Combining Or Distributing Information Via Time Channels Patents (Class 370/326)
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Patent number: 9026879Abstract: A method and an apparatus for automatic retransmission and error recovery for packet oriented point to multipoint communication, which integrates adaptive and dynamic responsiveness for parameters for automatic retransmission using wireless communication, are provided. A wireless communication link is divided into a downstream portion and an upstream portion. Parameters are selected for automatic retransmission independently for the downstream portion and the upstream portion of the wireless communication link. A BSC controls the selection of parameters for automatic retransmission for all CPE within a cell. As part of a TDD frame, in which the BSC and the CPE share communication bandwidth using a TDMA technique, the BSC includes its selection of parameters for automatic retransmission to be used by CPE within a control section of the TDD frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Subir Varma
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Patent number: 8989135Abstract: A spectral arrangement for radio resources is usable for transmitting radio data within a telecommunication network. The spectral arrangement includes (a) a first radio resource usable for transmitting radio data in a first data flow direction, wherein the first data flow direction is either an uplink direction or a downlink direction, (b) a second radio resource usable for transmitting radio data in a second data flow direction, wherein the second data flow direction is opposite to the first data flow direction, (c) a third radio resource usable for transmitting radio data in the second data flow direction and (d) a guard band, which on the frequency scale is located between the first radio resource and the second radio resource such that the first radio resource is separated from the second radio resource Between the second radio resource and the third radio resource there is provided no guard band.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventors: Peter Skov, Jie Zhen Lin, Chun Hai Yao
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Publication number: 20150063203Abstract: A method of designing and communicating a beam in a communication system is provided. More particularly, a method of designing and communicating a beam in a communication system using carrier aggregation in order to increase a maximum data rate in a multiple beam mobile communication system is provided. By applying carrier aggregation, a maximum data rate can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Hee Wook KIM, Kunseok KANG, Bon Jun KU, Do-Seob AHN
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Patent number: 8971239Abstract: A mobile device includes: multiple interfaces that are configured to support a various access technology such as 3G or Wi-Fi etc. A public land mobile network (PLMN) selector that generates a list for each of the PLMN networks that provide coverage to the mobile device. A PLMN selection policy parameter that is set to True or False to allow or prohibit the selection of PLMN networks by the mobile device based on the generated list where the generated list includes information as to different access technologies and selection priorities supported on the PLMN access networks providing coverage to the mobile device. In particular, when the PLMN selection policy parameter is set to True, multiple PLMN registrations are allowed; and when the A PLMN selection policy parameter is set to False, multiple PLMN registrations are prohibited.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Telcordia Technologies Inc.Inventors: Yoshihiro Oba, Raquel Morera, Subir Das
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Patent number: 8964623Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and provides a method and an apparatus for transmitting a downlink reference signal in the wireless communication system. The method for enabling a base station to transmit the reference signal to a terminal using layers of 8 or less in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting data for the layers of 8 or less through a data domain of a downlink sub frame; and transmitting a reference signal for the layers of 8 or less on a fixed OFDM symbol of the downlink sub frame, wherein the reference signal is a DRS (Dedicated Reference Signal) which demodulates the data for the layers of 8 or less, and the reference signal for the layers of 8 or less is separated into 1st and 2nd groups, and reference signals of the 1st and 2nd groups can be multiplexed in a CDM (Code Division Multiplexing) method on one resource element, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyun Soo Ko, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park, Young Seob Lee, Seung Hyun Kang, Ja Ho Koo, Su Nam Kim, Wook Bong Lee, Jin Young Chun
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Patent number: 8948082Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a radio base station (700) for allocating resources to a UE such that the UE can transmit at least channel feedback information to the radio base station (700). According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the radio base station (700) is configured to take the possibility of a scheduling request transmission from the UE into account when allocating the channel feedback information resources in order to avoid wasting of uplink resources.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Optis Cellular Technology, LLCInventors: Erik Eriksson, Eva Englund, Kristina Jersenius
