Portable Or Mobile Repeater Patents (Class 455/11.1)
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Patent number: 11297514Abstract: A method of operating a repeater comprises detecting a synchronization signal from a received communication signal, identifying a time division duplex (TDD) switching pattern based on a power change of the communication signal over time and switching an uplink operation and a downlink operation of the repeater based on the detected synchronization signal and the TDD switching pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SOLiD, INC.Inventors: Sangwook Kang, Hoony Hong, Hyunchae Kim, Kwon Kim, Woosik Moon
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Patent number: 11265639Abstract: A volume-based earbud switching method is applied to a wearable device. The wearable device includes: a first earbud and a second earbud; The method includes: obtaining a first volume of the first earbud and a second volume of a second earbud; calculating a first power consumption speed of the first earbud and a second power consumption speed of the second earbud; and determining an earbud switching policy between the first earbud and the second earbud according to the first and the second power consumption speeds; and sending an earbud switching command to an electronic device connected with the wearable device according to the earbud switching policy, wherein the earbud switching command is used to direct the electronic device to execute switching between the first earbud and the second earbud.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Jinhua Gong, Baoti Li
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Patent number: 11265077Abstract: Disclosed is a method for deploying tasks in a satellite network. In the method for deploying tasks in a satellite network, a utility function is determined by constructing a task processing delay model and a traffic model; a fitness degree of each individual is determined according to the utility function, and an individual with a highest fitness degree is put into a next-generation population; a probability that each of the plurality of individuals is selected is determined according to the fitness degree; a crossover operation and a mutation operation are performed on the individual according to the probability, to obtain a crossover individual and a mutation individual respectively; an available crossover individual and an available mutation individual are put into a next-generation population, to perform a repeated iteration and complete population updating; an optimal task deployment location table is output; and satellite network task deployment is completed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Dalian UniversityInventors: Zhiguo Liu, Yunqi Li, Jianxin Feng, Chengsheng Pan
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Patent number: 11259193Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining data for Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) events caused by interfering signals, such as radar signals, in mobile WiFi wireless communication networks on airplanes. The systems and methods utilize wireless access points (WAPs) on in-flight entertainment systems on airplanes to detect DFS events, and obtain DFS event data. The DFS event data is transmitted to a ground system which is configured to utilize the DFS event data to generate DFS messages which allow a WAP on another airplane to avoid the interfering signals that caused the DFS event. The ground system transmits the DFS messages to other airplanes which use the information in the DFS message to configure a WAP to avoid DFS events. The ground system may also be configured to analyze and generate a 3D DFS map which can be used to generate radio channel plans to avoid DFS events.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Philip Watson, Steven Bates
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Patent number: 11259336Abstract: This application provides a communications method, apparatus, and system, aiming to improve a capacity of a 5G network. The system includes a first access network device, a second access network device, a terminal, and an RN, where the terminal is connected to the first access network device by the RN, the terminal is further connected to the second access network device, the terminal receives signaling and/or data from the second access network device, and the terminal further receives data from the first access network device by the RN. This application relates to the field of communications technologies.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuanping Zhu, Rui Wang, Mingzeng Dai, Xiaoli Shi
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Patent number: 11234202Abstract: Systems and associated methods for reducing Doppler shifts in the broadband signals between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and ground stations are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for reducing the Doppler shift of wireless signals includes estimating a velocity of the UAV based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) or an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) of the UAV and calculating the Doppler shift of an upload (UL) wireless signal based on the velocity of the UAV. The method further includes predistorting a frequency of the UL wireless signal at the ground station to reduce the Doppler shift at a UAV receiver (RX) and transmitting the UL wireless signal from a ground station transmitter (TX) to the UAV RX. In some embodiments, calculating the Doppler shift of the UL wireless signal is performed at the ground station.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Hong Gan
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Patent number: 11234241Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed toward communicating resource information to a local manager of a group of user equipment devices, for allocation of resources to the group. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include selecting a first group of resources for a group of user equipment devices. The operations can further include communicating, to a first user equipment device of the group of the user equipment devices, first information corresponding to the first group of resources, the first user equipment device being a first local manager of the group, that communicates second information corresponding to a second group of resources, based on the first information, to respective other user equipment devices of the group, other than the first user equipment device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Thomas Novlan, Ralf Bendlin, Milap Majmundar, Xiaoyi Wang
