Zoned Or Cellular Telephone System Patents (Class 455/422.1)
  • Patent number: 11160025
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes establishing a communication link between a first device of a first party and a second device of a second party that allows a communication between the first party and the second party, and periodically receiving a signal from the first device indicating a remaining battery power level of the first device during the communication. The method further includes communicating an alert to the second device over the communication link to notify the second party that the first device is near a battery power loss if the remaining battery power level falls below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Samuel Jones, III, Bhagwan Singh Khanka
  • Patent number: 11159147
    Abstract: A front end module includes: a first antenna terminal; a second antenna terminal; a switch including a plurality of first side terminals on a first side and a plurality of second side terminals on a side opposite to the first side, each of the first side terminals being connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal; a first filter connected to the first antenna terminal; a second filter connected to the first antenna terminal; a third filter connected to one of the second side terminals; and a fourth filter connected to one of the second side terminals. The third filter and the fourth filter are connected to one of the first antenna terminal and the second antenna terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Ta Jo, Seong Jong Cheon
  • Patent number: 11150104
    Abstract: A method for route management based on geolocation based clustering includes receiving data collected from a plurality of vehicles for a plurality of clusters. The method generates an initial set of rules for the plurality of vehicles operating in each cluster from the plurality of clusters based on the data collected from the plurality of vehicles. The method determines a first cluster out of the plurality of cluster based on a geolocation of a first vehicle traveling along a route. Responsive to identifying a set of cluster specific rules for the first cluster, the method determines a first hardware requirement out of the plurality of hardware requirements defined by the set of cluster specific rules is not present on the vehicle. The method identifies an alternative cluster based on the first hardware requirement being absent and instructs the vehicle to travel to the alternative cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric V. Kline, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11146568
    Abstract: Provided are a communication method and system that integrate 5G communication systems with IoT technologies to support higher data rates after 4G systems. The present disclosure is based on 5G communication technologies and IoT related technologies, and may be applied to intelligent services (e.g. smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety). There is provided a method of profile downloading for a terminal. The method may include: transmitting a first profile download request to a profile providing server; receiving unencrypted first profile information from the profile providing server; checking whether there is an input for consenting to profile downloading after receiving unencrypted profile information; and determining whether to download an encrypted profile on the basis of the check result. There is also provided a terminal capable of performing the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghan Park, Duckey Lee, Hyewon Lee, Sangsoo Lee, Taesun Yeom
  • Patent number: 11140641
    Abstract: Aspects directed towards synchronizing out of coverage (OOC) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications are disclosed. In one example, a scheduled entity detects a loss of a synchronization signal associated with a V2X communication by detecting when a timing uncertainty value or error value is greater than a threshold value. Packet timing information is then received in response to the loss of the synchronization signal from at least one user equipment (UE) synchronized with the synchronization signal. The scheduled entity then maintains the V2X communication by performing a timing adjustment based on the packet timing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheol Hee Park, Feng Lu, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Subramanya Rao, Sivaramakrishna Veerepalli, Cheng Tan, Sean Vincent Maschue, Ashish Shankar Iyer, Giridhar Ramakrishnan, Yax Patel, Srinivasan Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 11140655
    Abstract: Examples pertaining to improved Globally Unique Temporary Identity (GUTI) allocation after establishment of mobile-terminated connection in mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in a UE receives a paging message from a network node of a wireless network. The apparatus then transmits a request to the network node responsive to receiving the paging message. In response to transmitting the request, the apparatus receives a signaling from the network node, with the signaling indicating a new temporary identity of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Marko Niemi, Matti Moisanen
  • Patent number: 11139909
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a user equipment (UE) (110), comprises an interface (710) configured to receive one or more symbols at the start of a first transmission time interval (TTI) of a channel. The UE further comprises processing circuitry (720) operably coupled to the interface (710). The processing circuitry (720) configured to obtain a signal quality estimate based on at least one of the one or more symbols; compare the signal quality estimate to a signal quality threshold; and determine, based on the comparison, whether to process the channel in the first TTI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Uesaka, Muhammad Kazmi, Santhan Thangarasa
  • Patent number: 11134520
    Abstract: A base station is provided which notifies a mobile station of transmission power information for an uplink RACH, the mobile station transmits transmission delay estimation information on the RACH to the base station over the RACH at a transmission power based on the transmission power information, and the base station changes the transmission power information according to the transmission delay estimation information and notifies the mobile station of the changed transmission power information. The mobile station retransmits data or a preamble if the mobile station does not receive a notification that the base station has received the data or the preamble correctly after a predetermined time. The base station transmits the transmission power information over a BCH and a CPICH transmitted to a plurality of mobile stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nahoko Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11133912
