Combined Time And Frequency Assignment Patents (Class 370/436)
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Patent number: 8971287Abstract: A method performs wireless communication between a motor vehicle and at least one other communication partner, especially a further motor vehicle and/or a stationary communication partner. A predetermined transmission frequency is used via which the motor vehicle and/or the communication partner transmit a communication-partner-specific identification signal cyclically between transmission breaks.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Karl Jelinek
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Patent number: 8970791Abstract: Provided a circuit board including an input terminal to which a high-frequency signal is input, a high-frequency amplifier for amplifying the high-frequency signal input to the input terminal, at least one distributor distributing the high-frequency signal, a plurality of high-frequency processing circuits of which transmission path lengths for inputting each of the high-frequency signals distributed by the distributor into signal inputting sections of the plurality of high-frequency processing circuits are different from one another, and a plurality of attenuating devices which are mounted at previous stages of each of the plurality of high-frequency processing circuits and possess amounts of attenuation which increase with decrease of the transmission path lengths.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshikazu Yoshida, Hideaki Ozawa
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Patent number: 8964762Abstract: In one embodiment, a battery-operated communication device “quick-samples” a frequency hopping sequence at a periodic rate corresponding to a substantially low duty cycle, and is discovered by (e.g., attached to) a main-powered communication device. During a scheduled sample, the main-powered communication device transmits a control packet to be received by the battery-operated communication device, the control packet containing timing information and transmitted to account for worst-case clock drift error between the two devices. The battery-operated communication device responds to the control packet with a link-layer acknowledgment containing timing information from the battery-operated communication device. Accordingly, the two devices may re-synchronize their timing based on the timing information in the control packet and acknowledgment, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan W. Hui, Lik Chuen Alec Woo, Wei Hong
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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: 8953643Abstract: The present invention discloses Measurement configuration method of multi-carrier system and equipment thereof, and the method comprises the following steps: the terminal determines whether the frequency of target PCC exists in the measurement configuration after inter-frequency handover or inter-frequency RRC connection re-establishment is completed successfully, exchanges relevant measurement configuration of source PCC with that of target PCC when that of target PCC exists in the determined measurement configuration; and, deletes or reserves relevant measurement configuration of SCC, or exchanges relevant measurement configuration of source SCC with that of target SCC. The present invention solves the problem of measurement exchange and configuration of terminal under CA working condition when RRC connection re-establishment and handover of inter-frequency are completed successfully, saves air interface signaling and reduces the realization complexity.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Jing Liang, Haitao Li
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Patent number: 8953642Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transmitting a downlink reference signal in a wireless communication system that supports multiple antennas. A method for transmitting channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RS) for two or more antenna ports according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: mapping the CSI-RSs for the two or more antenna ports in predetermined patterns on a data region of a downlink subframe: an transmitting the downlink subframe mapped with the CSI-RSs for the two or more antenna ports, wherein the predetermined patterns are defined as patterns differing by a cell, and the different patterns may be defined as the predetermined patterns being shifted in a temporal range, frequency range, or a temporal range and a frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yu Jin Noh, Dong Wook Roh, Joon Kui Ahn, Byeong Woo Kang, Dae Won Lee, Bong Hoe Kim, Eun Sun Kim
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Patent number: 8953553Abstract: A method for switching between periodic transmission and aperiodic transmission of a channel estimation reference signal for scheduling resources in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) system and an apparatus to transmit/receive the reference signal using the same. To schedule periodic and aperiodic transmission of the channel estimation reference signal, a predetermined type of transmission indicator is used, the transmission indicator including one or more bits of a periodic/aperiodic identification indicator. According to the present embodiment, when periodic and aperiodic transmission of the channel estimation reference signal is mixedly performed, interference between user equipment or between cells can be minimized, and a transmission efficiency of the reference signal can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kibum Kwon, Sungjin Suh
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Patent number: 8948154Abstract: Techniques for supporting data transmission based on a low-complexity transmission scheme are described. In one design, a first user equipment (UE) generates a first transmission for a single subcarrier assigned to the first UE. The first UE sends the first transmission on the single subcarrier concurrently with a SC-FDMA transmission sent on multiple subcarriers by a second UE. In one design, the first UE generates a continuous sinusoidal signal at a frequency corresponding to the single subcarrier. The first UE modulates the continuous sinusoidal signal with data symbols and reference symbols. In one design, the first transmission includes a cyclic prefix followed by a useful portion in each symbol period and has phase discontinuity at symbol boundary. A base station processes a received signal to recover the first transmission sent by the first UE and the SC-FDMA transmission sent by the second UE.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Peter Gaal, Ravi Palanki
