Cooperating Elements; Interaction Or Communication Between Different Cooperating Elements Or Between Cooperating Elements And Receivers (ipc) Patents (Class 342/357.4)
  • Patent number: 11622233
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system of a base station is provided for determining a location of a mobile device by receiving data from a mobile device associated with a location of the mobile device and generating a world model database corresponding to a physical location of the base station. The received data is constrained based on the generated world model database, and an updated location of the mobile device is determined based on the constrained data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Kunal Tyagi
  • Patent number: 11580065
    Abstract: An Orchestrated Data Recovery (ODR) Cyber Protection Automation (CPA) operates to ensure one-to-one creation of snapsets of a production site and corresponding snapsets of a cyber vault. During an initiation phase, the ODR CPA monitors synchronization of a snapset of production volumes from the production site to the cyber vault. If additional snapsets of the production volumes are created prior to completion of synchronization of the first snapset, the additional snapsets are also synchronized to the cyber vault. Once the initial synchronization of the storage volumes has been completed, the ODR CPA causes a Storage Volume Creation and Management System (SVCMS) to create a snapset of the storage volumes at the cyber vault. Subsequently, each time a snapset is created of the production site, the ODR CPA orchestrates synchronization of the snapset to the cyber vault and creation of a corresponding snapset at the cyber vault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Callewaert, Dennis Trulli, Brett Quinn, John Darling
  • Patent number: 11564142
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication that over come problems associated with conventional approaches including load balancing and handover efficiency issues. In one aspect a wireless communication technique takes into account the load of a donor gNB before a relay decides to reselect from one donor gNB to another. In another aspect, a wireless communication technique ensures that relays are handed over to base stations that will be able to serve the relay as the mobile relay continues to follow its expected path (e.g. streets or tracks).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sebastian Speicher, Haris Zisimopoulos, Lenaig Genevieve Chaponniere, Hong Cheng, Karl Georg Hampel, Alberto Rico Alvarino
  • Patent number: 11393358
    Abstract: Systems and methods for golf analysis including a tag coupled to a golf club providing statistical analytics for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SKYHAWKE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew P. Doherty, James F. Doherty, III, William G. Moore, Richard L. Root
  • Patent number: 11247636
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic key system acquires a vehicle vibration, which is a vibration generated in a vehicle, at a time of a driver's door of the vehicle being closed after a driver is presumed to get in the vehicle, and a key vibration, which is a vibration generated in an electronic key, at the time of the driver's door being closed after the driver is presumed to get in the vehicle. The system determines whether or not the vehicle vibration and the key vibration at the time of the driver's door being closed match each other, and permits an operation of a predetermined operation target device mounted in the vehicle on the condition that the vehicle vibration and the key vibration match each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidenori Wada
  • Patent number: 11127302
    Abstract: A method of transmitting data across a J1939 network comprises communicating at least one sensor, if not a plurality of sensors or operator interface devices, related to a utility service body data mounted on a chassis across the J1939 network on unassigned PGN/SPN combinations for various uses. Furthermore, at least one controller can evaluate other J1939 data, such as transmission gear and/or engine RPM before permitting operation of at least one function of the utility service body or upfit body with at least some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Heil Co.
