Including Power Control Patents (Class 370/318)
  • Patent number: 10237848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Soeng Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 10231218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for efficient transmission of a request frame such as an RTS/CTS frame and a response frame in response to the request frame in a multi-user based wireless communication system. The method of the present invention comprises: a process where wireless terminals transmit a response frame at their own response frame transmission time through a request frame that contains information about a plurality of wireless terminals and information about the response frame transmission time of the respective wireless terminals; a process where the respective wireless terminals transmit a response frame according to a token scheme such that the response frame is transmitted to a final access point; and a process where only a representative wireless terminal selected depending on a given wireless environment receives the response frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yun Joo Kim, Jee Yon Choi, Sok-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 10206181
    Abstract: Systems and methods for specifying UE power control allocation for simultaneous transmission of PRACH in a secondary serving cell and PUCCH/PUSCH/SRS in a different serving cell in another timing advance group are disclosed. Rules are provided for prioritizing transmission of PRACH and/or other UL channels/signals. Additionally, UE power allocation is controlled for misaligned subframes across different timing advance groups. Latency of UL synchronization for a secondary serving cell is reduced by prioritizing PRACH retransmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Anthony Edet Ekpenyong, Ralf Matthias Bendlin, Pierre Bertrand
  • Patent number: 10200951
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for processing (e.g., such as tasks for wireless communications and/or multimedia). According to certain aspects, a method for low power low latency data exchange generally includes providing timing information from a first processing entity to a second processing entity indicating when the second processing entity is to next process a message exchange between the first and second entities using a shared memory space, taking action to exit a low power state, based on the timing information, to access the shared memory space to process the message exchange, and entering the low power state after processing the message exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Andy I-Fong Yu, Honghao Liu, Andrei Tudorancea, Zeeshan Asad Sardar, Lakshmi Narayana Macha
  • Patent number: 10187874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Soeng Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 10182408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a TPC command generating method, device, and system, and relates to the field of communications. The TPC command generating device includes: a first determining unit, configured to determine a target cell in at least one non-serving high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) cell included in an active set of user equipment; and a first generating unit, configured to generate a TPC command of the target cell according to a measurement result of a downlink channel of the target cell. The present invention can solve a problem that no valid TPC command can be generated for any non-serving HS-DSCH cell, thereby achieving an effect of at least generating a TPC command corresponding to a target cell. The TPC command generating method, device, and system that are provided in the present invention TPC command are used for generating a TPC command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Min Xu
  • Patent number: 10178695
    Abstract: A communication method in a peer aware communication system and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving using the communication method are provided. A block signal for informing of channel occupation is generated and then is transmitted through an interval in which a message signal including a preamble signal is not transmitted. A subcarrier for the block signal is different from a subcarrier for the preamble signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyung Jin Kim, Seokki Kim, Sung Cheol Chang, Hyunsu Kim, Jimin Bae, Jihoon Choi
  • Patent number: 10178676
    Abstract: The present invention provides a data transmission method, device, and system, which relate to the communications field and can improve data transmission efficiency. The method includes: sending, by a secondary base station, first information to a primary base station, where the first information includes one of the number x of first PUCCH code channel resources, the number x of first data blocks sent by the secondary base station to a user equipment UE, and a first channel code word; sending, by the secondary base station, identifiers of the x first PUCCH code channel resources and the x first data blocks to the UE; and receiving, by the secondary base station, a feedback from the primary base station, where the feedback is received by the primary base station from the UE by using the first PUCCH code channel resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anquan Yang, Wei Li, Xunlin Xu, Sha Yang
  • Patent number: 10175744
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to link power savings with state retention are described. In one embodiment, one or more components of two agents coupled via a serial link are turned off during idle periods while retaining link state in each agent. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Naveen Cherukuri, Jeffrey Wilcox, Venkatraman Iyer, Selim Bilgin, David S. Dunning, Robin Tim Frodsham, Theodore Z. Schoenborn, Sanjay Dabral
  • Patent number: 10172098