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Patent number: 8942143Abstract: A time division duplex orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (TDD-OFDM) distributed antenna system (DAS), a base station and a remote access unit for the same are provided. The base station performs an inverse fast Fourier transform on a user downlink signal, a transmitting/receiving enable signal and an input control signal to generate a first OFDM signal. The user downlink signal is carried on a used subcarrier set of the first OFDM signal, while the transmitting/receiving enable signal and the input control signal are carried on a guard band subcarrier set of the first OFDM signal. The remote access unit receives the first OFDM signal via a fiber transmission line, switches between a transmitting mode and a receiving mode periodically, performs a clock synchronization with the base station according to the transmitting/receiving enable signal, and performs a system configuration according to the input control signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Institute For Information IndustryInventors: Chingwo Ma, I-Chou Chung, Shih-i Chen, Chi-Hsien Kao
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Patent number: 8937970Abstract: Radio resource allocation techniques for MIMO systems are disclosed, wherein SDMA groups that should be multiplexed on each frequency chunk in order to maximize the total downlink data rate are selected, while guaranteeing that a specified minimum number of flows from each service have their instantaneous QoS demands fulfilled. The disclosed techniques include an unconstrained maximization procedure, in which resources are initially allocated to data flows for each of several data services, followed by a reallocation procedure in which resources are reallocated to satisfy minimum satisfaction constraints for each data service.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Tarcísio Ferreira Maciel, Francisco Rodrigo Porto Cavalcanti, Walter Cruz Freitas Junior, Francisco Rafael Marques Lima
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Patent number: 8934361Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a downlink Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) method and relate to the wireless communication field. The method includes: obtaining information about multiple carriers in a current cell; obtaining, according to the information about the multiple carriers, a downlink ICIC parameter corresponding to each carrier of the multiple carriers; and sending the downlink ICIC parameter corresponding to each carrier to a neighboring cell of the current cell so as to enable the neighboring cell to perform, according to the downlink ICIC parameter, downlink interference coordination with the first cell. The embodiments of the present invention are applicable to downlink ICIC in a multi-carrier system.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuan He, Dengkun Xiao, Jian Huang, Chunfeng Yao, Yaojun Wang
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Patent number: 8929326Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting an acknowledgement. A terminal receives at least one downlink transport block from at least one serving cell. The terminal selects one of an explicit resource and an implicit resource, and transmits an acknowledgement for at least one said downlink transport block by using the selected resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joon Kui Ahn, Suck Chel Yang, Min Gyu Kim, Dong Youn Seo
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Patent number: 8923250Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for allocating a plurality of layers to a plurality of antenna ports in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: mapping the plurality of layers to the respective antenna ports; and mapping demodulation reference signals (DMRS) of the plurality of layers to a first code division multiplexing (CDM) set or to a second CDM set, and transmitting the signals via the plurality of antenna ports.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Min Seok Noh, Jae Hoon Chung, Hyun Soo Ko, Seung Hee Han, Moon Il Lee
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Patent number: 8917695Abstract: A method for parallel acquisition of system information from multiple base stations may be implemented by a mobile station. The method may include determining scheduled times for transmission of the system information from the multiple base stations based on parameters included in messages from the multiple base stations. The method may also include creating a schedule list that comprises the scheduled times. The method may further include tuning to the base stations at the scheduled times that are specified in the schedule list in order to receive the system information from the base stations.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tom Chin, Kuo-Chun Lee
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Publication number: 20140362869Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network node transmission method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: receiving a downlink optical signal sent by an OLT, where the downlink optical signal is obtained through digital-to-analog conversion and electrical-to-optical conversion performed by the OLT on a first downlink multiplexing digital signal, and in the first downlink multiplexing digital signal, multiple customer premises equipments CPE correspond to respective OFDM symbol timeslots and/or subcarriers; and performing optical-to-electrical conversion and analog-to-digital conversion on the downlink optical signal to obtain a second downlink multiplexing digital signal, demultiplexing the second downlink multiplexing digital signal to obtain downlink OFDM symbols for each CPE of the multiple CPEs, and performing digital-to-analog conversion on the downlink OFDM symbols of each CPE to obtain a downlink analog signal of each CPE.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhong Pan, Meng Sui, Shicai Chen, Cao Shi
