell, determining that a given one of the candidate cells has a highest determined maximum backhaul bit rate among the candidate cells, and based at least on the determining that the given candidate cell has the highest determined maximum backhaul bit rate among the candidate cells, selecting the given candidate cell to be the serving cell for the UE. Further, the method could also include basing the selection on consideration of a backhaul packet-drop rate of the given cell. In example implementations, the selection of a serving cell could be a selection of a PCell for carrier-aggregation service, an anchor cell for dual-connectivity service, or a secondary cell for dual-connectivity service, among other possibilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LLC
    Inventor: Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 11659484
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that a secondary cell (SCell) is to be activated for the UE or switched from a dormant state to an active state, where the SCell is in a discontinuous reception (DRX) group. The UE may set a DRX state for the SCell based at least in part on determining a DRX state of other SCells in the DRX group or determining that there are no existing SCells in the DRX group. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Linhai He, Heechoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11659485
    Abstract: A message transmitting/receiving apparatus and method and a communication system. The message transmitting method includes: determining a message type of a message to be transmitted to one or more user equipments; scrambling control information of the message by using an identity to which the message type corresponds; wherein, different identities correspond to different message types; and transmitting data information of the message and the scrambled control information to the one or more user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Qinyan Jiang, Hua Zhou, Wei Xi
  • Patent number: 11659486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless communication method of an electronic device, wherein the wireless communication method includes the steps of: building a link with peer electronic device; receiving downlink data information from the peer electronic device; referring to the downlink data information to determine wake and doze information of the electronic device; and transmitting the wake and doze information of the electronic device to the peer electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Chen, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Patent number: 11659487
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless device including a first wireless module and a second wireless module is disclosed. The first wireless module is configured to transmit data periodically, the second wireless module is configured to communicate with an electronic device, and the second wireless module and the first wireless module perform data transmission/reception based on a time-division multiplexing method. In addition, the second wireless module determines a wake interval and a doze interval based on traffic characteristics of the first wireless module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Chia-Shun Wan, Chia-Yang Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11659488
    Abstract: Improvement of use efficiency of radio resources is realizable. An information processing device is an information processing device which includes a reception unit and a control unit. The reception unit included in this information processing device is a reception unit which receives a packet. In addition, the control unit included in the information processing device is a control unit which controls a packet monitoring state of the information processing device in case of detection of reception of a packet not addressed to the information processing device. The packet monitoring state is controlled on the basis of reception power at the time of reception of the packet not addressed to the information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Morioka
  • Patent number: 11659489
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication apparatus that comprises a Primary Connectivity Radio (PCR) capable of transmitting and receiving wireless signals; a low power Wake Up Receiver (WURx) capable of receiving Wake-Up Radio (WUR) signals, the WURx being configured to receive WUR signals on a first WUR channel assigned to the apparatus by an Access Point (AP); a WUR channel scheduler programmed to configure the WURx to switch to a second WUR channel designated as a broadcast WUR channel by the AP, when the first WUR channel is different from the second WUR channel, wherein the channel switch occurs in time for the WURx to receive the scheduled WUR Beacon frames from the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Rojan Chitrakar, Lei Huang, Yoshio Urabe
  • Patent number: 11659490
    Abstract: An aviation connectivity gateway module for remote access to an aircraft's systems and remotely offloading its aircraft data. The module broadly comprises a CPU, a first set of communication elements, a second set of communication elements, a memory, a battery, an IMU, a GPS module, and a number of antennas. The module responds to remote prompts and offloads aircraft data when the aircraft is powered off. An aviation connectivity gateway module for complete BVLOS cellular network connectivity broadly comprises a CPU, a set of electronic connectors, a memory, an IMU, a GPS module, a first cellular connectivity element, a second cellular connectivity element, and a number of antennas. The module switches between the first cellular communication element and the second communication element based a status of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cirrus Design Corporation
    Inventors: Matt Dondoneau, Johan Wiig, Ross Eickhoff, Andy Stromme, Justin Koob, Bradley T. Cyr, Austin Matthew Murch, David Andrew Rathbun
  • Patent number: 11659491