    Abstract: A method in a network node is disclosed. The method comprises determining a number of simultaneous device-to-device transmissions by a plurality of device-to-device capable wireless devices, comparing the determined number of simultaneous device-to-device transmissions to one or more threshold values, and determining a power control method from among a plurality of power control methods based at least in part on the comparison of the determined number of simultaneous device-to-device transmissions by the plurality of device-to-device capable wireless devices to the one or more threshold values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Gary Boudreau, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 10159026
    Abstract: A first network node provides timing information of at least one other network node, operating in discontinuous transmission mode, for enabling a mobile station to monitor the at least one other network node. The first network node comprises a transmitter, configured for transmitting a signal comprising timing information, associated with a state switch between dormant state and active state of the at least one other network node and/or associated to a monitoring operation of the at least one other network node to be received by the mobile station. Also, a mobile station configured for monitoring the at least one other network node is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pablo Soldati
  • Patent number: 10154462
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a CDMA communication node arrangement comprising at least two spatially separated antenna units, at least one radio unit and at least one control unit. Each antenna unit has at least one corresponding coverage area and is connected to the central unit. The control unit is arranged to alter transmitting properties of at least a first antenna unit, to a user terminal, such that more or less power is transmitted by the first antenna unit in a dedicated channel. The control unit is arranged to monitor received inner power control loop commands when at least a second antenna unit is communicating with the user terminal, and to determine whether said first antenna unit should start or stop communicating with the user terminal, or continue as before, based on how the inner power control loop commands respond. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Benny Bentland, Anders Lamm
  • Patent number: 10149253
    Abstract: A blocking interference suppression method and device, the method including: a baseband processing unit (BBU) detects blocking interference; the BBU transmits a first instruction message to a radio remote unit (RRU), the first instruction message being used to instruct the RRU to reduce the receiving link gain of the RRU. The embodiment of the present invention improves the uplink receiving performance of a TD-LTE system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianguo Chen, Wei Lin, Shuxia Dong
  • Patent number: 10129821
    Abstract: A multichannel radio frequency apparatus and method are disclosed. The apparatus includes a digital baseband unit and at least one transmission subsystem, and the subsystem includes: digital up converters, configured to up-convert baseband signals generated; a digital combiner, configured to up-convert M channels of digital radio frequency signals into a high frequency band whose frequency is greater than or equal to 30 GHz, to obtain M channels of high frequency digital signals, and combine the M channels of high frequency digital signals into a channel of ultra-wideband high frequency digital signal; a DAC, configured to convert the ultra-wideband high frequency digital signal into an ultra-wideband high frequency analog signal; an analog splitter, configured to split the ultra-wideband high frequency analog signal into M channels of high frequency analog signals; and radio frequency transmitting circuits, configured to transmit the analog radio frequency signals by using radio frequency antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Han, Zhiyong Liu
  • Patent number: 10129926
    Abstract: A probe apparatus for ultrasound diagnostic imaging associates with a mmWave-based Personal Basic Service Set (PBSS), performs pairing with an ultrasonic imaging apparatus, and transmits an echo signal received via a transducer portion of the probe, to the ultrasonic imaging apparatus using a signal channel in a 60 GHz frequency band, thereby obviating the need for a data transmission cable and greatly reducing operator inconvenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-sik Kim, Soon-jae Hong, Jung-jun Kim, Ho-san Han
  • Patent number: 10122593
    Abstract: A method for managing computing resources involves obtaining, by an electronic leasing agent, a request to lease access to one or more computing resources, and leasing, by the electronic leasing agent, access to the computing resource(s) based on the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander G. Vul, Mark Robert Henry Gray
  • Patent number: 10121028
    Abstract: An asset tag apparatus and methods of monitoring assets with an asset tag are provided. The asset tag apparatus includes a housing and a wireless transmitter located within the housing. A processor is located within the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the wireless transmitter. An accelerometer is positioned within the housing, wherein the accelerometer is in communication with the processor, wherein a wake-up signal is transmitted from the accelerometer to the processor in response to an activation of the accelerometer, and wherein the wireless transmitter transmits a signal externally from the housing in response to the wake-up signal received by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: VYPIN, LLC
    Inventor: Robert W. Sengstaken, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10117225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Soeng Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 10114442