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for transmission of an indication of an activated bandwidth part (BWP) or component carrier (CC), or combination thereof, to a user equipment (UE) through downlink control information (DCI) that is excluding a grant of resources of the BWP or CC. A UE may establish a connection with a base station in which one or more CCs may be configured with one or more BWPs. The base station may indicate which BWP is active for a transmission in DCI that is transmitted subsequent to the configuration of the one or more CCs, and a UE may activate a corresponding BWP or CC based on the indication. In some cases, a CC may be deactivated unless the DCI indicates that at least one BWP of the CC is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Heechoon Lee, Peter Gaal, Peter Pui Lok Ang, Wanshi Chen, Tingfang Ji
  • Patent number: 11134376
    Abstract: A 5G user equipment (UE) can register for 5G services with a telecommunication network in part using a Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI), an encrypted version of a subscriber identifier, so that the actual subscriber identifier is not exposed during network registration. Legacy SIMs originally deployed for 4G/LTE and other legacy wireless access technologies store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), but do not store a network public key needed to generate a SUCI. However, a 5G UE can still use a legacy SIM to securely obtain 5G services by encrypting the IMSI from the legacy SIM using a network public key stored in the 5G UE's own memory to generate a SUCI, and then transmitting the generated SUCI to the telecommunication network during network registration. Accordingly, the IMSI on the legacy SIM is not exposed during network registration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong Hun An, Mathew George, Phani Ramisetty
  • Patent number: 11129043
    Abstract: A device may receive threshold data identifying threshold ranges, and may receive, from a first access point of multiple access points, first network data identifying first quality measurement indicators associated with a first link. The device may determine whether a first quality of the first link is good, fair, or poor based on comparing the first network data and the threshold data, and may provide, to the first access point and when the first quality is determined to be poor, a request for second network data identifying second quality measurement indicators associated with multiple links between the device and the multiple access points. The device may receive, from the first access point, the second network data, and may select one of the multiple access points based on the second network data. The device may utilize a link associated with the one of the multiple access points to receive video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ganesan Rengaraju, Srinivasu Yelamarti, Anjaneya Pericharla
  • Patent number: 11129178
    Abstract: A communication resource allocation method, an allocation device, a base station and a terminal are provided. The communication resource allocation method includes: determining a service type of a current service when a service bearer is established; determining granularity information of time-frequency resource and a frequency domain resource range corresponding to the service type according to the service type of the current service; and transmitting the granularity information of the time-frequency resource and the frequency domain resource range corresponding to the service type to a terminal that requests to establish the service bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENTIFIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ju Li, Ya-Jun Zhu, Yun-Fei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11122421
    Abstract: A method of loading a subscription profile into a subscriber identification module of a target mobile terminal is described. The method can include sending a combined request for authentication and transfer of profile to an authentication system, the request containing a user identifier of the target mobile terminal and receiving in return a response message containing an activation code. The method can also include sending a request for downloading the subscription profile to a provisioning equipment item, the downloading request comprising the activation code, and, subsequent to a positive verification of the activation code by the provisioning equipment item, downloading the subscription profile into the subscriber identification module of the target mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Philippe Lucas, Christine Lemoine
  • Patent number: 11116026
    Abstract: A random access method and an apparatus of a terminal for performing random access procedure to multiple base stations in parallel in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supporting dual connectivity are provided. The method includes determining whether a first preamble transmission to a first cell of a first base station is overlapped with a second preamble transmission to a second cell of a second base station in a time domain, determining, when the first preamble transmission is overlapped with the second preamble transmission in the time domain, whether a sum of transmit powers calculated for the first and second preamble transmissions is greater than a maximum allowed transmit power of the terminal, and controlling, when the sum of the first and second preamble transmit powers is greater than the maximum allowed transmit power, the transmit power calculated for the second preamble transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jang, Soenghun Kim, Gert-Jan Van Lieshout, Youngbum Kim
  • Patent number: 11112254