    Inventors: Ricardo Castano Salinas, John Forrest Smith, Brian Huston Ham, Ralph Waldo Whitfield, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11109191
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to current geographical location displaying methods and devices. One example method includes detecting whether a user initiates an emergency call, in response to detecting that the user initiates an emergency call, obtaining current geographical location information, and presenting the current geographical location information on an emergency call screen. A presentation form comprises at least one of a text form and a map form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ning Qi, Shiyong Cao
  • Patent number: 11067698
    Abstract: The present invention provides a message broadcast apparatus and method for enhanced parameters in a satellite navigation system. The apparatus includes: a processor, which determines the insertion position of the enhanced parameter in the reserved space in the navigation message frame structure model according to the byte size and the broadcast frequency of the enhanced parameter that needs to be broadcast, so as to perform the message arrangement of the enhanced parameter; and a transmitter, which uploads the arranged message to the broadcast satellite for broadcasting the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Jianhua Zhou, Jinxian Zhao, Junping Chen, Xiuqiang Gong
  • Patent number: 11061143
    Abstract: In a satellite navigation system a navigation terminal continuously receives navigation signals from navigation satellites and continuously implements navigation calculations, thereby obtaining navigation calculation results, and executes in parallel: using clock offset values determined through the navigation calculations, calculates, in real time, changes in difference between time differences with regard to difference between time differences, which are differences between a clock offset value and a standard deviation value, which is the value of the standard deviation of fluctuation amounts of the clock offset values; determines, in real time, two navigation precision indices of the calculated navigation calculation results on the basis of each change in the calculated difference between time differences and standard deviation value; associates, in real time, the determined two navigation precision indices with the calculated navigation calculation results; and outputs, in real time, the navigation calcul
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Soga, Yoshimi Ohshima, Tomoya Osawa, Aki Taniyama, Aki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11039491
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided to improve pairing between two devices by employing an inductive antenna circuit (e.g., 13.56 MHz) in addition to another wireless communication antenna circuit (e.g., 2.4 GHz) and a pairing protocol to minimize pairing between unintended devices. Communications via inductive antenna circuit (e.g., 13.56 MHz) require that the devices to be paired to be in close proximity to each other, which increases the likelihood of intended pairing between these devices. When the inductive pulses of the first device are detected by the second device, the second device commences advertising signals with time stamps. The inductive pulses and the time stamps facilitate synchronizing scanning windows of the first device with the advertising signals of the second device to lessen the likelihood of interference of advertising pulses from an unintended device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Ping Zheng, Marc Clifford Vogt, Mojtaba Kashef, Sumukh Pathare
  • Patent number: 10884133
    Abstract: A positioning system for global navigational satellite system (GNSS) includes a first receiver to measure a first carrier phase of a carrier signal emitted by a satellite and a second receiver to measure a second carrier phase of the carrier signal emitted by the satellite. The, first carrier phase includes a first carrier phase ambiguity as an unknown integer number of wavelengths of the carrier signal travelled between the satellite and the first receiver. Similarly, the second carrier phase includes a second carrier phase ambiguity as an unknown integer number of wavelengths of the carrier signal travelled between the satellite and the second receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong Jin Kim, Dongyang Xu, Philip Orlik
  • Patent number: 10795027
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and method of providing local fine timing assistance are generally described. Prior to storing a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-cellular time relationship in the UE and, when the network is unable to provide fine timing assistance, a GNSS receiver transmits a request to a modem. The modem, in response, periodically or as scheduled transmits a pulse and pulse timing information (PTI) including a pulse transmission time (PTT) based on cellular network time. The receiver determines a GNSS-cellular time relationship and obtains a GNSS satellite positioning signal and GNSS fix using the PTI. For pulses after the initial pulse, the PTI includes a time difference between the PTT and a PTT of the preceding pulse. The receiver determines a time difference between the PTT and GNSS fix. The modem is configured to terminate pulse transmission in response to receiving a termination request from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raghvendra Gupta, Rajshekhar Oruganti
  • Patent number: 10780961
    Abstract: A laser-powered ice-penetrating communications payload delivery vehicle for sub-ice submarine missions enables under-ice operations to exchange information with terrestrial facilities or satellite networks with communications methods otherwise blocked by an ice cap. The vehicle comprises an electronics bay, a payload bay, optics bay, and a melt optic with laser. The system and method of establishing communication where the vehicle, tethered to a sub-ice vessel, is released. The vehicle ascends to the bottom of an ice sheet and uses a laser to melt the ice, forming a borehole through which the vehicle continues to ascend. When buoyancy no longer advances the vehicle beyond sea level, the vehicle continues to melt a conical opening through the ice until unobstructed atmosphere is reached and bi-directional communication is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Stone Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harman, William C. Stone
  • Patent number: 10757648