    Abstract: A control system for controlling an operating voltage of an electronic device is presented. The electronic device includes a timing event detector responsive to timing events, such as errors, related to operation of the electronic device. The control system includes a controller for decreasing the operating voltage when the rate of timing events is below a target level and for increasing the operating voltage when the rate of timing events exceeds the target level to search for a threshold voltage that is the smallest operating voltage at which the rate of timing events is substantially at the target level. The control system further includes a controllable clock signal generator for producing a clock signal for operating the electronic device so that the clock frequency is according to an increasing function of the operating voltage. Thus, it is possible to find a voltage-frequency operating point where the energy consumption is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: MINIMA PROCESSOR OY
    Inventors: Matthew Turnquist, Lauri Koskinen, Markus Hiienkari, Jani Mäkipää
  • Patent number: 10103779
    Abstract: In a powerline communications (PLC) network having a first node and at least a second node on a PLC channel utilizing a band including a plurality of tones, based on at least one channel quality indicator (CQI), the first node allocates for a tone map response payload only a single (1) power control bit for each of a plurality of subbands having two or more tones. The power control bit indicates a first power state or a second power state. The first node transmits a frame including the tone map response payload to the second node. The second node transmits a frame having boosted signal power for the tones in the subbands which have the first power state compared to a lower signal power for the tones in the subbands which have the second power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Il Han Kim, Anand G. Dabak, Tarkesh Pande
  • Patent number: 10091738
    Abstract: An entity, such as a base station, in a wireless communications network performs power control of a control channel based on one or more characteristics of a message in the control channel. For example, the control channel can be a paging channel. The one or more characteristics include, as examples, the size and/or the type of message in the control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuqiang Tang, Mark A. Harris
  • Patent number: 10080211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Soeng Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 10073172
    Abstract: An apparatus, a vehicle, a method, a computer program and a radio system for radio coverage in a predefined space. The method includes operating at least one transmission and/or reception antenna in the predefined space to cover at least one subregion of the predefined space using at least one element having an active area in the predefined space taking into consideration the subregion to be covered, wherein the active area of the element influences the propagation conditions of signals of the radio system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Ernst Zielinski, Matthias Mohaupt, Jens Kampermann, Wolfgang Theimer
  • Patent number: 10075923
    Abstract: A network node and a method performed by a network node for determining downlink transmission power for a downlink shared channel to be used in a Transmission Time Interval, TTI, by cells served by the network node in a wireless telecommunications network. The network node determines the downlink transmission power available to a cell for physical channels associated with the downlink shared channel based on downlink transmission power allocated in the cell to physical channels associated with a pilot signal downlink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Johan Hultell, Lars Mårtensson
  • Patent number: 10070395
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel adaptive power configuration method and corresponding base stations in a Het Net. According to the present invention, some specific subframes of a serving base station are scheduled to serve victim UEs, while the corresponding subframes of an aggressor base station can be scheduled to serve its UEs with adaptively adjusting the transmit power instead of thoroughly muting. This adaptive power configuration scheme can efficiently reduce the interference in Het Nets to guarantee the workability of victim UEs, meanwhile more capacity performance gain can be achieved with backward compatibility to legacy UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Alcatal Lucent
    Inventors: Haiyang Huang, Qi Jiang, Wu Zheng, Gang Shen, Jiming Chen
  • Patent number: 10064076
    Abstract: A method and a wireless device (110) for managing probe messages are disclosed. The probe messages are used for verifying a required level of a connectivity for a service of the wireless device (110) towards a wireless network (100). The required level of the connectivity relates to likelihood of maintaining the connectivity towards the wireless network (100). The wireless device (110) estimates an estimated level of the connectivity for the wireless device (110). The wireless device (110) further adjusts an amount of the probe messages based on the required level of the connectivity and the estimated level of the connectivity. Moreover, corresponding computer programs and computer program products are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Erik Dahlman, Magnus Frodigh, Mikael Höök, Harald Kallin, Gunnar Mildh, Joachim Sachs
  • Patent number: 10051659
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coordinated orthogonal channel access (COCA) are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) of a plurality of WTRUs receives a trigger to transmit an uplink (UL) control frame on a channel simultaneously with at least one other of the plurality of WTRUs. The WTRU transmits the control frame on the channel in response to receiving the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Xiaofei Wang
  • Patent number: 10039082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Bum Kim, Soeng Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 10015070