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Patent number: 8908617Abstract: A base station capable of communicating with a plurality of subscriber stations is provided. The base station transmits control information and data to at least one of the plurality of subscriber stations in a subframe using a subset of antenna ports corresponding to a subset of antenna port numbers. The base station maps reference signals corresponding to the subset of antenna ports according to a transmission rank R. The base station indicates, via a cyclic shift indicator (CSI) field in an uplink grant, an assigned resource index corresponding to the mapped reference signal. The CSI field includes a cyclic shift and an orthogonal cover code (OCC) index. The subscriber station uses a resource mapping table to identify the assigned resource index based on the transmission rank, cyclic shift and OCC index.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jianzhong Zhang, Young-Han Nam
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Patent number: 8908629Abstract: A bandwidth reservation apparatus and bandwidth reservation method that enable a communication apparatus to quickly begin and stably carry out a data transmission, and a communication apparatus and communication system including the bandwidth reservation apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Tetsuro Shida
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Patent number: 8908623Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating and utilizing persistent allocation of uplink resources are described herein. A base station can allocate persistent uplink resources to a client station, such that the resource allocation remains active for future uplink frames without the client station repeating a request for uplink resources or the base station expressly communicating the uplink resource allocation. A client station can request a persistent uplink resource allocation when wireless channel conditions are fairly consistent and not varying and the required uplink resources are predictably periodic and fixed in size. The base station can verify that the uplink resource request meets the criteria for persistent allocation and can allocate persistent uplink resources in a dedicated information element of an uplink resource map that is transmitted to the user. The resources allocated remain allocated to the client station in each frame satisfying a predetermined periodicity until deallocated.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Wi-LAN, Inc.Inventor: Yair Bourlas
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Publication number: 20140355474Abstract: A power line communication (PLC) device comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store program instructions executable by the processor to cause the PLC device perform operations. One or more time slots are sequentially scan in each of a plurality of frequency bands. A packet transmitted by a second PLC device to the PLC device over one of the plurality of frequency bands is detected. Additional packets received from the second PLC device across the plurality of frequency bands based, at least in part, upon the detected packet are synchronized. The additional packets are organized in a plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames having been transmitted by the second PLC device to the PLC device over a respective one of the plurality of frequency bands.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Shu Du, Anand G. Dabak, Xiaolin Lu, Il Han Kim
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Patent number: 8902809Abstract: A method and an apparatus for handling data sending and receiving are disclosed by the present invention, where the method for handling data sending includes: allocating the number of space transmission layers and pilot frequency resource for transmission at each transmission layer (101); generating pilot frequency resource information according to the number of space transmission layers and the pilot frequency resource for transmission at each transmission layer (102); and sending the pilot frequency resource information to a UE (103). The embodiments of the present invention can enable the UE to determine the specifically used pilot frequency resources to effectively distinguish the specific user channels, obtain correct channel estimation values, improve the channel estimation performance, and obtain correct service data.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Weijun Sun, Bingyu Qu, Yang Li, Lei Wan, Qiang Wu
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Patent number: 8902848Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for processing data sending and a method and an apparatus for processing data receiving, wherein, the method for processing data sending includes: allocating the number of spatial transmission layers and a pilot resource for transmission at each spatial transmission layer; generating pilot resource information according to the number of spatial transmission layers and the pilot resource for transmission at each spatial transmission layer; and sending the pilot resource information to user equipment (UE). According to the embodiments of the present invention, the UE is enabled to determine a specific pilot resource to be used so as to effectively distinguish between user channels, obtain a correct channel estimation value, improve channel estimation performance, and thus, obtain correct service data.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Weijun Sun, Yongxing Zhou, Yang Li, Bingyu Qu, Lei Wan, Qiang Wu
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Publication number: 20140348179Abstract: A Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) comprising a receiver configured to receive a plurality of upstream transmission request messages from a plurality of coaxial units via an electro-optical network, wherein the upstream transmission request messages each request permission to transmit a specified amount of data, a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to allocate Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) minislots to each coaxial unit based on the amount of data requested in the associated upstream transmission request message, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit at least one Uplink Allocation Map (UL-MAP) message to indicate minislot allocations to the coaxial units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Fang Lin Sun, Dao Pan, Li Zhang, Jim Chen