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Patent number: 11219076Abstract: One or more elements of a communication system receives a first indicator that a first wireless device is within a first coverage area of a first access node and is also within a second coverage area of a second access node. The first access node and the second access node are both configured to provide a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) operating mode. The communication system determines a first number of wireless devices attached to the first access node that are utilizing the MU-MIMO operating mode. The communication system identifies the first wireless devices as being configured as a relay node. The communication system, based on the first number meeting a first threshold, instructs the first wireless device to attach to the second access node.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLCInventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Rajveen Narendran
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Patent number: 11212872Abstract: A method for a wireless network, including a node and a first device covered by the node, the node acting as serving node for the first device, and the first device transmitting first data to the node over a first link, includes determining presence of a second device covered by the node, the second device transmitting second data to a serving node over a second link, determining radio quality of the first link, determining radio quality of the second link, and determining radio quality of a third link between the second device and the first device. If the radio quality of the third link is higher than the radio quality of the second link, the second device transmits the second data to the first device over the third link and the first device retransmits, over the first link, the second data to the node.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Ivano Salvatore Collotta, Gian Michele Dell'Aera, Bruno Melis, Davide Sorbara
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Patent number: 11181906Abstract: A transport vehicle system includes transport vehicles each including a transport-vehicle-side communication unit, and a system controller including a controller-side communication unit to transmit a command in a predetermined order to any one of the transport vehicles as a destination and receiving a report from the transport vehicle being the destination. When receiving a command addressed to itself from the controller-side communication unit, the transport-vehicle-side communication unit transmits a report to the controller-side communication unit when a predetermined waiting time elapses after receiving the command. Meanwhile, the transport-vehicle-side communication unit transmits an interrupt request to the controller-side communication unit within a waiting time when intercepting a command addressed to another transport vehicle from the controller-side communication unit during a predetermined event in itself.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventor: Kentaro Yasunami
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Patent number: 11166146Abstract: Some embodiments of an emergency radio frequency (RF) repeater system includes a remotely adjustable conveyance characteristic between multiple antenna nodes and a repeater. Optionally, the characteristic may be adjusted independently for each node. Optionally, adjusting the conveyance characteristic after installation of system hardware simplifies system installation and/or facilitates precise balancing of conveyance and/or improves system performance. A conductive riser cable optionally carries multiple channels, for example including an RF signal and/or a communication/control signal and/or data and/or electrical power between system components. For example, the riser may carry a command to the adjustable coupler, to adjust a coupling factor between an antenna node and the riser. Optionally the riser includes a coaxial cable and/or is fire resistant. Optionally, portable transmitter location is estimated from received signal characteristics measured at nodes at different locations.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: HiRiseTech Ltd.Inventors: Itsick Ben Tolila, Gadi Shirazi
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Patent number: 11165621Abstract: In a mobile communication system using a mobile-type radio relay apparatus that forms a plurality of cells toward the ground or the sea while moving in an upper airspace, a deterioration in communication quality, which is caused by a Doppler shift of a reception signal due to a relative movement of a radio relay apparatus with respect to a terminal apparatus of each of a plurality of cells or a feeder station on the ground or on the sea, is suppressed. The communication system comprises a mobile-type radio relay apparatus that is disposed movably by flying in an upper airspace, forms a plurality of cells from an antenna at a predetermined altitude toward the ground or the sea, and performs a radio communication with a terminal apparatus located in each of the plurality of cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: SoftBank Corp.Inventors: Mitsukuni Konishi, Atsushi Nagate, Yoshichika Ota, Kenji Hoshino
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Patent number: 11140748Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for improving cellular network coverage using a vehicle-based data transmission extender. One such generalized method includes establishing communication between a fixed base station of a cellular network and a first wireless device, which includes a data transmission module that is part of a first vehicle. Data is relayed between the fixed base station and a second wireless device using the first wireless device to extend geographic coverage of the cellular network to the second wireless device. The method also includes at least one of: detecting, using a signal detector, a signal emitted from the second wireless device, the signal detector being part of the first vehicle; and tracking, using a data meter, an amount of data relayed via the first wireless device between the fixed base station and the second wireless device over the cellular network, the data meter being part of the first vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Michael C. Edwards, Gopal Kalaimani Senthilkumar, Neil Dutta