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for extending coverage of a wireless device. A handover trigger threshold may be established for a plurality of wireless devices located in a coverage area of an access node. An attachment request may be received at the access node from at least one wireless device having a power class different from a common power class of the plurality of wireless devices. Based on the reported power class, the access node may adjust a handover trigger threshold for the at least one wireless device. The access node may instruct the at least one wireless device to extend its coverage until the adjusted handover trigger threshold is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Zheng Cai, Zheng Fang, Roger Bartlett, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 9997086
    Abstract: A handheld communication device is described. Embodiments of the handheld communication device include, but are not limited to, a device for the hearing impaired that may be implemented in two modes. A first mode may be implemented when the device user interacts with another individual face to face. The second mode can be implemented when the device user wants to communicate with one or more other users each having a handheld communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Richard P. Braden
  • Patent number: 9991947
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for calibrating a communications device. The method may include the step of determining a first coefficient based on correction data obtained by the transition from an initial open loop power operation to a power level of a closed loop operation. The method may also include the step of determining a second coefficient of transmitter gain based on the power of one or more transmissions by the communications device. A further step of the method may include determining a strength of a downlink signal received by the communications device from a satellite computed from knowledge of a receiver gain represented by the first coefficient. The method may also include the step of determining a transmit power level for the communications device based on the strength of the downlink signal, the first coefficient, and the second coefficient of transmitter gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan R. Erickson
  • Patent number: 9986475
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method, including applying a voice quality model to network performance information associated with a voice over internet protocol call session to generate a measure of voice quality associated with a first wireless radio access network wirelessly coupling a mobile device and a communication network, detecting a trigger condition for a measurement reporting according to the measure of voice quality, a first signal of the first wireless radio access network, and a second signal of a second wireless radio access network, and detecting a trigger condition for a measurement report according to the measure of voice quality, a first signal of the first network, and a second signal of a network. The measurement report can be transmitted to the first wireless radio access network responsive to detecting the trigger condition for the measurement reporting. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC, Interwise, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tony Wong, Zahi Kapeluto, Thomas Keathley
  • Patent number: 9955512
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting a HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) ACK (acknowledgment)/NACK (not-acknowledgement) response from user equipment in which two serving cells are set. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a first transport block through a first serving cell which is set in a first transmission mode, in which up to two transport blocks are supported; determining an HARQ ACK/NACK response which includes a first response to the first transport block; and transmitting the HARQ ACK/NACK response, wherein the first response is the same as a response used when two transport blocks have been received through the first serving cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Youn Seo, Min Gyu Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Suck Chel Yang
  • Patent number: 9942781
    Abstract: A status report transmission of the PDCP layer for a PDCP status report can reduce radio resources by transmitting the reception success or failure of a series of PDCP SDUs in the form of a bitmap when configuring the PDCP status report for reporting a reception status of the PDCP SDU to another party in the PDCP layer in the LTE system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Optis Cellular Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Seung-June Yi, Sung-Jun Park, Young-Dae Lee, Sung-Duck Chun
  • Patent number: 9936453
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. The described techniques allow a user equipment (UE) to conserve power after transitioning from one coverage mode to another coverage mode based on power consumption estimates. The UE may make a determination on whether to modify its current extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) values by either triggering an unscheduled timing update or waiting for a scheduled timing update. For instance, the UE may estimate power consumption based on current eDRX values and the time remaining until a scheduled timing update procedure and compare this estimate to power consumption estimate based on modified eDRX values and the amount of power consumed to perform an unscheduled timing update procedure. Based on the comparison, the UE may update its eDRX values through an unscheduled TAU or through the regularly scheduled TAU procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashish Shankar Iyer, Naveen Kumar Pasunooru, Prashanth Mohan, Raevanth Venkat Annam, Srihari Vodnala, Dhananjaya Sarma Ponukumati
  • Patent number: 9923583