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Patent number: 8897251Abstract: A base station device is provided with features in which multicast data can be prevented from deterioration in the accuracy of channel estimation due to interference of a unicast data pilot signal when multicast data and unicast data are multiplexed for transmission. In this device, a unicast pilot signal generating unit (105-1) generates a unicast data pilot signal, a multicast pilot signal generating unit (105-2) generates a multicast data pilot signal, a disposing unit (106) disposes a unicast data symbol, a multicast data symbol, the unicast data pilot signal, and the multicast pilot signal at either position on a two-dimensional plane comprised of a frequency axis and a time axis to output them to an IFFT unit (107). In this case, the disposing unit (106) disposes the multicast data pilot signal at a position on the two-dimensional plane comprised of the frequency axis and the time axis where the unicast data pilot signal does not interfere with it.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Kenichi Miyoshi, Akihiko Nishio, Yuichi Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 8897253Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for downlink resource allocation associated with a shared frequency band. A WTRU may receive resource allocation information associated with a component carrier and at least one carrier segment. The component carrier and the least one carrier segment may each comprise a plurality of resource block groups (RBG). At least two bitmaps may be associated with the resource allocation information. A size of a resource block group (RBG) of the component carrier and the at least one carrier segment may be based on a combined number of resource blocks (RB) of the component carrier and the one or more carrier segments divided by a 3GPP Rel-8/Rel-10 RBG size of the component carrier. The WTRU may determine at least one RBG allocated to the WTRU using the resource allocation information and may receive and decode the at least one RBG allocated to the WTRU.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Sung-Hyuk Shin, Changsoo Koo, Ghyslain Pelletier, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Marian Rudolf, Nobuyuki Tamaki, Allan Y. Tsai, Pouriya Sadeghi
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Patent number: 8897202Abstract: A relay node and a method thereof for transmitting data are provided in the present invention, which relates to the field of wireless communication technology. The method in the present invention includes: the relay node receiving data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous downlink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of downlink multiple subframes scheduling, and sending data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous uplink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of uplink multiple subframes scheduling. The technical solution of the present invention solves a problem of scheduling resources of multiple subframes for the relay node. Compared to a dynamic scheduling and semi-persistent scheduling method in the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention can more flexibly configure and use resources to ensure transmission of the backhaul link between a base station and the relay node.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Si Chen, Jian Zhang, Yincheng Zhang, Guanzhou Wang
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Patent number: 8891435Abstract: A method includes generating first and second preambles for first and second data units corresponding to first and second PHY modes, respectively. Generating the first preamble includes generating a first STF, LTF, and SIG field. The first SIG field includes an OFDM symbol modulated according to a first modulation technique. The OFDM symbol begins a first time interval, and ends a second time interval, after the first LTF begins. Generating the second preamble includes generating a second STF and LTF. The second STF has a greater duration, and different repeating sequence, than the first STF. The second LTF includes a second OFDM symbol modulated according to a second modulation technique, and at least partially occupying a location beginning a third time interval, and ending a fourth time interval, after the second LTF begins. The third and fourth time intervals are equal to the first and second time intervals, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Hongyuan Zhang, Raja Banerjea, Sudhir Srinivasa
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Patent number: 8891678Abstract: A receiver receives, using a plurality of antennas, a multiplexed signal that includes (i) a first OFDM modulation signal with a subcarrier carrying a symbol including multiplex information and a subcarrier carrying a pilot symbol and a subcarrier carrying a data symbol and (ii) a second OFDM modulation signal with a subcarrier carrying a symbol including multiplex information and a subcarrier carrying the pilot symbol and a subcarrier carrying the data symbol. A decoder uses the symbol including multiplex information and decodes the data symbol.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Wi-Fi One, LLCInventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
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Patent number: 8885659Abstract: A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point-to-point and bidirectional. Each SIC can be connected to one or more other SIC's to allow redundant communication paths. Communications in different areas of a SIC network are independent of one another, so that, unlike current bus topology and star topology, there is no fundamental limit on the size or extent of a SIC network. Each SIC can optionally be connected to one or more data terminals, computers, telephones, sensors, actuators, etc., to facilitate interconnectivity among such devices. Networks according to the present invention can be configured for a variety of applications, including a local telephone system, remote computer bus extender, multiplexers, PABX/PBX functionality, security systems, and local broadcasting services.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management IncorporatedInventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 8885596Abstract: A transmission method simultaneously transmitting a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal at a common frequency performs precoding on both signals using a fixed precoding matrix and regularly changes the phase of at least one of the signals, thereby improving received data signal quality for a reception device.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Yutaka Murakami, Tomohiro Kimura, Mikihiro Ouchi