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Patent number: 8942161Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate data communication in a wireless communication environment. According to various aspects, a node, such as an access point or an access terminal, may determine a number of channels over which it will transmit a communication signal. The node may then select channels based on whether the channels are available or unavailable, wherein available channels are preferentially selected over unavailable channels. The node may then transmit a signal over the at least one of the selected channels.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rajarshi Gupta, Rajat Prakash, Ashwin Sampath, David Jonathan Julian, Gavin Horn, Nikhil Jain, Anastasios Stamoulis
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Patent number: 8908659Abstract: Methods and apparatus of slot time synchronization for coexistence of 5 MHz, 10 MHz, and 20 MHz systems in TV white space are provided. The methods and apparatus extend concepts used in traditional 802.11 applications in the MAC layer so that networks that overlap in frequency and space can have access opportunities to TV white space channels. Several passive mechanisms are described which use bits of traditional 802.11 MAC Management Protocol Data Units to receive information related to the slot time of other overlapped networks. An active approach is described that uses measurements from a radio resource measurement service to adjust the slot time of stations in a network to that of the lowest bandwidth overlapped network in frequency and space.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Hou-Shin Chen, Wen Gao
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Patent number: 8908669Abstract: Time division multiplexed input signals (i.e., separated into time slots) are spread in each time slot with a destination code. This spreading is applied for destination identification as opposed to signal information modulation. Each spreading signal is associated with a particular destination for a particular time slot. These spread signals are then combined on a code division bus. Output signals for retransmission to the destinations are recovered from the bus by application of despreading codes. Each despread signal has a destination code which appears in its individual time slot. In a variant code division multiplexed signals are directed to a destination by use of time slot interchanger to achieve time division switching to route the CDMA multiplexed channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventor: Diakoumis Parissis Gerakoulis
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Patent number: 8885549Abstract: A device receives bandwidth information associated with a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) network. The device calculates burstable and allocated bandwidths for VSAT carriers of the VSAT network to ensure that the VSAT carriers have bandwidth available for traffic that exceeds a minimum target burstable bandwidth. The device also implements the burstable and allocated bandwidths in the VSAT network.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Hieb, Robert T. Benanti, Jr., John P. Papalski, Joseph G. Fitzgerald
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Patent number: 8874759Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a method and apparatus for programming session initiation protocol back-to-back user agents. In one embodiment, a method for programming a telecommunication feature as a session initiation protocol back-to-back user agent includes receiving source code defining the feature, the source code using at least one abstraction that hides session initiation protocol signaling details required by the feature and generating executable code that causes a session initiation protocol server to execute the feature, in accordance with the abstractions.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Pamela Zave, Gregory W. Bond, Eric Cheung, Thomas M. Smith
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Patent number: 8861485Abstract: A radio communication network having at least two base stations. The base stations communicate with mobile stations using time slots. The time slots are divided into transmission slots, during which the base stations transmit messages, and receiving slots, during which the base stations receive messages. The base stations jointly determine an assignment of the time slots as transmission slots and receiving slots.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christina Gessner, Meik Kottkamp
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Patent number: 8861429Abstract: A method in a wireless repeater selects one or more carriers out of all carriers for amplification and transmission. The non-selected carriers may be blocked to mitigate delay spread, uplink noise contribution or other effects on the repeater environment due to multiple repeaters. The carriers may be selected based on signal characteristics, signal usage, and/or other parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dhananjay Ashok Gore, James Arthur Proctor, Jr.