    Abstract: A wireless mesh network includes a child node coupled to a parent node. The parent node transmits time sync beacons that indicate a time slot number and a start time for a current time slot. The child node receives the time sync beacons and determines a delta between the current time slot number of the child node and the current time slot number of the parent node. The child node also computes an offset between a start time of the current slot of the child node and the start time of the current slot of the parent node. The child node reports the delta and the offset to the parent node. Based on the delta and the offset, the parent node determines when, and on what channel, the child node is predicted to be receiving transmissions, and then schedules transmissions to the child node accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Uhling, Imad Jamil, Fabrice Monier, Keith Wayne Barnes
  • Patent number: 10748395
    Abstract: A tracker apparatus, and method for tracking deployable units. The tracker apparatus includes a first sensor group having a first power consumption profile; a second sensor group having a second power consumption profile; a communication circuit having a first network interface for communicating with a control server; an energy storage; a processing circuitry; and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the tracker apparatus to: trigger the processing circuitry to awaken from a low power mode in response to a first input from a first sensor of the first sensor group exceeding a first threshold; activate a second sensor of the second sensor group in response to the first input corresponding to an unauthorized movement; and activate a tracking mode of the tracker apparatus, in response to a second input from the second sensor corresponding to an unauthorized movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: Vivek Kangralkar
    Inventors: Vivek Kangralkar, Vikram Patil
  • Patent number: 10708870
    Abstract: A method of adjusting power settings on a wireless device is described. The method includes applying a default power setting. The method also includes receiving region information from a central configuration device. The method also includes determining a power setting based on the region information. The method also includes applying the power setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: WirePath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Doubek, Robert Don Bruhn, Jr., Luis F. Gomez
  • Patent number: 10663362
    Abstract: A method for determining a torsional moment of a wheel set shaft of a rail vehicle during the operation of the rail vehicle is used for a wheel set shaft having two wheels secured to ends of the shaft for rolling on two rails. A model is used to calculate a torsional moment which acts on the wheel set shaft, and the model is based on a torsional vibration of the wheel set shaft at a specified slip action point. The torsional moment acting on the wheel set shaft is ascertained based on the energy of the torsional vibration of the wheel set shaft at the slip action point and based on a damping energy which acts on the torsional vibration of the wheel set shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Breuer, Minyi Yu
  • Patent number: 10582462
    Abstract: According to a synchronization method and apparatus provided in this application, a source station sends location information of the source station; and after obtaining a signal propagation delay that is calculated according to the location information of the source station and location information of a to-be-synchronized station, the to-be-synchronized station performs synchronization with the source station according to a synchronization reference time obtained by subtracting the propagation delay from a receiving time of a first network reference signal received from the source station. It can be learned that, in a process in which the to-be-synchronized station performs synchronization with the source station, the signal propagation delay between the to-be-synchronized station and the source station is used to compensate for the receiving time of the first network reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Man Wang, Henrik Olofsson, Liwei Qiu
  • Patent number: 10540386
    Abstract: Social data obtained from social networks first undergo preliminary processing to remove the social data that do not have a workable attribute. Next, the social data go through machine learning process and stored firstly in a cache of main server and later on in a big data database that is distributed into different servers at different locations, with the purpose of better security and efficiency. When a client requests or search a certain attribute, such as location, the well processed and organized social data stored in the cache and the big data database will be searched in order to find the corresponding social data, which will then be present at a map based on such social data's location attribute. The foregoing process can be implemented as an application of a handheld device, such as cell phone, or a website that is accessible for both handheld device and computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Shaofeng Yang
  • Patent number: 10542061
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating top level index files for use in adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the method of the invention includes receiving a request from a playback device at a playback server, where the request identifies a piece of content, retrieving a list of assets associated with the identified piece of content using the playback server, filtering the list of assets using at least one predetermined criterion using the playback server, generating a top level index file describing each asset in the filtered list of assets using the playback server, and sending the top level index file to the playback device using the playback server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Braness, Evan Wallin, Ederson Ferreira
  • Patent number: 10518854
    Abstract: A laser-powered ice-penetrating communications payload delivery vehicle for sub-ice submarine missions enables under-ice operations to exchange information with terrestrial facilities or satellite networks with communications methods otherwise blocked by an ice cap. The vehicle comprises an electronics bay, a payload bay, optics bay, and a melt optic with laser. The system and method of establishing communication where the vehicle, tethered to a sub-ice vessel, is released. The vehicle ascends to the bottom of an ice sheet and uses a laser to melt the ice, forming a borehole through which the vehicle continues to ascend. When buoyancy no longer advances the vehicle beyond sea level, the vehicle continues to melt a conical opening through the ice until unobstructed atmosphere is reached and bi-directional communication is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Stone Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harman, William C. Stone