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Patent number: 8885608Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of : causing an MME#1 after restart not only to transmit “Paging” to a UE but also to transmit “Delete Session Request” containing IMSI of the UE and “Cause=MME restart” to an S-GW#1, when receiving “Downlink Data Notification” containing the IMSI of the UE from the S-GW#1; causing the S-GW#1 not only to release a bearer for the UE but also to transmit the “Delete Session Request” containing the “Cause=MME restart” to the P-GW#1, upon receipt of the “Delete Session Request”; and causing the P-GW#1 to release the bearer for the UE.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Katsutoshi Nishida, Keisuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 8886184Abstract: A method of performing a cell reselection procedure in a wireless communication system includes evaluating priorities of a serving cell and neighbor cells, each of which use different frequency bands, performing inter-frequency measurement on a neighbor cell which has a higher priority than the serving cell, performing the inter-frequency measurement on a neighbor cell which has an equal or lower priority than the serving cell, when a signal characteristic of the serving cell is less than a threshold, and performing cell reselection according to the priorities.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hang Gyu Cho, Hyung Ho Park, Doo Hyun Sung, Jin Soo Choi, Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Young Han, Kyu Jin Park, Eun Jong Lee
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Patent number: 8885660Abstract: A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point-to-point and bidirectional. Each SIC can be connected to one or more other SIC's to allow redundant communication paths. Communications in different areas of a SIC network are independent of one another, so that there is no fundamental limit on the size or extent of a SIC network. Each SIC can optionally be connected to one or more data terminals, computers, telephones, sensors, actuators, etc., to facilitate interconnectivity among such devices. Networks according to the present invention can be configured for a variety of applications, including a local telephone system, remote computer bus extender, multiplexers, PABX/PBX functionality, security systems, and local broadcasting services.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management IncorporatedInventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 8885576Abstract: A method for multiplexing a data information stream and two types of control information streams in a wireless mobile communication system is described. The method includes mapping first control information in units of resource elements onto a matrix for generating input information mapped to a resource block, and mapping second control information onto the matrix so as to map the second control information to resource elements adjacent in a time axis to resource elements allocated for a reference signal in the resource block. The first control information is mapped downwards starting from the first row so as not to overwrite the resource element allocated for the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ki Hwan Kim, Dae Won Lee, Jae Hoon Chung
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Patent number: 8885628Abstract: In a single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) system that utilizes interleaved FDMA (IFDMA) or localized FDMA (LFDMA), a transmitter generates modulation symbols for different types of data (e.g., traffic data, signaling, and pilot) and performs code division multiplexing (CDM) on at least one data type. For example, the transmitter may apply CDM on signaling and/or pilot sent on frequency subbands and symbol periods that are also used by at least one other transmitter. To apply CDM to a given data type (e.g., signaling), the transmitter performs spreading on the modulation symbols for that data type with an assigned spreading code. CDM may be applied across symbols, samples, samples and symbols, frequency subbands, and so on. The transmitter may perform scrambling after the spreading. The transmitter generates SC-FDMA symbols of the same or different symbol durations for traffic data, signaling, and pilot and transmits the SC-FDMA symbols.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ravi Palanki, Aamod Khandekar, Arak Sutivong
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Patent number: 8880090Abstract: System(s), method(s), and device(s) that enable release of backhaul capacity associated with base stations are presented. During soft handover, a communication device can have its connection maintained with more than one base station. A link controller component can identify a radio link having the highest quality and can determine the relative backhaul load of each base station communicating with the communication device. The link controller component determines whether the base station having the highest radio link quality is experiencing the heaviest backhaul load relative to the other base stations. If the base station with the highest link quality does not also have the heaviest backhaul load, the link controller component identifies the base station having the heaviest backhaul load and the identified base station can have its status modified with respect to the communication device for a desired period of time, in accordance with predefined status modification criteria.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Fereidoun Tafreshi