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Patent number: 8855045Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for controlling establishment of a local IP connection, and the method includes: when an access gateway determines that data or application of a terminal needs to be offloaded, informing the terminal that a local IP connection needs to be established via a mobility management entity and a radio side network element by a bearer modification, or informing a radio side network element or a local gateway of a routing policy via a mobility management entity. The present invention also discloses a system for controlling establishment of a local IP connection. The present invention enables the terminal to instantly acquire whether a local IP connection needs to be re-established, can realize dynamic adjustment of local IP data; meanwhile, the present invention can realize dynamic adjustment of local IP data and dynamic establishment of the local IP connection in the case of the local IP connection.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Na Zhou, Jing Wang, Shuang Liang, Zaifeng Zong, Yingzhe Wu
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Publication number: 20140286236Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic; and a satellite including: pathways; at least one LNA, an output of which is for coupling to a pathway and to amplify uplink beam signals in accordance with the allocation; and at least one HPA, an input of which is for coupling to the pathway and to amplify downlink beam signals in accordance with the allocation, and wherein the frame definition specifies at least one pathway as a forward pathway for at least one timeslot and as a return pathway for at least one other timeslot in the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Miller, Charles N. Pateros
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Patent number: 8842602Abstract: A method, system and device are provided for avoiding in-device coexistence interference between different radio technologies deployed in adjacent bands on the same device by reporting uplink buffer status information to the radio network and configuring LTE and non-LTE components to provide an in-device coexistence operation mode where non-LTE components use radio resources during the non-LTE on-intervals and during off-intervals inserted into the LTE on-intervals in response to predetermined trigger events.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Changhoi C. Koo, Jun Li, Zhijun Cai
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Patent number: 8824363Abstract: A satellite telecommunications system comprises at least one satellite receiving signals originating from a plurality of transmitters present in a surveillance zone called a task, the transmission of the signals by the transmitters being discontinuous and organized into time slots. The satellite includes an array of reception antennas, a set of digital reception filters being associated with each antenna. The satellite also includes means for separating the signals originating from various transmitters and colliding in one and the same slot, said separation being carried out by adapting the coefficients of the digital reception filters, said coefficients being deduced from predictions of the position of the transmitters.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: ThalesInventor: Yves Bardout
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Patent number: 8805448Abstract: A base station includes a transmit path circuitry to scramble CRC bits of a DCI format using a C-RNTI for dynamic scheduling, and scramble the CRC bits of the DCI format using an SPS C-RNTI for semi-persistent scheduling. If C-RNTI is used, the circuitry generates a downlink transmission grant using the DCI format being a fallback format to indicate a transmit diversity transmission scheme or a single-layer beamforming scheme, and uses the DCI format being a dual-layer beamforming format to indicate a dual-DRS port transmission scheme or a single-DRS port transmission scheme. If SPS C-RNTI is used, the circuitry generates a downlink transmission grant using the DCI format being the fallback format to indicate a single-DRS port transmission scheme, and uses the DCI format being the dual-layer beamforming format to indicate a dual-DRS port transmission scheme or a single-DRS port transmission scheme.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Han Nam, Jianzhong Zhang, Jin-Kyu Han, Lingjia Liu
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Patent number: 8804608Abstract: An access node for facilitating communications between disparate devices is disclosed. The access node includes an access communication device (ACD) interface configured to connect to an ACD and a network interface configured to communicate with a network. The access node provides configuration information associated with the ACD to an edge device coupled to the network in a common format irrespective of a native format in which the configuration information is maintained by the ACD, and facilitates modification of configuration parameters of the ACD by the edge device. The access node also facilitates audio communications between the ACD and one or more edge devices irrespective of the location of such edge devices, or of differences between the manners of audio signaling of the ACD and the edge devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Jeffrey K. Sapp, Jason Sapp
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Patent number: 8797896Abstract: A method for wireless communication comprises a donor enhanced Node B (eNB) transmitting system information for a subframe structure to a relay node (RN), which information comprises radio resource configuration and/or timing information for uplink backhaul transmission. The RN uses an automatic method to select the Round Trip Time (RTT) value for the Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) on the uplink backhaul (Un) relay link. The RTT value is implicitly determined according to the Un (backhaul) subframe or MBSFN subframe configuration periodicity. The RTT option is signaled by the Un subframe configuration period of the MBSFN Un downlink signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Zhongfeng Li, Philippe Sartori