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Patent number: 11134401Abstract: Provided are a neighbor relation maintenance method and apparatus, including: a first node configuring measurement and instructing a terminal to report ANR-related information, or requesting a second node to configure measurement and instruct the terminal to report the ANR-related information. If the first node configures measurement and instructs the terminal to report ANR-related information, the first node maintains a neighbor relation of a cell in the first node based on the ANR-related information, and forwards the ANR-related information to the second node for maintaining a neighbor relation of a cell in the second node; if the second node configures measurement and instructs the terminal to report ANR-related information, the second node maintains the neighbor relation of the cell in the second node based on the ANR-related information, and forwards the ANR-related information to the first node for maintaining neighbor relation of the cell in the first node.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Shukun Wang, Ning Yang
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Patent number: 11133916Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a base station, a customer premise equipment (CPE) and a repeater. The repeater includes a down-link circuit and an up-link circuit. The down-link circuit includes a first receiving antenna array and a first transmitting antenna array, and the up-link circuit includes a second receiving antenna array and a second transmitting antenna array. The down-link circuit is separated from the up-link circuit with a first predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventors: Tsun-Che Huang, Horen Chen, Chieh-Wen Cheng, Shoou-Hann Huang
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Patent number: 11126870Abstract: A method for detecting obstacles, the method may include receiving, from a plurality of vehicles, and by an I/O module of a computerized system, visual information acquired during executions of vehicle maneuvers that are suspected as being obstacle avoidance maneuvers; determining, based at least on the visual information, at least one visual obstacle identifier for visually identifying at least one obstacle; and transmitting to one or more of the plurality of vehicles, the at least one visual obstacle identifier.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: CARTICA AI LTD.Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev
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Patent number: 11122504Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Ozmo Licensing LLPInventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters
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Patent number: 11116004Abstract: A Universal Repeater (UR) configured to pair with an uplink in a network. The UR may include an interface configured to interface wirelessly with a uplink along a selected route between the UR and an access point (AP) in a network; and a memory having machine executable code therein that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to determine the uplink based on data received from a plurality of candidate uplinks, and instruct the interface to pair with the uplink.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: AIRTIES KABLOSUZ ILETISIM SAN. VE DIS TIC. A.S.Inventors: Firat Birlik, Can Ihan, Mehmet Karaca
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Patent number: 11102809Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is performed by a wireless station. The method includes determining that a wireless network provides relay service. The wireless network includes an access point and one or more relay nodes. The method further includes transmitting a relay-service desirability indication to the access point. The method also includes receiving a relay-service confirmation from the access point. The wireless station is operable to transmit at a first station-transmission power level during a first time period and a second station-transmission power level during a second time period. The second station-transmission power level is a reduced station-transmission power level as compared to the first station-transmission power level. In addition, the method includes transmitting an uplink transmission at the second station-transmission power level responsive to the relay-service confirmation from the access point.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Mosaid Technologies IncorporatedInventors: Xuejun Lu, Hanwu Hu
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Patent number: 11095332Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal amplifier of a multi-antenna system including an outdoor device communicating with base stations and an indoor device communicating with a client. The outdoor device includes a plurality of outdoor antennas, a first bidirectional signal amplifying link and a first combining-splitting network. A first end of the first bidirectional signal amplifying link is coupled to the outdoor antennas. A second end of the first bidirectional signal amplifying link is coupled to the first combining-splitting network. The indoor device includes an indoor antenna and a feeder. A first end of the feeder is coupled to the indoor antenna. A second end of the feeder is coupled to the first combining-splitting network through a radio frequency (RF) coaxial cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SHENZHEN DACHI COMMUNICATION CO., LTDInventor: Yibing Guo
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Patent number: 11089494Abstract: Provided are a neighbor relation maintenance method and apparatus, including: a first node configuring measurement and instructing a terminal to report ANR-related information, or requesting a second node to configure measurement and instruct the terminal to report the ANR-related information. If the first node configures measurement and instructs the terminal to report ANR-related information, the first node maintains a neighbor relation of a cell in the first node based on the ANR-related information, and forwards the ANR-related information to the second node for maintaining a neighbor relation of a cell in the second node; if the second node configures measurement and instructs the terminal to report ANR-related information, the second node maintains the neighbor relation of the cell in the second node based on the ANR-related information, and forwards the ANR-related information to the first node for maintaining neighbor relation of the cell in the first node.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Shukun Wang, Ning Yang