    Abstract: A system and method to communicate in a wireless local area network (WLAN) device having a first Media Access Control (MAC) and a second MAC is provided. The method includes determining whether the first MAC and the second MAC are transmitting and receiving on the same frequency band, determining whether transmission by the first MAC overlaps with reception by the second MAC, and relaxing a reception criteria by the second MAC when transmission by the first MAC overlaps with reception by the second MAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Amit Choudhary, Bijoy Bhukania
  • Patent number: 9918322
    Abstract: A radio resource management (RRM) system and method manages radio resources in a wireless network of radio access points (APs). In some embodiments, the channel and/or frequency of radios of the APs are managed based on a prioritization scheme of the radios. In some embodiments, the transmit powers of the radios are managed based on the prioritization scheme. The priorities of the radios is partially based on the priorities of clients connected to the radios. In some embodiments, the RRM system is a centralized controller system. In some embodiments, the RRM system forms a hierarchical network of child and parent nodes. The parent nodes are configured to manage the radios associated with the parent and its child nodes. The parent node with the smallest number of child nodes, which are associated with the selected radio and its neighboring radios, is managing these radios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: embedUR systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Sharma, John Marconi, John-Mark Patterson
  • Patent number: 9900442
    Abstract: The transmit power level of a transceiver coupled to a digital subscriber line (DSL) line is reduced from a first transmit power level sufficient for the transceiver to continuously transmit data on the DSL line at a first bit rate to a second transmit power level below the first transmit power level sufficient for the transceiver to continuously transmit data on the DSL line at a second bit rate that is lower than the first bit rate. The reduction in transmit power is limited so that the change does not induce time-varying crosstalk sufficient to destabilize a nearby DSL line. While the transmit power level of the transceiver is reduced to the second transmit power level, the transceiver is suspended from transmitting data on the DSL line for repeated periods of time. Suspending the data transmission is controlled to avoid further time-varying crosstalk sufficient to destabilize the nearby DSL line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Kerpez
  • Patent number: 9900118
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing information indicating radio resources for multi-cell interference measurement at a BS so that a UE can more accurately measure interference are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moon Il Lee, Jae Hoon Chung, Hyun Soo Ko, Seung Hee Han
  • Patent number: 9867147
    Abstract: Techniques for transmit power control for multiple antenna transmissions in an uplink are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) generates at least one input stream for transmission and applies a gain factor to each channel. The gain factor is determined based on a reference channel power estimate. The WTRU generates at least two data streams from the input stream for transmission via a plurality of antennas and applies weights to the data streams. The gain factor and/or the weights are controlled such that a transmit power on each antenna is within a maximum allowed value. The WTRU may perform power scaling on a condition that a transmit power on any antenna exceeds the maximum allowed value. The WTRU may scale down an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH) first before other channels. For multiple E-DCH streams, the WTRU may calculate an E-DPDCH power offset based on an additional power offset factor due to multiple stream transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Lujing Cai, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9860850
    Abstract: Transmit power is controlled for a first uplink data transmission on Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) during random access channel (RACH) procedure. Power control adjustment for the first PUSCH transmission is performed relative to the power spectral density used for successful PRACH transmission as adjusted for bandwidth difference, etc. The uplink Physical random access channel carries the RACH information that is transmitted by the user equipment (UE) during registrations or base station originated calls. A PRACH is composed of a number of preambles and a message portion. The preambles are a series of radio frequency power “steps” that increase in power according to the power step setting until the maximum number of preambles is reached or the base station acknowledges. Once the UE receives a positive indication, it transmits the message portion of the PRACH which consists of message data and control data with independent power gain control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wanshi Chen, Juan Montojo, Arnaud Meylan
  • Patent number: 9860840
    Abstract: A system and method for keeping a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) terminal always online is provided. The method includes: the WLAN terminal, configured to receive and execute an online/offline strategy formulated by an online state server, and notify the online state server of its own state change when its own state has been switched into an online state or is about to be switched into an offline state; the online state server, configured to formulate and send the online/offline strategy to the WLAN terminal; and an online data caching server, configured to receive a notice about the online/offline state of the WLAN terminal, cache data sent by each data source to the WLAN terminal after the WLAN terminal is switched into the offline state, and transmit the cached data to the WLAN terminal after the WLAN terminal is switched into the online state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Yuan Wei
  • Patent number: 9848352