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Patent number: 8797942Abstract: Random access coverage is assured while at the same time supporting high uplink data rates in a same service area served by a base station. A set of radio resources are shared by multiple mobile terminals for transmitting uplink to the base station including requests for access to service from the base station and transmissions for active connections with the base station. A first repeating time period and a second different repeating time period are defined. Uplink transmission grants are scheduled for active connections that permit use of a greater amount of the radio resources during the first repeating time period. Uplink transmission grants are also scheduled for active connections that permit use of a smaller amount of those resources during the second repeating time period. At least some random access requests to the base station are controlled to occur only during the second repeating time period.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Mats Blomgren, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Bo Hagerman, Klas Johansson
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Patent number: 8787167Abstract: A system and method for balancing uplink (UL) bandwidth utilization in a relay assisted cellular network are disclosed. In one embodiment, scheduler context data associated with one or more mobile users/devices connected to the relay assisted cellular network is obtained. Further, static and dynamic load values of data packets coming from the one or more mobile users or devices are computed using the obtained scheduler context data. Furthermore, UL bandwidth utilization between the one or more mobile users or devices and a base station in the relay assisted cellular network is balanced using the computed static and dynamic load values.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Wipro LimitedInventors: Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Subhodeep Sarkar
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Patent number: 8767636Abstract: A basic idea is to determine scheduling priorities of users based on information representative of experienced end-to-end quality of user communication in an overall network, and allocate communication resources in a wireless sub-network (100; 200) of the overall network to users based on the determined scheduling priorities. For example, the sub-network (100; 200) may be a wireless access network within an overall network, and end-to-end quality information related to the overall network may then be taken into account in the local scheduling procedure in the access network.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Optis Cellular Technology, LLCInventors: Rui Fan, Rong Hu, Min Wang
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Patent number: 8750274Abstract: A method comprises the steps of providing a plurality of mobile routers; providing a main server for tracking and monitoring the plurality of mobile routers; initially configuring each mobile router of the plurality of mobile routers to communicate with the main server; providing a first linked communication between each mobile router and the main server; registering each mobile router with the main server and uploading configuration information from each mobile router to the main server; assigning each mobile router with a predetermined group; subsequent to the registering and assigning steps, providing a second linked communication between each mobile router and the main server; and operating the main server such that when the second linked communication occurs, the main server reassigns each mobile router to communicate with at least one group server assigned to communicate with the predetermined group.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Autonet Mobile, Inc.Inventors: Douglas S Moeller, Ronald W Pashby
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Patent number: 8724542Abstract: A transmission of information within a wireless cellular network may include a first and second group of samples. A first group of samples is created comprising at least a first and a last subgroup, wherein the last subgroup is same as the first subgroup. A second group of samples created. A transformed set of samples produced by jointly transforming the created first and second group with a discrete Fourier transform (DFT). The transformed set of samples is expanded to produce an expanded set, and the expanded set is transformed with an inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) to produce an OFDM symbol with a fractional payload. The first group of samples is a reference signal (RS), which is known to the receiver before the transmission occurs, while the second group of samples is information data.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Tarik Muharemovic, Zukang Shen, Jing Jiang
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Patent number: 8711762Abstract: A wireless communication method of a base station that transmits a modulation signal based on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing scheme to a plurality of terminals. The method includes determining, for each terminal of the plurality of terminals, which subcarrier group or how many symbols along a time axis are to be allocated in a transmission frame, the transmission frame including a first period in which first transmission symbols are arranged and a second period in which second transmission symbols which are different from the first transmission symbols are arranged. The method also includes forming the transmission frame according to a determined allocation, wherein a plurality of symbols on a frequency axis for transmitting N bits (N is a natural number) are arranged within a part of the first period, by using a modulation scheme whereby N bits can be transmitted using one symbol. The method further includes transmitting the modulation signal using the transmission frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yutaka Murakami, Shinichiro Takabayashi, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
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Patent number: 8711758Abstract: In one embodiment, a satellite communications system includes first and second receivers, splitters, and combiners. The first receiver is configured to receive a first microwave communications signal; and the first splitter is coupled to the first receiver and configured to split the first microwave communications signal into at least first and second channels. The second receiver is configured to receive a second microwave communications signal; and the second splitter is coupled to the second receiver and configured to split the second microwave communications signal into at least third and fourth channels. The first combiner is coupled to the first and second splitters and configured to combine the first and third channels to form a third microwave communications signal; and the second combiner is coupled to the first and second splitters and configured to combine the second and fourth channels to form a fourth microwave communications signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.Inventors: Erwin C. Hudson, Remberto L. Martin