    Abstract: A mobile device can obtain wireless network signal strength map data that indicates, for various nearby geographical regions, the wireless network signal strength in each such region. A mobile device can transmit that data to a vehicular navigation system responsible for automatically selecting a high-quality route of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination. The system can take the wireless network signal map data into account when selecting that route. When selecting from among multiple different routes of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination, the system may employ an algorithm that considers wireless network signal strengths along those routes, in addition to the other factors. Consequently, the system can select a longer route having better signal strength over a shorter route having worse signal strength. The system can present the selected route within a set of suggested routes, potentially along with reasons for each route's suggestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Swapnil R. Dave, Devrim Varoglu
  • Patent number: 11108441
    Abstract: A UE may receive, from a base station, a message requesting BSI. The UE may determine a number N of BSI reports to send to the base station, and each BSI report may indicate a beam index corresponding to a beam and a received power associated with the beam. The UE may send, to the base station, N BSI reports based on the message requesting BSI. The UE may receive, from the base station, a set of signals through a set of beams, and determine the received power for each signal of the set of signals received through each beam of the set of beams, each received power may be associated with a beam of the set of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Bilal Sadiq, Tao Luo, Sundar Subramanian, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 11109285
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a mechanism for improving reliability in a wireless communication network supporting a multi-cell transmission environment including a primary cell (PCell) and one or more secondary cells (SCells). In some examples, a user equipment (UE) in a connected mode with a PCell for multi-cell communication with the PCell and one or more SCells may utilize link quality measurements on both the PCell and one or more SCells to manage the connection with the PCell. In other examples, one or more SCells may function as a PCell to transmit common control signaling to the UE and/or receive uplink control information from the UE. In other examples, a UE in an idle mode may evaluate the reference signals transmitted from the PCell and one or more potential SCells before deciding whether to connect to the PCell for multi-cell communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Srinivas Yerramalli, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tamer Kadous, Jing Sun
  • Patent number: 11108611
    Abstract: In user terminal 20, reception section 204 receives one or more downlink signals mapped to a plurality of signal transmission points in a single carrier, and extraction section 214 extracts at least one of the one or more downlink signals that is assigned to at least one of the signal transmission points that belongs to a resource block group associated with user terminal 20, in which the resource block group is in units of a predetermined number of signal transmission points and the at least one of the one or more downlink signals is extracted based on a definition of the resource block group. This processing makes it possible to multiplex downlink signals for a plurality of terminals in a single-carrier transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Moroga, Kazuaki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 11109321
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and user equipment for sending a preamble sequence. The method includes determining a transmit power for sending a preamble sequence, and sending the preamble sequence according to the determined transmit power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Deping Liu
  • Patent number: 11108908
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for control of incoming calls based on stored a plurality of call settings is provided. The electronic device receives a first call from a first caller party device associated with a first caller party. The electronic device transmits a first challenge message to the first caller party device based on the received first call. The electronic device further transmits a second challenge message to the first caller party device based on a first call setting of the stored plurality of call settings. The electronic device determines a time of receipt of a second call, different from the first call, received from the first caller party device. The electronic device further controls the second call based on a threshold time period, the determined time of the receipt of the second call, and a second call setting of a stored plurality of call settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brant Candelore
  • Patent number: 11101931
    Abstract: The application provides an information transmission method, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes that: a terminal device acquires a first sequence, the first sequence being used for determining a sequence carrying feedback information for downlink data; the terminal device determines target feedback information for target downlink data sent by a network device according to the target downlink data; the terminal device determines a second sequence carrying the target feedback information according to the first sequence; and the terminal device sends the second sequence to the network device. Therefore, the terminal device may efficiently acquire a sequence configured to carry uplink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanan Lin
  • Patent number: 11096216
    Abstract: A UE in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE comprises at least one processor configured to identify a DTTC including at least one of a first periodicity, a duration of a first transmission window, or a first timing offset of the first transmission window, wherein the DTTC is identified for the DSCH or RLM in a serving cell, and identify a DMTC including at least one of a second periodicity, a duration of a second transmission window, or a second timing offset of the second transmission window, wherein the DMTC is identified for RRM measurement based on the DSCH. The UE further comprises a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to receive, from a BS, at least one DSCH from a set of DSCH over unlicensed downlink channels based on the identified DTTC, wherein the received at least one DSCH includes a SS/PBCH block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongbo Si, Yingzhe Li
  • Patent number: 11082106