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Patent number: 11076401Abstract: Embodiments of a user equipment (UE) and method for resource allocation and device-to-device (D2D) discovery hopping are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the UE may receive signaling from an enhanced node B (eNB) indicating discovery resources to transmit discovery signals on within an LTE operation zone. The discovery resources may include a discovery zone which may comprise a plurality of physical resource blocks (PRBs) and a plurality of subframes. The UE may transmit a discovery signal for receipt by one or more other UEs for D2D discovery within some of the PRBs of the discovery zone. The PRBs for the transmission of the discovery signal may be determined in accordance with a hopping mode to provide increased frequency diversity within a bandwidth of the discovery zone. The hopping mode may comprise intra-subframe hopping, inter-subframe hopping or joint intra/inter-subframe hopping.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Huaning Niu, Debdeep Chatterjee, Jong-Kae Fwu
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Patent number: 11070964Abstract: Systems and methods for radio access interfaces in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a vehicle telematics device includes a processor, a communications device, and a memory, wherein the vehicle telematics device communicates with a mobile communications device using the communications device, wherein the mobile communications device is in communication with a remote server system via a mobile network connection, and wherein the vehicle telematics device provides data to the mobile communications device, where the data is to be transmitted to the remote server system, provides command data to the mobile communications device, where the command data instructs the mobile communication device to transmit the data to the remote server system using at least one communication protocol, and causes the mobile communications device to transmit the data to the remote server system using the at least one communication protocol based on the command data.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: CalAmp Corp.Inventors: Peter Hergesheimer, Thomas M. Nornberg
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Patent number: 11064400Abstract: The present technique provides a first terminal device for exchanging signals with a wireless telecommunications network and a plurality of second terminal devices, the first terminal device configured to exchange signals with each of the plurality of second terminal devices, when the first terminal device provides a local cell for providing wireless connectivity for the plurality of second terminal devices, and to exchange signals with one or more infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network, and receive, from each of the plurality of second terminal devices served by the first terminal device when providing the local cell, suitability information indicative of the suitability of each of one or more other terminal devices or infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network to exchange signals with that second terminal device to provide for that second terminal devices another local cell.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuxin Wei, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda, Brian Alexander Martin
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Patent number: 11031996Abstract: A method (10) of enhancing wireless communication coverage in a communications system is disclosed. The method (10) is performed in an unmanned aerial vehicle (1) comprising a signal amplification device (25) arranged to convey wireless signaling. The method (10) comprises: ascending (11) to an altitude at which signaling is received from an entity (3, 4) of the communications system, and conveying (12) signaling between the entity (3, 4) and a first communication device (2). An unmanned aerial vehicle (1), computer program and computer program product are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Andreas Nilsson, Jonas Fridén, Fredrik Harrysson, Lars Manholm
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Patent number: 11017285Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for optimizing an antenna pattern for a booster, in which input signals from different operators are transmitted at different carrier frequencies within an operating bandwidth. An input bandwidth of a plurality of input signals are monitored at an input of the booster, the input bandwidth being within the operating bandwidth. One or more peak signal levels of the plurality of input signals within the input bandwidth are detected. Each of the detected one or more peak signal levels of the plurality of input signals at the input of the booster are then adjusted, such that a peak signal level of each of the plurality of input signals are substantially equal.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: NEXTIVITY, INC.Inventor: Michiel Petrus Lotter
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Patent number: 11012143Abstract: Technology for a signal repeater is disclosed. The signal repeater can include a cellular signal amplifier configured to amplify signals for a wireless device. The signal repeater can include an integrated satellite transceiver coupled to the cellular signal amplifier and configured to communicate signals to one or more satellites. The integrated satellite transceiver can be used when cellular signals are unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Michael James Mouser
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Patent number: 10979130Abstract: Techniques for configuring a repeater are disclosed. An independent oscillation reduction factor for reducing oscillation in the repeater can be determined when an overload protection is disabled at the repeater. The oscillation can be caused by feedback of one or more signals between a donor port and a server port of the repeater. The independent oscillation reduction factor can be indicated for use in determining an antenna installation location or orientation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Casey James Nordgran