    Abstract: An apparatus and method reduce power consumption in a broadband wireless communication system. A transmitting end apparatus that includes a plurality of transmit (Tx) antennas includes a control block, a Processor (DSP) block, a modem block, and at least one power controller. The control block determines a traffic amount based on an amount of used resources. The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) block performs scheduling by using a subset of Tx antennas and a subset of resources on a frequency axis if the traffic amount is less than a threshold. The modem block applies boosting to a signal transmitted using the subset of resources. And at least one controller turns off an operation of at least one power amplifier that corresponds to at least one Tx antenna that is not included in the subset of Tx antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Seok Choi, Seung-Joo Maeng, Byung Chan Ahn
  • Patent number: 9844007
    Abstract: The present invention is designed to allow user terminals to detect small cells in the off state efficiently when the small cells are switched on and off dynamically. A radio base station that switches between a continuous transmission state and a discontinuous transmission state dynamically, has a power control section that executes power control so that the transmission power of a reference signal for cell detection that is transmitted in the discontinuous transmission state is lower than the transmission power of a reference signal that is transmitted in the continuous transmission state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Kazuaki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 9832738
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling a transmit power of a mobile station are disclosed. Mobile stations in direct communication on a cross link (XL) receive control parameters from a base station. A first mobile station (a receiving mobile station) may calculate a correction parameter for power offset for transmissions from a second mobile station (a transmitting mobile station) to the first mobile station, and send it to the second mobile station. The correction parameter may be generated within the maximum and minimum limits. The second mobile station may calculate a transmit power level for a transmission to the first mobile station based on the correction parameter, measurements on resources allocated for cross links for mobile station-to-mobile station direct communications, an interference measurement received from the first mobile station, and a path loss to the first mobile station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Eldad M. Zeira
  • Patent number: 9820202
    Abstract: A method for changing a communication network for video communication is provided. The method includes performing, by a user equipment (UE), video communication through a mobile communication network; searching for whether there is a wireless local area network (WLAN) accessible by the UE; displaying, if a WLAN accessible by the UE is found, the accessible WLAN; and when the displayed WLAN is selected by a user, changing a communication network for the video communication to perform the video communication through the selected WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Rae Cho, Sun-Ae Kim, Ji-Young Kwahk, Hyun-Joo Oh
  • Patent number: 9820303
    Abstract: Multicast transmissions are efficient but do not allow for individual acknowledgement that the data was received by each receiver. This is not acceptable for isochronous systems that require specific levels of QoS for each device. A multimedia communications protocol is provided that uses a novel multi-destination burst transmission protocol in multimedia isochronous systems. The transmitter establishes a bi-directional burst mode for multicasting data to multiple devices and receiving Reverse Start of Frame (RSOF) delimiters from each multicast-destination receiver in response to multiple SOF delimiters, thus providing protocol-efficient multi-destination acknowledgements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Aidan Cully, David Lawrence, Michael Macaluso
  • Patent number: 9813999
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently establishing beacon transmission power, for example in networks in which beacon transmission responsibility can be passed between nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for establishing beacon transmission power in a node that has received beacon transmission responsibility in a network, for example by hand-off, failover, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Yoav Hebron, Na Chen, Ronald Lee
  • Patent number: RE46709
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a location based service in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of a Base Station (BS) for a Location Based Service (LBS) in a wireless communication system includes allocating identifiers to a plurality of transmission devices in a service coverage area of the BS, generating a Reference Signal (RS) including the identifier of the corresponding transmission device and an identifier of the BS with respect to each of the transmission devices, and transmitting the RS generated for each of the transmission devices, to a Mobile Station (MS) via the corresponding transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hee Won, Sang-Heon Kim, Seong-Hyeon Chae, Hee-Won Kang
  • Patent number: RE47110
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate reporting an uplink power headroom (UPH) during an E-DCH transmission in a CELL_FACH state. For a E-DCH transmission, a reduced measurement period can be utilized in order to report a UPH measurement. In particular, the reduced measurement period can be less than 100 milliseconds. The UPH measurement can be communicated based upon receipt of AICH/E-AICH and transmission of DPCCH for a configurable number of radio frames. The UPH measurement can be based upon the transmitted power prior to actual data transmission. Additionally, the UPH measurement can be included within scheduling information portion of a MAC header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sharad Deepak Sambhwani, Mehmet Yavuz