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Patent number: 8879992Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: listening by an apparatus, to wireless discovery request messages transmitted by one or more wireless devices; listening by the apparatus, to wireless discovery response messages from one or more other wireless devices; and modifying transmission by the apparatus, of one or more of its own wireless discovery request messages based on at least one of the wireless discovery request messages listened to or the wireless discovery response messages listened to.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jarkko Kneckt, Eng Hwee Ong, Mika Kasslin, Gabor Bajko
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Patent number: 8867482Abstract: A transmission method simultaneously transmitting a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal at a common frequency performs precoding on both signals using a fixed precoding matrix and regularly changes the phase of at least one of the signals, thereby improving received data signal quality for a reception device.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Yutaka Murakami, Tomohiro Kimura, Mikihiro Ouchi
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Patent number: 8867561Abstract: A bandwidth allocation and monitoring method may divide available bandwidth on a shared communication medium into a plurality of discrete tones that can be individually allocated to modems on an as-needed basis. The effective modulation rate that a particular modem can use for each discrete tone can be monitored over time using a schedule of pilot tones transmitted from the modems on different tones at different times. The schedule may define representative pilot tones, in which case effective modulation rates for neighboring tones may be inferred from a determined effective modulation rate of a pilot tone.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: David Urban, Jorge Salinger
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Patent number: 8867440Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus maintains at least one PHR trigger for triggering communication of a PHR for a plurality of component carriers. In addition, the apparatus communicates the PHR for at least one of the component carriers upon the at least one PHR trigger being triggered. The communicated PHR may be an aggregated PHR that includes power headroom information on the PCC and activated SCCs. The communicated PHR may further include an index associating information in the PHR to a corresponding component carrier. The communicated PHR may further include information indicating use of a PUSCH reference for computing the PHR for the at least one of the component carriers on which there is no PUSCH transmission.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, Jelena M. Damnjanovic, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Wanshi Chen, Peter Gaal
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Patent number: 8867523Abstract: A serial intelligent cell (SIC) and a connection topology for local area networks using Electrically-conducting media. A local area network can be configured from a plurality of SIC's interconnected so that all communications between two adjacent SIC's is both point-to-point and bidirectional. Each SIC can be connected to one or more other SIC's to allow redundant communication paths. Communications in different areas of a SIC network are independent of one another, so that there is no fundamental limit on the size or extent of a SIC network. Each SIC can optionally be connected to one or more data terminals, computers, telephones, sensors, actuators, etc., to facilitate interconnectivity among such devices. Networks according to the present invention can be configured for a variety of applications, including a local telephone system, remote computer bus extender, multiplexers, PABX/PBX functionality, security systems, and local broadcasting services.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management IncorporatedInventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 8861417Abstract: A method of receiving a service from a network in a mobile communication system in accordance with the present invention comprises receiving static scheduling information from a network, the static scheduling information including information on radio resources associated with combining reception, receiving dynamic scheduling information from the network, the dynamic scheduling information including control information for receiving the service, and receiving the service by combining downlink shared channels transmitted from a plurality of cells based on the static scheduling information and the dynamic scheduling information.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Young Dae Lee, Sung Duck Chun, Myung Cheul Jung, Sung Jun Park
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Patent number: 8855026Abstract: A network sends to a user equipment UE a reference signal configuration, and from receiving it the UE selects a codeword identifying a cooperative multipoint CoMP transmission scheme. There is a CoMP scheme selection codebook from which the UE selects the codeword corresponding to its recommended CoMP scheme. The UE sends to the network that codeword which identifies the CoMP transmission scheme, along with the CSI feedback characterizing the CoMP transmission scheme. From that codeword which the network receives it determines the UE's assumed CoMP transmission scheme, which the network uses to determine how the CSI feedback, received from the UE, was calculated by the UE (for example, joint transmission, or dynamic point selection with or without muting, or coordinating scheduling/beamforming). The network uses this information for selecting a CoMP transmission scheme for downlink CoMP transmissions to the UE.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Helka-Liina Maattanen, Mihai Enescu, Tommi Koivisto
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Patent number: 8855648Abstract: Disclosed are a base station and mobile station to adaptively control a bandwidth of a channel. The base station includes a state information recognition unit to recognize neighboring-state information related with a traffic load of at least one neighboring network adjacent to a target network, a control state information transmitting unit to transmit control state information related with the controlled bandwidth of the target channel to mobile stations of the target network, and a bandwidth control unit to control a bandwidth of a target channel used in the target network according to a bandwidth of a channel used in the neighboring network based on the neighboring-state information.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry FoundationInventors: Kyung Hun Jang, Hyo Sun Hwang, Sunghyun Choi, Hyewon Lee, Kwanghun Han, Youngwoo Hwang