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Patent number: 10977634Abstract: Systems and methods associated with media hub devices are provided that passively monitor user devices and transmit targeted media through in-channel transmissions that use the same channel used to monitor the user devices, or shifted channel transmissions that are different than the channel used to monitor the user devices. For example, a media hub device may passively monitor customer devices by scanning a wireless communication channel and obtaining device identification information transmitted by a user device that communicates the device identification information via the wireless communication channel. A media hub device may link the user device with a particular user or may anonymously monitor user behavior, through the monitored user device, without explicit knowledge of the identity of the user. Targeted media may be provided to the user device either in-channel using the same channel used to passively monitor the user device or a shifted channel using a different channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATIONInventors: Angus Berry, James B. Clack
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Patent number: 10924929Abstract: A method and system for wireless communication between a public transport vehicle and a remote server through at least one external mobile network. At least one router is provided in the public transport vehicle for receiving and transmitting wireless data to and from a stationary communication server outside the public transport vehicle and to and from at least one client onboard the public transport vehicle, wherein router includes a captive portal in order to provide an authentication process for the client(s). The router determines if a stream of wireless data packets received by said router corresponds to at least one of a VoIP stream and a VoWIFI stream. The router then forwards, if it has been determined that the stream of wireless data packets corresponds to at least one of a VoIP stream and a VoWIFI stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: ICOMERA ABInventor: Mats Karlsson
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Patent number: 10912007Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a WTRU to act as a mobile relay, the method comprising the WTRU connecting to the network, the WTRU receiving a message from the network indicating that the WTRU is to act as a mobile relay for one or more devices outside of the coverage of the network, the WTRU discovering one or more devices outside of the coverage of the network, and the WTRU receiving a message from the out-of-coverage device that indicates that the out-of-coverage device has selected the WTRU to act as a mobile relay.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier
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Patent number: 10904788Abstract: A method, performed by a wireless resource controller, includes receiving an indication that a first wireless device is experiencing data loss over a communication channel provided by a wireless access point utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT). The method includes determining a plurality of congestion window values associated with other wireless devices that share a shared wireless resource with the first wireless device. The shared wireless resource is provided by a base station of a cellular network utilizing a second RAT. The method includes determining an initial congestion window value for the first wireless device based on the plurality of congestion window values associated with the other wireless devices. The method includes transmitting data to the first wireless device from the base station in accordance with the initial congestion window value for the first device in order to satisfy a performance criterion for the first wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep Dasgupta, Somaraju Kaki
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Patent number: 10889238Abstract: A method for providing a spatially perceptible acoustic signal for a rider of a two-wheeled vehicle, including: providing an acoustic signal by a two-wheeled vehicle; determining the position of a helmet worn by the rider of the two-wheeled vehicle relative to the two-wheeled vehicle; processing the acoustic signal depending on the determined position to provide a three-dimensional output signal which constitutes a binaural projection of the acoustic signal; and outputting the output signal via a stereo headset of the helmet, wherein the output signal spatially positions a sound source contained in the acoustic signal depending on the determined position, whereby the sound source is spatially locatable by the rider of the two-wheeled vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Ehrmann, Robert Richter, Kerstin Schenk
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Patent number: 10893572Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for a user-equipment-coordination set for disengaged mode (602). In aspects, a base station (121) forms a disengaged-mode-user-equipment coordination set (602) including multiple user equipment (110) operating in a disengaged mode (524). The disengaged-mode-user-equipment coordination set (602) uses joint transmission and reception to communicate with the base station (121). The base station (121) communicates control-plane information to an individual user equipment (110) or multiple user equipment (110) in the disengaged-mode-user-equipment coordination set (602).Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jibing Wang, Erik Richard Stauffer
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Patent number: 10880703Abstract: Wireless mobile device functionality can be added to radio devices via a hardware device that comprises wireless network access. Alternatively, radio device functionality can be shared with a wireless mobile device or the hardware device. The functionalities of either device can be shared via a physical or wireless connection. For example, a microphone device comprising a display screen and long-term evolution (LTE) functionality can be connected to a radio device to facilitate LTE functionality for the radio device. Thus, a user of the radio device can utilize the display screen of the microphone device to send text data, which could not previously be sent by the radio device, over the wireless network via the microphone device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Andy Salvador, Donald Philips