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing method, comprising: generating signaling comprising configuration information of channel state information process (CSI process); and sending the signaling comprising the configuration information of the CSI process. The present invention resolves the problem in the related art of being unable to use one CSI-RS resource overhead to meet the transmission requirements of multiple CSI-RSs having different port numbers, thereby achieving the technical effect of reducing resource overheads. The present invention also provides an information processing device and a storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Li, Yijian Chen, YuNgok Li, Zhaohua Lu, Huahua Xiao, Yuxin Wang, Hao Wu, Jianxing Cai
  • Patent number: 11083035
    Abstract: Methods, wireless device (500) and network node (502) which can be used when resuming a communication session after a period of inactivity of the wireless device (500). The wireless device (500) sends to a network node (502) a resuming request comprising an indication of at least one preferred network slice out of a set of network slices that was used in the communication session before said period of inactivity. Thereby, the network node (502) is able to determine the preferred network slice(s) based on the indication in the resuming request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Oscar Ohlsson, Gunnar Mildh, Paul Schliwa-Bertling
  • Patent number: 11076366
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power control method and a wireless device, in a cluster comprised of wireless devices including a first wireless device and a second wireless device, comprising: receiving power control information including a second data channel transmission power, from the second wireless device; determining a first data channel transmission power based on the second data channel transmission power; and controlling data channel transmission power of the first wireless device according to the first data channel transmission power; wherein, the first data channel transmission power is a power allowing the first wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster, and the second data channel transmission power is a power allowing the second wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Lilei Wang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Masayuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 11075993
    Abstract: Data is transmitted between an application server and at least one internet-of-things (IoT) communication device using a mobile communication network. A method for the data transmission includes: the at least one IoT communication device attaching to the mobile communication network via transmitting at least a first portion of first communication data between the at least one IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity; and the at least one IoT communication device transmitting payload data to the application server via transmitting at least a second portion of the first communication data between the at least one IoT communication device and the IoT gateway entity, and at least part of the second communication data between the IoT gateway entity and the application server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventor: Mario Schulz
  • Patent number: 11071027
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for modifying cell definition tables with telecommunications networks. In response to a handover failure between cells of the network, the systems and methods determine changes have been made to a network, such as changes to various identification information for cells associated with a controlling (or serving) node of the network. For example, the systems and methods utilize ANR functions to detect the changes to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Reman Krishnan
  • Patent number: 11071001
    Abstract: An apparatus, computer program product, and method relating to radio sensor coverage estimation for wireless network assurance. A network controller estimates a network sensor coverage level for candidate access points (APs), based on potential use of the candidate APs as network sensors to measure at least one key performance indicator (KPI). The controller determines a subset of the candidate APs, based on evaluating candidate APs for suitability as network sensors. The controller estimates a second network sensor coverage level for the subset of candidate APs, based on potential use of the subset of candidate APs as network sensors. The controller determines that the second network sensor coverage level is within a pre-defined threshold of the first network sensor coverage level, and provisions a radio in each AP in the subset of candidate APs as a network sensor to measure at least one KPI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Vishal S. Desai
  • Patent number: 11064035
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises discovering, by a client device, an available host computing device implementing a radio receiver, wherein the host computing device is identified from a decentralized shared database; establishing, by the client device, a relationship with the host computing device based on discovering the host computing device from the decentralized shared database; receiving, by the client device, application data from the host computing device based on establishing the relationship, wherein the application data is associated with radio signals received by the radio receiver from a single transmitter; and storing, outputting, or displaying, by the client device, the application data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brad J. Clawsie, Glen C. Darling, Isaac F. Leonard, Dmitry A. Rekesh
  • Patent number: 11064404
    Abstract: A method of wireless data transmission at a first radio access point, including detecting a degradation of a first radio link established for a first frequency band between the first radio access point and a user equipment, and sending, addressed to a network entity, information to trigger a handover or handover decision of the wireless data transmission from the first radio link of the first radio access point operating in the first frequency band to a second radio link of a second radio access point operating in the first frequency band depending on the result of the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Hardy Halbauer, Anton Ambrosy, Danish Aziz, Hajo-Erich Bakker, Volker Braun, Jens Gebert
  • Patent number: 11057962
    Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable User Equipment (UE) to efficiently and reliably report supported band combinations to a wireless network. An enhanced NodeB (eNB) may determine eNB-supported bands combinations for carrier aggregation scenarios, create a simplified representation of the eNB-supported bands combinations (e.g., using a highest order band combination, groups of band combinations, etc.), and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the UE. The UE may determine UE-supported band combinations that are among the eNB-supported bands combinations, create a simplified representation of the UE-supported band combinations, and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the eNB. The eNB may use the UE-supported band combinations to allocate appropriate carriers to the UE for carrier aggregation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shadi Iskander, Naveen Palle, Candy Yiu, Birgit Breining, Youn Hyoung Heo, Hesham Elhelw
  • Patent number: 11055935
    Abstract: A data acquisition and recording system (DARS) and viewer for mobile assets that includes a data encoder, onboard data manager, and at least one local memory module. DARS processes video data from at least one 360 degree camera and stores a compressed record of the data at least once per second in the local memory module. DARS is designed to run in near real-time mode, storing a full record comprising five minutes of data to a remote memory module every five minutes, and in real-time mode, streaming video data to the remote memory module by uploading a record of data at least once per second and up to once every tenth of a second. Remotely located users can view video, audio, and data in various view modes through a web browser or virtual reality device, which provides for quicker emergency response, validate the effectiveness of repairs and rerouting, and monitor crew performance and safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Wi-Tronix, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence B. Jordan, Savankumar V. Patel, Bryan D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 11057173
    Abstract: A transmission device that: allocates at least partially shared transmission parameters to at least a subset of a plurality of signals to which resource blocks are allocated, the resource blocks having at least partially overlapping frequency resources or time resources; and controls a transmission process of the plurality of signals based on the shared transmission parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kimura, Hiroaki Takano, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Atsushi Yoshizawa, Yuichi Morioka, Ryo Sawai
  • Patent number: 11039422
    Abstract: To increase network efficiency, a user equipment (UE) can be appointed as a local manager to coordinate the allocation of resources used by other UEs. For example, the network can promote the UE as a local manager and assign the local manager a resource pool. The local manager can then broadcast synchronization signals to let the other UEs associate themselves with the local manager. After the other UEs are synced with the local manager, the local manager can allocate resources to the other UEs. Based on report data regarding the local managers management procedures, the network can maintain the UE as the local manager or demote the UE from local manager status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Ralf Bendlin, Arunabha Ghosh, Andrew Thornburg, Salam Akoum, Thomas Novlan, Milap Majmundar
  • Patent number: 11032716
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to improve the security for machine to machine communications. In some aspects, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving, at a vehicle, a connection request from an electronic device; receiving, at the vehicle, security posture information from the electronic device, wherein the security posture information comprises at least one of operating system update information or antivirus status information; and determining, by the vehicle, whether to connect to the electronic device based on the security posture information of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Niko Ashley Hammond, Adam John Boulton
  • Patent number: 11032728
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes information reporting methods and related apparatuses used to control channel state information reporting between network devices. One example method includes receiving, by a second network device, control information sent by a first network device. The control information can include a trigger signal and a channel state information type, and the trigger signal can be used to trigger the second network device to report target channel state information to the first network device. The second network device determines the target channel state information based on the channel state information type, and then reports the target channel state information to the first network device based on the trigger signal and the channel state information type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruiqi Zhang, Jianqin Liu
  • Patent number: 11031985
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may adjust control overhead assumptions when reporting a channel state indictor (CSI). A base station may configure resource block (RB) sets for the UE by radio resource control (RRC) signaling. The UE may assume that the RB sets as configured are assigned for control information. When the UE reports wideband CSI, it may be assumed that the resources for an RB set are not available for data transmission. Any portion of a band configured for the UE overlapping with an RB set may be considered unavailable for data transmission. The UE may then calculate CSI based on the updated control overhead assumption. In other examples, the UE may make a worst-case assumption for control overhead. In some cases, the UE may assume there is no control overhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Alberto Rico Alvarino
  • Patent number: 11032715
    Abstract: A communication system including a host computer is provided herein. The host computer may include processing circuitry configured to provide user data and a communication interface configured to forward the user data to a cellular network for transmission to a user equipment (UE). The cellular network comprises a base station having a radio interface and base station processing circuitry. The base station processing circuitry configured to store a previously active security context for the UE, receive from the UE an RRC Resume Request message including a security token, generate a temporary security context for the UE, use the temporary security context to verify the security token, send an RRC message to the UE, if no response to the RRC message is received from the UE, discard the temporary security context and retrieve the previously active security context. Thereafter, the base station transmits the user data for a host application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Gunnar Mildh, Icaro L. J. da Silva