  • Patent number: 10476434
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to quadrature clock generation with injection locking. In accordance with one aspect, quadrature clock generation with injection locking uses a digital calibration circuit having a coarse calibration circuit and a fine calibration circuit to perform a coarse frequency calibration of a controlled oscillator, wherein the controlled oscillator is coupled to the digital calibration circuit; characterize a replica oscillator signal path associated with an oscillator replica circuit, wherein the oscillator replica circuit is coupled to the controlled oscillator; perform a fine frequency calibration of the controlled oscillator by measuring a phase difference between the controlled oscillator and the oscillator replica circuit; and generate a calibrated set of quadrature clock signals after performing the fine frequency calibration of the controlled oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bupesh Pandita, Zhuo Gao, Eskinder Hailu
  • Patent number: 10473792
    Abstract: A method is provided whereby a group of receivers local to one another make GNSS measurements of a number of satellites, from one or multiple different GNSS's, and by combining the measurements of the same satellites made by the different receivers it is possible given sufficient conditions to determine the positions of the receivers and the satellite errors such that the positions obtained are equivalent to those obtained from a traditional differential GNSS system, without the need for a static reference receiver at a known location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: u-blox AG
    Inventors: David Bartlett, Andy Thurman
  • Patent number: 10467558
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the organization, management, and graphical display of multiple logically related entities. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide the real-time display of status and location information for a fleet of tracked vehicles. In some embodiments, the systems and methods permit the automatic clustering of assets based on a user's view of an underlying map. In some embodiments, the assets are vehicles that are a part of a managed fleet. In some embodiments, the assets are logically arranged into clusters of like assets. In some embodiments, the clusters provide graphical indications of status or class information of their underlying assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph James Mason, Jason Mathew Koch
  • Patent number: 10403104
    Abstract: A tracker apparatus, and method thereof for tracking deployable units are provided. The tracker apparatus includes a first sensor group having a first power consumption profile; a second sensor group having a second power consumption profile; a communication circuit having a first network interface for communicating with a control server; an energy storage; a processing circuitry; and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the tracker apparatus to: trigger the processing circuitry to awaken from a low power mode, in response to a first input from a first sensor of the first sensor group exceeding a first threshold; activate a second sensor of the second sensor group in response to the first input corresponding to an unauthorized movement; and activate a tracking mode of the tracker apparatus, in response to a second input from the second sensor corresponding to an unauthorized movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventors: Vivek Kangralkar, Vikram Patil
  • Patent number: 10373202
    Abstract: A social networking system generates a region-specific brand page for presentation to a requesting a brand paged based on location information associated with the user. The region-specific brand page includes data about the brand and aggregated data about users' actions associated with the brand in the social networking system and is presented in a format determined in part by the location information associated with the user. Additionally, the region-specific brand page may include data describing interactions with the brand by users connected to the user viewing the brand page, even if the connected users are associated with location information associated with a different geographic region than the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Jack William Lindamood
  • Patent number: 10339574
    Abstract: Systems and methods here include computer-implemented methods for determining ratings for software including displaying multiple content descriptors and options for user selection of both the frequency and intensity of the content in the software program by non-numerical selections. Some embodiments include receiving selections of user characterizations of frequency and intensity for each of the multiple content descriptors, and mapping the user characterization selections of each of the multiple content descriptors to find a rating level for each of the multiple content descriptors. Some embodiments include determining a highest rating level for the software program by comparing all of the rating levels of all of the multiple content descriptors, and distributing the software program to certain geographies based on the determined highest rating level for the software program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Max Muller, Ricardo D. Cortes, Aloke Bhatnagar
  • Patent number: 10209364
    Abstract: An anti-theft system that is capable of being tracked by and automatically notifies the appropriate authorities when leaving a designated geo-fence area. The anti-theft system includes a storage device having two opaque housing portions that can be secured together along their respective peripheries, providing a cavity. The housing portions are opaque except for a cutout in one of the housing portions. The cavity provides a GPS and a mounting display, wherein the mounting display secure a valuable so that it is partially visible through the cutout, while the GPS is not so visible. The GPS tracks and notifies according to predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Timothy Carl Hardin
  • Patent number: 10212544