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Patent number: 8848682Abstract: A method for sub-channelization and resource mapping of wireless resources is provided. The method includes: according to bandwidth features or scheduling features supported by a wireless communication system, determining processes of sub-channelization and resource mapping of wireless resources or parameters of the processes. Therefore, the processes of sub-channelization and resource mapping of wireless resources or the parameters of the processes are different when the bandwidth features or scheduling features are different.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Yanfeng Guan, Ying Liu, Hongyun Qu, Kaiying Lv, Rui Kang
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Publication number: 20140286353Abstract: Transmission and reception of data can be performed between first terminal communicating by transmission signal and second terminal communicating by superimposition signal superimposed on transmission signal. When detecting interrupt signal generated by first monitoring terminal, in interrupt segment of transmission signal, transmission unit makes response requesting unit transmit response requesting data to first monitoring terminal in transmission segment. Response receiving unit receives response data that is transmitted in reply segment, in response to response requesting data, by first monitoring terminal that has generated interrupt signal. Segment securing unit transmits, in transmission segment, securing data for securing reply segment for superimposition of superimposition signal, by prohibiting transmission of response data in reply segment, with specific response data as trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Yuichi Yoshimura, Tadashi Matsumoto, Shinji Sakasegawa
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Patent number: 8842617Abstract: The method for wireless resource subframe allocation comprises the following steps: allocation of the control channel based on the first RAT (Radio Access Technology) of the first control domain, which includes the OFDM symbol of the first number from the sub-frame containing multiple OFDM symbols and multiple subcarriers in the frequency domain; allocation of the control channel based on the second RAT of the second control domain including the OFDM symbol of the second number which follows said first control domain; and the allocation of a data channel in the data domain which includes the OFDM symbols positioned outside said first control domain and second control domain. This invention provides a sub-frame structure which is compatible with existing wireless communication systems. This method allows the continued use of existing control channel systems or base signal structures. The method is also capable of supporting advanced features.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, So Yeon Kim, Moon Il Lee, Kyu Jin Park, Hyun Soo Ko, Seung Hee Han, Yeong Hyeon Kwon
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Patent number: 8842581Abstract: A method, a device, and a system for duplex communications. Uplink and downlink frequencies are allocated in an orthogonal manner such that at one time instant a certain carrier frequency is used for uplink (downlink) transmission and at some other time instant for downlink (uplink) transmission. Correspondingly, at said one time instant a second carrier frequency is used for downlink (uplink) transmission and at said some other time instant optionally for uplink (downlink) transmission.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Ari Hottinen
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Patent number: 8842515Abstract: A base station apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system is provided in which a processor generates the same sequence for resource elements (REs) allocated to each layer for reference signal transmission and spreads or covers Walsh codes for a user equipment—specific reference signal sequence such that sequences generated for the resource elements can be orthogonal to each other on a time axis. The Walsh code spreading or covering by the processor is applied on a frequency axis based on a plurality of resource blocks (RBs) or based on a pair of resource blocks such that mutually different sequences having mutually different sequence values can be mapped between resource blocks or between pairs of resource blocks. A transmission module transmits the reference signal, to which the generated reference signal sequence is applied to user equipment via each layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Dae Won Lee, Seung Hee Han, Ki Jun Kim, Joon Kui Ahn
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Patent number: 8837391Abstract: A method of requesting a radio resource in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises setting a timer's expiry time, transmitting a radio resource request message to a base station, starting the timer and retransmitting the radio resource request message to the base station if a radio resource allocation message is not received until the timer expires, wherein the expiry time may be set variably based on a communication state.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Han Byul Seo
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Patent number: RE45138Abstract: A method of allocating radio resources in a wireless communication system is disclosed. A method of allocating radio resources from a network of a wireless communication system in accordance with a plurality of scheduling modes comprises transmitting first scheduling information to a user equipment to allocate radio resources to the user equipment in accordance with a first scheduling mode, the first scheduling information including a first user equipment identifier, and transmitting second scheduling information to the user equipment to allocate radio resources to the user equipment in accordance with a second scheduling mode, the second scheduling information including a second user equipment identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Duck Chun, Young Dae Lee, Sung Jun Park, Seung June Yi