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Patent number: 8705436Abstract: Satellite broadcasting methods include providing a cellular satellite communications system configured to transmit information separately to a plurality of different geographic locations defined by a respective plurality of cellular satellite spotbeams, and concurrently transmitting a program signal on a plurality of different spotbeams. The plurality of different spotbeams may include less than a total number of spotbeams of the cellular satellite communications system. The plurality of different spotbeams may be selected adaptively from an available pool of spotbeams based on locations of users requesting the broadcast program signal. Corresponding satellite gateways, broadcast controllers and wireless user terminals are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: ATC Technologies, LLCInventors: Santanu Dutta, Peter D. Karabinis
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Patent number: 8699479Abstract: Disclosed is a server, a system, and a method for providing additional content simultaneously with main content. The system includes: a server for multiplexing a second content with a first content which is streaming-transmitted, and streaming-transmitting, to a terminal, a mixed content produced by multiplexing the second content with the first content; and the terminal for receiving the mixed content, demultiplexing the mixed content to separate the second content from the first content, streaming-reproducing the first content, and storing the separated second content therein. Accordingly, the system does not need a configuration of another system for providing additional content, which presents separate conditions for providing the additional content and determines if the separate conditions are satisfied. Namely, if a condition for receiving only a particular period of the particular content is satisfied, a user of the terminal can receive and use the additional content along with the particular content.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Joong-Yun Lee
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Patent number: 8699407Abstract: This invention discloses a method and apparatus for scheduling radio resources among service flows for services supported in a MIMO-OFDM wireless communication system. Preferably a portion of radio resources for allocation is expressed as bandwidth or slots in different units. The method comprises a first stage and a second stage of scheduling. The first stage guarantees supporting minimum data rates for different services. The second stage aims to satisfy a requirement of not exceeding maximum data rates for different services as well as to optimize the spectrum efficiency. Each stage comprises: selecting a primary flow according to prioritization of service flows; allocating a portion of resources for the primary flow; selecting one or more secondary flows if there is resource remaining available, so as to optimize spectrum efficiency when transmitting with the primary flow in the same SDMA region; and allocating a portion of resources to each secondary flow.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company LimitedInventor: Di Pang
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Patent number: 8699454Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: the steps of: (A) transferring, from a first radio base station (S-eNB) to an upper level node (S-GW), consecutive uplink data received from a mobile station (UE) with their sequence numbers being consecutive, by use of a resource allocated by the upper level node (S-GW), when the first radio base station (S-eNB) determines that the mobile station (UE) is to perform a handover; (B) transmitting, from the first radio base station (S-eNB) to the upper level node (S-GW) transfer completion notification data after the transfer of the consecutive uplink data to the upper level node (S-GW) is completed; and (C) releasing, at the upper level node (S-GW), the resource when receiving the transfer completion notification data.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Masayuki Motegi, Tadashi Uchiyama
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Patent number: 8699386Abstract: A method for wireless communication is provided, at a half-duplex node operating in TDD mode and may be used with an eNB in an LTE system. The method comprises receiving a configuration of a first set of subframes for a first link communication containing at least one downlink subframe and at least one uplink subframe. A second set of subframes for a second link communication is then determined. This second set includes at least one backward compatible downlink hybrid automatic repeat request process and at least one backward compatible uplink hybrid automatic repeat request process utilizing a second set of subframes. Communication begins with a first set of nodes using the first link and the first set of subframes. A second set of nodes using the second link and the second set of subframes is also used for communication. Communication to a legacy node is also supported.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wanshi Chen, Juan Montojo
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Publication number: 20140078957Abstract: A clustering apparatus and method that can be used when synchronizing phase and frequency using a hybrid system of network assisted global navigation satellite system (AGNSS) and timing packet. A clustering apparatus for controlling timing is to determine a best master having a higher master-slave quality level among potential masters that can provide a timing packet based on a neighbor list provided by a server. The clustering apparatus organizes a cluster having linkability between the best master and at least one slave. The clustering apparatus performs synchronization between the best master and said at least one slave for each cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventors: Jun Hyo Shin, Jung Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8675545Abstract: In a system where satellite communication using multi-beams is performed for each group including a plurality of beams, a required data transmission rate of each beam is detected for each group, more traffic resources are allocated to a beam having a higher required data transmission rate than other beams based on the detection result, and data traffic transmitted to each beam in the group is adaptively controlled.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Electronics & Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Dae Sub Oh, Hee Wook Kim, Do-Seob Ahn