    Abstract: A method, a server, and a terminal device of deleting a piece of push information are disclosed. The method includes: determining geographical location information of a terminal device; determining, according to the geographical location information and a preset database, whether the terminal device enters a regional range corresponding to a place, and if affirmative, pushing a piece of information related to the place to the terminal device, the database storing regional range information of each place and related pieces of information; and after determining that the terminal device leaves the regional range corresponding to the place, sending an instruction of deleting the piece of push information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device deletes the piece of push information. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, interference caused by pieces of push information to the daily life of users can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventors: Shuyan Liu, Tian Zhang
  • Patent number: 10178502
    Abstract: A location-tracking system that includes multiple detector units that are deployed in a region of interest. The detector units receive uplink signals from wireless terminals that are active in the region, and measure the strengths of the received uplink signals. The system computes the locations of the terminals based on the measured signal strengths and the known locations of the detector units. The location-tracking system receives and analyzes downlink signals from one or more of the base stations of the wireless network. The detector unit uses the downlink signal to recover and synchronize to the timing of the wireless network's air-interface. Based on the extracted uplink allocations, and having synchronized with the air-interface, the system is able to distinguish between the uplink signal components originating from each terminal, and thus compute the location of each terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: VERINT SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Ishay Barlev
  • Patent number: 10178625
    Abstract: Power can be preserved in a tracking device equipped with a GPS receiver and a transceiver by evaluating the proximity of the tracking device to a mobile device and enabling the GPS receiver and transceiver only in the event that the tracking device is out of the range of the mobile device. Once enabled, the location of the tracking device can be determined based on location information received from the GPS receiver. The determined location can be provided to a tracking system associated with the tracking device. The tracking system can then inform an owner of the tracking device of the determined location. Once the tracking device has been found, the GPS receiver and the transceiver can be disabled to save additional power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventor: Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski
  • Patent number: 10139472
    Abstract: An example disclosed method includes defining a first zone within a monitored area, a first group of receivers covering the first zone; defining a second zone within the monitored area, a second group of receivers covering the second zone; determining, via a processor, a first position of a first tag based on timing measurements obtained via the first group of receivers; determining, via the processor, whether the first position indicates that the first tag is within the first zone; and when the first position indicates that the first tag is not within the first zone, not reporting data associated with the first tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: ZIH Corp.
    Inventors: Aitan Ameti, Keming Chen, Robert J. Fontana, Edward A. Richley, Belinda Turner
  • Patent number: 10114125
    Abstract: The receiver for a satellite positioning system includes at least one receive channel with an input stage configured to receive a satellite signals having different constellation frequencies belonging to one frequency band or to different frequency bands. The receive channel further includes a frequency transposition stage connected to the input stage (EE) and including a controllable local oscillator device configured to deliver different frequency transposition signals respectively adapted to the different constellation frequencies. A processing stage of the receive channel is connected to the frequency transposition stage and includes a control circuit configured to control the local oscillator device to sequentially and cyclically deliver the different frequency transposition signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grand Ouest) SAS
    Inventor: Stephane Dorbes
  • Patent number: 10082579
    Abstract: In some embodiments, Satellite Positioning System (SPS) time information associated with at least one SPS may be maintained at a UE, which may also receive time information from a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). In some embodiments, the UE may determine a corrected SPS time information for a first time based, in part, on the received WWAN time information, where the corrected SPS time information corrects the SPS time information associated with the at least one SPS maintained at the UE. The UE may initiate transmission of SPS timing assistance information to an associated device over a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), wherein the SPS timing assistance information comprises the corrected SPS time information for the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Suresh Kumar Bitra, Mahadevan Srinivasan, Vivek Sankaravadivel
  • Patent number: 10067237
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes a sensor module and a navigation signal receiver. The sensor module is configured to generate signals indicative of motions of the apparatus. The navigation signal receiver includes receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive satellite navigation signals from a plurality of satellites. The processor circuitry is configured to determine a velocity of the apparatus based on the satellite navigation signals, receive an estimated speed from the sensor module, calibrate a moving speed based on the velocity and the estimated speed, and determine a power saving time based on the calibrated moving speed. The power saving time is an amount of time that the navigation signal receiver is to stay in a power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: BoChih Liu, Zhike Jia, Jian Chen, Jing Yu, Mobo Qiu
  • Patent number: 10070252