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support closed-loop transmit power control (TPC) for user equipment (UE) sidelink communications. TPC information may be provided, by a first UE receiving transmissions from a second UE, with respect to a sidelink implemented between the UEs. TPC information may be multiplexed with sidelink data traffic in a sidelink communication between UEs. The TPC information may include a TPC indicator and one or more TPC messages for providing TPC commands with respect to one or more sidelinks. The sidelink data traffic of some examples may include data-only traffic, such as semi-persistent scheduled (SPS) data traffic, that is decoupled from accompanying sidelink control information (SCI). Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lik Hang Silas Fong, Junyi Li, Xiaoxia Zhang, Piyush Gupta, Sony Akkarakaran
  • Patent number: 11659492
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system of a first network element receives information indicating that a user equipment (UE) support dual connectivity with first and second inter-radio access technologies (IRATs). The UE is enabled to communicate with a second network element using the second IRAT. The system provides to the UE uplink power configurations for data transmissions between the UE and the network elements, and performs a closed loop control procedure that includes determining a first transmit power control (TPC) value for first data transmissions from the UE and a second TPC value for second data transmissions from the UE, and adjusting the first TPC value and the second TPC value to allocate UE uplink transmission power between the first IRAT and the second IRAT. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, Slawomir Stawiarski, David Ross Beppler
  • Patent number: 11659493
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), the UE receives an uplink (UL) grant. The UL grant is indicative of a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission on a first Transmission/Reception Point (TRP) of a first cell. The UL grant is indicative of a second PUSCH transmission on a second TRP of the first cell. The UE transmits a Power Headroom Reporting (PHR) Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). Based on the UL grant, the PHR MAC CE is indicative of a first power headroom (PH), associated with the first TRP, based on a real PUSCH transmission, and is indicative of a second PH, associated with the second TRP, based on a reference PUSCH transmission. The second PUSCH transmission is performed after transmitting the PHR MAC CE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan Kung, Yu-Hsuan Guo, Chun-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11659494
    Abstract: Device and methods to receive an instruction to apply a requested power back-off (PBO) for transmitting a data packet at an adjusted transmission power adapted from a current transmission power; estimate a first energy quantity for transmitting the data packet based on the adjusted transmission power and a first estimated length of time for transmitting the data packet at the adjusted transmission power; determine the second transmission power that is greater than the adjusted transmission power and estimate a second energy quantity based on the second transmission power and a second estimated length of time for transmitting the data packet at the second transmission power, where the second energy quantity is less than the first energy quantity; and apply the second PBO based on the second transmission power for transmitting the data packet instead of applying the requested PBO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gil Meyuhas
  • Patent number: 11659495
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a reference signal, power information regarding the reference signal, and maximum power threshold for the communication device from a base station over a communication network. Further embodiments can include measuring a power of reference signal obtained from the base station resulting in a measure power, and determining a path loss between the base station and the communication device based on the measured power. Additional embodiments can include adjusting the antenna array to generate a coarse power adjustment for the communication device based on the path loss and the maximum power threshold, and providing a transmission signal to the base station according to the coarse power adjustment over the communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Yizhe Zhang, Ronald W. Borsato
  • Patent number: 11659496
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for adapting clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds with or without Transmit Power Control (TPC) are disclosed. An IEEE 802.11 station (STA) may dynamically calculate a STA specific transmit power control (TPC) value and a STA specific clear channel assessment (CCA) value based on a target TPC parameter and a target CCA parameter. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter may be received from an IEEE 802.11 cluster head configured to control TPC and CCA for a plurality of STAs associated with the BSS. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter also may be related. The STA may then determine whether a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium of a wireless local area network (WLAN) basic service set (BSS) is occupied or idle based on the STA specific CCA value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Pengfei Xia, Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Monisha Ghosh, Robert L. Olesen, Nirav B. Shah, Frank La Sita
  • Patent number: 11659497