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Patent number: 8675546Abstract: A mobile station includes a radio link control unit for outputting or inputting data that are transmitted or received via a radio channel to or from a higher-level protocol layer, a media access control unit for outputting or inputting the data via a logical channel to or from the radio link control unit, a physical layer control unit for outputting or inputting the data via a transport channel to or from the media access control unit, and for controlling radio communications, and a radio resource control unit for outputting or inputting control data to or from the radio link control unit, media access control unit, and physical layer control unit. The mobile station multiplexes report information therefrom into a channel for packet data transmission so as to transmit it to a base station. The base station carries out assignment of radio resources using the report information.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Kazuhito Niwano
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Patent number: 8665720Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for determining a limited soft buffer size on transport blocks for rate matching are provided. A data stream may be processed for transmission between a base station (eNodeB) and a UE via HARQ procedures. A two-stage rate-matching algorithm may be used in the HARQ procedures. A limited virtual soft buffer size at the UE in the two-stage rate-matching algorithm may be calculated on site based on channel condition information, available channel bandwidth, number of layers in spatial multiplexing, and the capacity of the UE, respectively. The data stream may be first rate-matched to the calculated limited soft buffer size available at the UE, and forwarded for second stage rate-matching to an actual physical channel size determined by the base station. The amount of bits forwarded for second stage rate-matching may equal to the calculated limited virtual soft buffer size of the virtual soft buffer.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Bazhong Shen, Mark Kent
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Patent number: 8649319Abstract: Apparatus and method for allocating communication resources in a data radio communication system, such as an MAIO (Mobile Allocation Index Offset) communication system, e.g., a communication system that provides for Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data services. A multi-carrier radio resource control logic element includes an analyzer that analyzes communication resource requirements to carry out a communication service. A resource allocator allocates communication resources to be used by which to communicate the data. The communication resources are allocated across a plurality of radio carriers such that resources are allocated, during a particular time period, upon a single radio carrier of the plurality of radio carriers.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mark Pecen, Mihal Lazaridis, Sean Simmons
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Patent number: 8649301Abstract: A method for wireless digital radio communication is put into effect on a first number K of channels between a second number A of users. All A of the users are permitted to listen on one and the same listening channel. A limited number B of channels is used for outgoing speech communication. The communication on these channels is transmitted to all A users on the listening channel. A communication apparatus which utilizes this method includes at least one stationary base unit (1) and at least A handsets (2).Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: 3M Svenska ABInventor: Roger Kihlberg
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Patent number: 8649321Abstract: A method and system reduce interference between overlapping first and second wireless LAN cells in a medium. Each cell includes a respective plurality of member stations and there is at least one overlapped station occupying both cells. An inter-cell contention-free period value is assigned to a first access point station in the first cell, associated with an accessing order in the medium for member stations in the first and second cells. The access point transmits a beacon packet containing the inter-cell contention-free period value, which is intercepted at the overlapped station. The overlapped station forwards the inter-cell contention-free period value to member stations in the second cell. A second access point in the second cell can then delay transmissions by member stations in the second cell until after the inter-cell contention-free period expires.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventor: Mathilde Benveniste
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Patent number: 8644213Abstract: A data communication method and system for a mobile communication network includes an improved medium access control mechanism for improving QoS and power efficiency of network components while maintaining channelization effects. A data communication method for a wireless communication network includes a coordinator and at least one network node according to the present invention includes the steps of broadcasting, at the coordinator, a beacon frame for informing the at least one network node of a duration of a superframe; transmitting a Guaranteed Time Slot (GTS) from the coordinator to the at least one network node for allocating timeslots; and transmitting a data frame from the coordinator to the at least one wireless network through the timeslots allocated to the at least one wireless network node.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Deukhyoung Park
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Patent number: 8644266Abstract: In a radio communication system (100, 200) using a channel divided into a plurality of time slots, a control signal is transmitted in each time slot and a data signal is transmitted intermittently using a subset of the time slots. The control signal includes a portion which is a predetermined signal, such as a pilot signal, and one or more bits constituting a power control command. The format of the control signal is adapted according to whether or not data is transmitted in the same time slot. When data is not being transmitted, the proportion of the control signal which constitutes a power control command is increased and the energy of the control signal is reduced, at least by reducing the energy of the predetermined signal portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V., Sharp CorporationInventors: Matthew P. J. Baker, Timothy J. Moulsley