    Abstract: A wireless transmitter device that has a baseline ‘off’ status, turning its data transmission module ‘on’ only under certain specific circumstances, thus allowing the device to be used on aircraft without concern of the device activating and transmitting location data that might interfere with the aircraft navigation and/or communication systems. The data transmission module may be turned on manually, may be activated based on time, or may be activated based on motion. Activation of the data transmission module occurs only after it has been determined that it is safe to activate the module(s), for example, if no motion of the device has been sensed for a predetermined period of time. Only after the device has assuredly determined that the aircraft is in a mode where data transmission is allowed (e.g., not in flight) is the data transmission module activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SENAYA, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Lee, Jamshed Dubash, Jahangir Nakra
  • Patent number: 9998515
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating top level index files for use in adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the method of the invention includes receiving a request from a playback device at a playback server, where the request identifies a piece of content, retrieving a list of assets associated with the identified piece of content using the playback server, filtering the list of assets using at least one predetermined criterion using the playback server, generating a top level index file describing each asset in the filtered list of assets using the playback server, and sending the top level index file to the playback device using the playback server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: DIVX, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Braness, Evan Wallin, Ederson Ferreira
  • Patent number: 9992631
    Abstract: A mobile device includes: a transceiver configured to send and receive signals to and from a location-based services application server (LBS AS) and an access/location network (ALN); and a processor communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to: send, via the transceiver, a first identity for the mobile device to the LBS AS; send, via the transceiver, a second identity for the mobile device to the ALN, wherein the first identity and the second identity comprise a common identity for the mobile device; and obtain a location service from the LBS AS, or the ALN, or a combination thereof, via the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen William Edge
  • Patent number: 9955294
    Abstract: A wireless transmitter device that has a baseline ‘off’ status, turning its data transmission module ‘on’ only under certain specific circumstances, thus allowing the device to be used on aircraft without concern of the device activating and transmitting location data that might interfere with the aircraft navigation and/or communication systems. The data transmission module may be turned on manually (i.e., manual activation), may be activated based on time (i.e., time-based activation), or may be activated based on motion (i.e., motion-based activation). Activation of the data transmission module occurs only after it has been determined that it is safe to activate the module(s), for example, if no motion of the device has been sensed for a predetermined period of time. Only after the device has assuredly determined that the aircraft is in a mode where data transmission is allowed (e.g., not in flight) is the data transmission module activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Senaya, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lee, Jamshed Dubash, Jahangir Nakra
  • Patent number: 9880001
    Abstract: This invention relates to a navigation system for integrating a number of positioning receivers to obtain a final position. The navigation system comprises an operation and control module and a unifying module. The operation and control module is being configured to receive a location data from each of the positioning receivers and transmits the location data to the unifying module. The unifying module will then determine the final position based on a statistical model. In particular, the statistical model uses normal distribution to determine the final position. This final position is then displayed on the display of the navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NANYANG POLYTECHNIC
    Inventors: Yew Fei Tang, Siew Leong Kan
  • Patent number: 9860721
    Abstract: An intelligent emergency signal transmission system using a mobile phone and a method thereof are disclosed. According to the intelligent emergency signal transmission system using a mobile phone and the method thereof, even though the user does not separately perform a key operation, the information indicating that the user is in the emergency situation can be transmitted to the mobile phone of the third party by determining whether a pre-registered voice is input. In addition, a call connection with mobile phones to a plurality of third parties registered with the mobile phone of the user can be automatically performed to transmit the emergency signals. Therefore, the third parties can rapidly recognize the emergency situation of the user. In addition, the help request signal can be rapidly transmitted to the third party positioned near the user who is in the emergency situation so that the emergency situation can be effectively overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TW MOBILE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki-Won Nam
  • Patent number: 9848383
    Abstract: A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon in a BLE network is electrically powered by a battery, broadcasts messages, and listens for a network communication indicative of whether a mobile device is present in a venue. A beacon controller controls the beacon to periodically broadcast the messages and to periodically listen for the network communication during an active mode of operation, to not broadcast the messages to conserve power from the battery and to listen for the network communication during a power save mode of operation, and to switch from the power save mode to the active mode when the network communication received during the power save mode indicates that a mobile device is present in the venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Davis Kochery, Jeelan Basha Poola, Varun Tandon
  • Patent number: 9832612