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Patent number: 10880859Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the location of a Bluetooth device using a standard broadcast packet containing known data. Multiple antennas are used to take measurements of the packet are converted into in-phase and quadrature components, then a low-pass filter is applied. The known data presents an in-phase and quadrature spectrum that is a continuous wave-tone representation of the packet signal in the passband of the low-pass filter. Multiple measurements are used to determine the phase difference of the filtered measurements at the different antenna locations. Phase difference is used to determine the location of the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: GREINA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Daniel Joseph Lee
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Patent number: 10879996Abstract: A technology is described for feedback cancellation in a multiband booster. The repeater can comprise: a server antenna port; a donor antenna port; a first direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port; a second direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port; a first-direction two-antenna feedback cancellation circuit coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port to reduce antenna-to-antenna feedback for a single band in a first direction between a donor antenna and a server antenna; and a second-direction two-antenna feedback cancellation circuit coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port to reduce antenna-to-antenna feedback for the single band in a second direction between the donor antenna and the server antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio
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Patent number: 10862594Abstract: A communication system includes one or more communication apparatuses, each including a transmission circuit and a reception circuit. The transmission circuit includes a transmission unit and a signal generator. The transmission unit transmits one of a first transmission signal including first transmission data or a second transmission signal including at least one of a periodic signal with a constant frequency or a narrow band modulation signal having lower speed than the first transmission data. The signal generator generates the second transmission signal. The reception circuit includes a reception unit that receives the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal a narrow band detector that outputs a narrow band detection signal through detecting the second transmission signal in a narrow band, and a determination unit that determines presence of a significant signal or presence of significant signal change in the narrow band detection signal and outputs a determination signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Fumitaka Kondo, Moonjae Jeong, Toru Terashima, Fumihiro Nishiyama
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Patent number: 10858121Abstract: A sensor network for use in an aircraft, including a plurality of wireless nodes. A first wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes is arranged to communicate with at least one other wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes. The communication is via a secure communications channel and is on the basis of a control message received at the first wireless node. The at least one other wireless node is arranged to perform an operation on the basis of the control message.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: Airbus Operations Limited, Airbus Opertions GmbHInventors: Andrew Bill, Kurt Bruggemann, Timo Warns
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Patent number: 10862576Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transmitter communication device for a D2D communication network with a plurality of communication devices, including one or more receiver communication devices and a plurality of relay communication devices. The transmitter communication device comprises: a processor configured to select a subset of plurality of relay communication devices for relaying a communication message to the one or more receiver communication devices and to configure the subset of relay communication devices to relay the communication message using one of a plurality of relay modes, including a first relay mode or a second relay mode, wherein the first relay mode is an “amplify and forward” relay mode and wherein the second relay mode is a “decode and forward” relay mode; and a communication interface configured to transmit the communication message to the one or more receiver communication devices via the subset of relay communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Hu, Mohamed Ibrahim, Josef Eichinger
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Patent number: 10856266Abstract: Provided are a method for realizing device-to-device communication relay selection, a network control node and a user equipment. The method includes: a network control node receiving relay-related information sent by user equipment and determining a relay node; and the network control node sending device-to-device communication relay configuration information to the determined relay node. In the technical solution, by sending relay-related information in a network to perform selection or configuration of a relay node, a corresponding solution is provided for a scenario for which relay selection is not provided, and thereby the selection of the relay node is realized.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Lin Chen, Shuanshuan Wu, Bo Dai, Guanghui Yu, Feng Xie, Ying Huang
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Patent number: 10856346Abstract: Example implementations relate to neighboring network devices. For example, a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource can cause a computer to determine a characteristic affecting a subset of a plurality of network devices. The instructions can cause the processing resource to determine that at least two of the subset of the plurality of network devices that are affected by the characteristic are neighbors. The instructions can cause the processing resource to indicate a region to be associated with each network device of the subset based on the determination that at least two of the subset of the plurality of network devices are neighbors.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Manaswini Lakshmikanth Sugatoor, Pradeep Iyer, Gopal Agarwal, Brijesh Kumar Yadav
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Patent number: 10840988Abstract: Provided are an electronic device for a network control terminal and a network node, and a method for the electronic device. The electronic device for a network control terminal comprises processing circuitry configured to set a first condition concerning a beam-forming capacity of a network node for determining the network node capable of serving as a relay node, and to generate control signaling of indication information comprising the first condition for indicating the network node served by the network control terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Di Han, Bo Bai, Wei Chen, Xin Guo, Shuai Liu