    Abstract: A communication method and system for supporting a high data transmission rate fuse 5G communication systems with IoT technology to transmit data at a high rate after 4G systems. The method for a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation includes receiving a control message including indication information, the indication information indicating that physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) feedback for at least one secondary cell (SCell) is transmitted on a SCell; identifying whether the SCell is configured to the terminal and is activated; and if the SCell is configured to the terminal and is activated, obtaining Type 2 power headroom information for the SCell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soenghun Kim, Sangbum Kim, Jaehyuk Jang, Kyeongin Jeong
  • Patent number: 11659498
    Abstract: A method of declaring Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) for an operating frequency band of a base station. The method includes: declaring a first EIRP for a first frequency of the operating frequency band, declaring a second EIRP for a second frequency of the operating frequency band, and declaring a third EIRP for a third frequency of the operating frequency band, wherein the third frequency is between the first frequency and the second frequency, and wherein the second frequency is higher than the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Torbjörn Elfström, Farshid Ghasemzadeh
  • Patent number: 11659499
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first set of grants for performing uplink transmissions between the UE and a first group of cells associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second set of grants for performing uplink communication between the UE and a second group of cells associated with a second RAT. The UE may determine that a combined transmit power exceeds a total power limit or that there may be a potential of the combined power exceeding the total power limit. The UE may further perform the uplink communication with the first group of cells using the first RAT and the second group of cells using the second RAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiao Feng Wang, Peter Gaal, Wanshi Chen, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Amir Aminzadeh Gohari
  • Patent number: 11659500
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes control of user equipment (UE) transmission power level in sidelink discovery and/or communications processes. In order to reduce interference with base station and/or other UE transmissions that occur geographically proximate to a UE, sidelink power transmission levels are controlled based on one or more factors. A method in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes determining at least one transmission parameter at the first UE, determining a transmit power level based on the at least one transmission parameter, and transmitting a discovery message at the determined transmit power level on a sidelink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei Yang, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Hung Dinh Ly
  • Patent number: 11659501
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device in a node for wireless communication. A first node receives a first signal and a second signal, and the first node transmits a first information block and a second information block in a first time window. The first information block and the second information block are used for determining whether the first signal and the second signal are correctly received respectively; transmit power values of physical layer channels carrying the first information block and the second information block are both a first power value. Through the design in the disclosure, a transmit power of a feedback channel on a sidelink is associated with a priority; and when multiple feedback channels are transmitted in one same time window, a proper transmit power can be determined to optimize performances of the feedback channels on the sidelink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMIIED
    Inventors: Qi Jiang, Keying Wu, Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11659502
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose power control method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: sending, by a network device, second information to a terminal device. The second information is used for the terminal device to determine a first downlink reference signal (DL RS) resource group corresponding to a first BWP according to a mapping relationship indicated by the second information, the second information indicates a mapping relationship between a BWP and a DL RS resource group. In the mapping relationship, one DL RS is configured for each BWP, a signal corresponding to a DL RS resource in the first DL RS resource group is used to determine a path loss value used by the terminal device to determine a transmit power for transmitting uplink data to be transmitted, and the first DL RS resource group comprises at least one DL RS resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihua Shi, Wenhong Chen, Zhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11659503
    Abstract: Uplink synchronization establishment in a base station which operates a plurality of component carriers according to one embodiment of the present description, is performed in that the base station is connected to a user equipment, sets component carrier aggregation information, generates an uplink timing groups in the set component carrier aggregation, and transmits information on the thus-generated uplink timing groups to the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PANTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kibum Kwon, Myungcheul Jung
  • Patent number: 11659504
    Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a receiver that detects a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block including an SS and a PBCH; and a processor that determines a resource for monitoring a downlink control channel based on a field in the PBCH, and at least one of a first subcarrier spacing of the SS/PBCH block, a second subcarrier spacing of the resource, a frequency band, and an index of the SS/PBCH block. In other aspects, a radio communication method for a terminal and a base station are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Daiki Takeda, Daisuke Murayama, Satoshi Nagata