    Abstract: In an aspect, a generic positioning protocol (GPP) may be used to support satellite-based positioning methods and terrestrial-based positioning methods for different access types. A terminal may exchange a first GPP message with first information for a positioning method and an access type supported by GPP. The terminal may exchange a second GPP message with second information for the positioning method and the access type. Each GPP message may include at least one position element, and each position element may be for a specific positioning method. The terminal may obtain a position estimate for itself based on the second information. In another aspect, positioning may be performed based on measurements for cells of different wireless access types. In yet another aspect, received transmission times may be transformed to converted times based on common timing, which may be applicable for multiple wireless access types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen W. Edge
  • Patent number: 9820254
    Abstract: A mobile communication system capable of performing communication between a user equipment device connected to a relay device and a core network if the relay device moves. A relay device sets a tracking area of a base station device to be connected with the own device as a tracking area of the own device. For example, when the relay device moves along an arrow, the tracking area of the relay device is changed from a first tracking area to which a fourth base station device belongs to a third tracking area to which a tenth base station device belongs. Upon change of the tracking area of the relay device as described above, a user equipment device transmits a tracking area update request signal of the own device to a target second mobility management entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Mochizuki, Miho Maeda, Shinsuke Uga
  • Patent number: 9801088
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and provide a positioning method, apparatus, and system, so as to improve positioning precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dengkun Xiao, Jie Cui, Hong Li, Mir Yasir, Jiangbo Zhu
  • Patent number: 9788296
    Abstract: A mobile communication system capable of performing communication between a user equipment device connected to a relay device and a core network if the relay device moves. A relay device sets a tracking area of a base station device to be connected with the own device as a tracking area of the own device. For example, when the relay device moves along an arrow, the tracking area of the relay device is changed from a first tracking area to which a fourth base station device belongs to a third tracking area to which a tenth base station device belongs. Upon change of the tracking area of the relay device as described above, a user equipment device transmits a tracking area update request signal of the own device to a target second mobility management entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Mochizuki, Miho Maeda, Shinsuke Uga
  • Patent number: 9781570
    Abstract: An electronic device apparatus and method are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a processor. The processor may execute the method, which includes detecting a first location and a movement velocity of the electronic device, estimating a second location of the electronic device based on the detected movement velocity of the electronic device, comparing the first location of the electronic device and the estimated second location of the electronic device to determine a location measurement error, and correcting the detected first location of the electronic device based on the determined location measurement error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Rae Cho, Chae-Man Lim, Tae-Yoon Kim, Dong-Ryeol Ryu
  • Patent number: 9709667
    Abstract: A synchronization time delay due to a time synchronization protocol between a first sensing system (e.g., a radar system) and a second sensing system (e.g., an optical sensing system) is evaluated. A timing validation system generates a signal and calculates the total time delay between generation of the test signal and receipt of a detection notification communication transmitted from the second sensing system to the timing validation system, via the first sensing system. for the second sensing system to communicate its detection to the timing validation system, via the first sensing system. The synchronization time delay is extracted from the total time delay by removing contributions to the total time delay from additional sources. The calculated synchronization time delay is compared to a threshold delay and, based upon the comparison, generates a result validating or invalidating the time synchronization protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Raytheon Command and Control Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Herbel, James W. Rakeman
  • Patent number: 9699666
    Abstract: A method of optimizing the quality of a cellular network which includes at least one iteration, each iteration including a step of estimating at least one local performance indicator at a plurality of points of the cellular network as a function of parameters of the cellular network; a step of estimating a global quality level of the cellular network for the parameters on the basis of a local quality level as estimated at each of the points and for the parameters, the local quality level depending exclusively on the local performance indicators, the parameters being modified so long as the global quality level can be improved; and a step of storing the parameters corresponding to the global quality level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: INFOVISTA SAS
    Inventors: Regis Lerbour, Gregory Donnard, Yann Le Le Helloco
  • Patent number: RE47466
    Abstract: Systems and methods for IP communication over a distributed antenna system transport are provided. In one embodiment, a method for providing Ethernet connectivity over a distributed antenna system comprises receiving internet protocol (IP) formatted data from an internet protocol device coupled to a remote unit of a distributed antenna system; sampling wireless radio frequency (RF) signals received at the remote unit to produce digitized RF samples; generating a serial data stream for output to a host unit of the distributed antenna system, the serial data stream further comprising a multiple-timeslot communication frame providing a first partition of bandwidth for transporting the digitized RF samples and a second partition of bandwidth for implementing an Ethernet pipe for transporting the IP formatted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Larry G. Fischer, Jeffrey J. Cannon, Steven B. Stuart, John M. Hedin