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Patent number: 10812626Abstract: A secure remote actuation system is described herein. The system may comprise a remote input receptor and a network. The remote input receptor may comprise a user interface for receiving user inputs from a user. The network may comprise a combination of computer systems interconnected by telecommunications equipment or cables allowing information to be exchanged. The network may also comprise a network device for obtaining the user inputs from the remote input receptor. The network device may comprise an internal memory unit. One or more acceptable inputs may be stored on the network. In the present invention, the network device obtains the user inputs from the remote input receptor while the user is using the user interface and then the network compares the user inputs to the acceptable inputs.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Hall Labs LLCInventors: David R. Hall, Mark Hall, Craig Boswell
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Patent number: 10798487Abstract: A multifunctional earphone system for sports activities is described which comprises the following: a first apparatus configured to be carried in one of a user's ears, the first apparatus comprising a first data communication unit and a first loudspeaker, and a second apparatus configured to be carried in the user's other ear, the second apparatus comprising a second data communication unit and a second loudspeaker, wherein at least one of the first apparatus and the second apparatus comprises a sensor unit and a data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured to generate performance data based on measurement data acquired by the sensor unit, wherein the first apparatus further comprises a signal processing unit configured to generate a binaural audio signal based on the performance data, the binaural audio signal comprising a first signal part to be output by the first loudspeaker and a second signal part to be output by the second loudspeaker, and wherein the first data communication unType: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventor: Nikolaj Hviid
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Patent number: 10791547Abstract: A method applied to a mobile communication system including a first communication apparatus, a first communication apparatus, and chipset included in a first communication apparatus, where the communication apparatus performs relay transmission between a network and a second communication apparatus, includes obtaining, by the first communication apparatus, information indicating a function supported by a network apparatus included in the network, and transmitting to the network apparatus, by the first communication apparatus based on the information, a request message for performing the relay transmission.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Masato Fujishiro, Chiharu Yamazaki
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Patent number: 10784984Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing waveform adaptation are provided. In an example, a method is provided for identifying a plurality of candidate waveforms, and selecting one of the candidate waveforms for data transmission. The candidate waveforms may be identified in accordance with one or more criteria, such as a transmission capability of the transmitting device, a reception capability of the receiving device, a desired Peak-to-Average-Power-Ratio (PAPR) characteristic, adjacent channel interference (ACI) rejection requirements, spectrum localization requirements, and other criteria. The waveform selected for data transmission may be selected in accordance with one or more waveform selection criteria, such as traffic characteristic, application types, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alireza Bayesteh, Hosein Nikopour, Jianglei Ma
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Patent number: 10785638Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages reuse of mobile subscriber identity information. Further aspects may include mobile subscriber identity information used in a device having multiple device profiles indexed, directly or indirectly, by multiple ki (e.g. shared secret keys). Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Stephen Emille Chin
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Patent number: 10764804Abstract: A network for providing air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication in various cells may include a receiver station disposed on an aircraft in flight, a plurality of base stations, each base station defining a corresponding radiation pattern such that the base stations are spaced apart from each other to define at least partially overlapping coverage areas, and a control module in communication with at least one of the base stations. The control module may be configured to receive information indicative of an altitude of the aircraft and select a frequency for communication between the at least one of the base stations and the receiver station based on the altitude.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLCInventor: Douglas Hyslop
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Patent number: 10756818Abstract: Described are systems, devices, and techniques for extending wireless networks and associated systems, devices, and techniques for determination of optimal locations of a wireless range extender, such as by evalauating a quality of a wireless signal originating from a wireless gateway or access device and determining whether an alternative placement of a wireless range extender would result in improved quality. Also described are systems, devices, and techniques for automatically grouping multiple bands of a single wireless access device as well as systems, devices, and techniques that simplify connection of wireless devices to a wireless access device, such as by evaluating wireless messages transmitted on different bands to determine that the wireless messages originate from the same wireless access device.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Belkin International, Inc.Inventors: Kannan Vardarajan, Eu Chong Son, Dan Nguyen, Aaron Schneider, Daniel Frysinger, Genevieve S. Bolton