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Patent number: 8625474Abstract: A system for receiving data includes a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency communication signal comprising at least one superframe, the at least one superframe having at least a first data stream and a second data stream encoded therein, wherein the receiver decodes at least one of the first data stream and the second data stream.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raghuraman Krishnamoorthi, Krishna K. Mukkavilli, Bojan Vrcelj
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Patent number: 8619667Abstract: The present invention aims at providing flexible and optimal configuration of an air interface of a transmitter in a radio system, more particularly a mobile radiotelephone system. According to the present invention, the data of a subscriber-specific control channel transmitted by the transmitter is transmitted with an adaptively modifiable frequency position or band width. The subscriber-specific control channel may include pilot symbols for channel evaluation, TCP symbols for power regulation, TFI symbols for transmitting transmission format information and other symbols, wherein the desired frequency position or band width can be individually adjusted for the individual symbol groups.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Markus Nasshan
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Patent number: 8615000Abstract: A transmitter time-division-multiplexes, in time domain, to assign at least a part of a second signal stream of a second channel being relatively high error-resilient compared to a first signal stream of a first channel between a boundary of the blocks and the first signal stream of the first channel of a time-division-multiplexing signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Takashi Seyama, Takashi Dateki
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Patent number: 8611273Abstract: A wireless communication method and apparatus are disclosed for assigning different phases, (i.e., time periods), to perform data transmissions over designated frequency bands in a cooperative relaying system. In phase 1, a relay station (RS) listens to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and successfully receives b information bits. In phase 2, the RS and WTRU cooperatively transmit these b information bits to the destination. These transmissions may be performed in a unicast scheme, wherein a WTRU sends information to a selected RS in phase 1, and the RS forwards the information to a base station (BS) in phase 2. The transmission may also be performed in a multicast scheme, wherein the WTRU sends information to the RS and the BS in phase 1, and the RS transmits a subset the information to the BS in phase 2.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Zinan Lin, Eldad M. Zeira, Alexander Reznik, Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Sana Sfar
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Publication number: 20130329630Abstract: Systems and methods are described synchronizing communications frames and their respective time slots for satellite communications architectures having multiple satellites in the same orbital slot in such a way that addresses inter-satellite inter-beam interference. In some embodiments, the first and second satellites communicate with a respective number of ground terminals (e.g., gateway and user terminals) according to first and second satellite time slots, respectively. The satellites maintain relative positions in their orbital slot to manifest a maximum path delay difference between first and second path delays, the first path delay being between the first ground terminals and the first satellite, and the second path delay being between the first ground terminals and the second satellite. A synchronization system can offset the first satellite time slots from the second satellite time slots as a function of the maximum path delay difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: VIASAT, INC.Inventor: Donald W. Becker
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Patent number: 8605644Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventor: Shu-Shaw Wang
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Patent number: 8594039Abstract: A reference signal of a user equipment to which a resource (LB#1) is allocated for a L1/L2 control signal, is allocated a resource (SB#1) that is closer on the time axis to the resource (LB#1), which the L1/L2 control signal is allocated, within the same frequency band as the L1/L2 control signal. A reference signal for CQI estimation, independent of a data signal and a L1/L2 control signal, is allocated a resource with which at least one of a reference signal for demodulation of a data signal and a reference signal for demodulation of a L1/L2 control signal is not transmitted at the same timing within the transmission band. The types of bandwidths of the reference signals multiplexed in a same short block within a same band are reduced, whereby restrictions as to the number of reference signal sequences that can be secured are diminished.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Yoshikazu Kakura, Shousei Yoshida, Takamichi Inoue
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Patent number: 8588151Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate updating an access terminal's capability information in a wireless access node. Upon detecting a change in its capabilities, the access terminal transmits a message to the access node indicating the change. The message triggers the access node to determine the capability change associated with the access terminal, and to update its records to indicate the new capability information.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Nathan E. Tenny
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Patent number: 8583125Abstract: When a call is attempted from a terminal that can transmit/receive data by connecting to different plurality of networks, a radio routing agent that is positioned at a core network selects an optimum wireless route from a plurality of wireless routes and provides the optimum wireless route based on an entire radio resource and a route state. Therefore, when a normal response is received by attempting a call to a call receiving terminal through the optimum wireless route that is selected by the radio routing agent, a call processing apparatus transmits the optimum wireless route to a terminal in which a call is attempted through a base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sung Moon Shin, Min Taig Kim, Yeong Jin Kim, Dae Sik Kim