  • Patent number: 11026274
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a session connection establishment method and system, and a related device. The method may include: receiving, by a first radio access network device, an initial attach request sent by a terminal device; sending, by the first radio access network device, the initial attach request to a first core network device; receiving, by the first radio access network device, an initial attach request feedback that is sent by the first core network device in response to the initial attach request, where the initial attach request feedback includes session identifiers of at least two user plane session connections, and sending, by the first radio access network device, session configuration information to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yinghao Jin, Hong Li, Feng Han
  • Patent number: 11025309
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for selecting beamforming parameters for uplink transmissions based on an uplink reference signal. An example method generally includes identifying one or more parameters for beamformed transmission to a transmit receive point (TRP), transmitting a reference signal using beamforming in accordance with the identified parameters, and receiving, from the TRP in response to the reference signal, signaling for adjusting the one or more parameters for one or more subsequent beamformed transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jay Kumar Sundararajan, Naga Bhushan, Haitong Sun, Tingfang Ji, Yu Zhang, Wanshi Chen
  • Patent number: 11012966
    Abstract: Techniques described herein allow for mobile positioning (i.e., the determination of the position of the UE) to be performed when the UE is in Idle mode. In some implementations, assistance data, that is used by the UE as part of the mobile positioning procedure, may be broadcast to the UE or transmitted to the UE within paging messages. The assistance data can potentially be sent to the UE in a number of time slots. In some implementations, the UE may perform measurements needed for mobile positioning only within discontinuous reception (DRX) occasions. Alternatively, in some implementations, the UE may perform measurements needed for mobile positioning outside of DRX occasions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Hyung-Nam Choi, Seung Hee Han, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Youn Hyoung Heo
  • Patent number: 11012993
    Abstract: In 5G, a high degree of automated management and control mechanisms can coordinate various radios in relatively close proximity, via a zone, or in a cluster. Reactive automation coupled with hybrid algorithms utilizing internal radio states and known or expected external events or entities can enable a smart proactive 5G automation. The smart proactive 5G automation can minimize signaling between the radios and provide a hybrid distributed and centralized model utilizing a radio access network intelligent controller to increase spectrum efficiencies. Additionally, the smart proactive 5G automation can provide new service opportunities that can be offered by service providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Bogdan Ungureanu, Deva-Datta Sharma, Rittwik Jana, Shraboni Jana
  • Patent number: 11012884
    Abstract: An access method and system, a user equipment, and a network side device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a user equipment, a first message that carries an identifier of a second network access point, where the second network access point can perform air interface offloading on a first network in which a user equipment is currently located; and when the first message carries identifiers of a plurality of second network access points, selecting, by the user equipment, one second network access point from the plurality of second network access points according to first auxiliary information, and accessing the selected second network access point. By adopting the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, an access delay can be effectively shortened, and access efficiency can improved, thereby effectively implementing offloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hantao Li, Min Huang
  • Patent number: 11006466
    Abstract: A communication system is disclosed comprising an X2 gateway, a number of base stations, and a mobile device. The base stations are able to establish X2 connections directly with each other or via the X2 gateway. Various procedures are disclosed to determine how X2 connections should be established based on compatibility of the respective base stations with the X2 gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kawaguchi, Sivapathalingham Sivavakeesar
  • Patent number: 11006482
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to upgrading access points (APs). In some examples, a primary AP may comprise a processing resource and a memory resource storing machine readable instructions to determine, in response to receiving a data transmission from a secondary AP, whether an image version of the secondary AP and a class of the secondary AP are a same image version and class as the primary AP, determine whether the class of the secondary AP is a same class as a seed AP, and instruct the secondary AP, in response to the seed AP being the same class as the secondary AP, to upgrade the image version of the secondary AP from the seed AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Jikui Pei, Yan Liu
  • Patent number: 10990239
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes one or more processors control display content in the display section, according to an interrupt request or a manipulation input, wherein the one or more processors display a first screen corresponding to the interrupt request in a first region in a display region of the display section when the interrupt request is received, and delete the first screen and display a second screen corresponding to a response to the interrupt request in a second region in the display region when the response is received by performing manipulation input to the first screen with the finger of the user, and a distance in a vehicle width direction between a driver's seat provided in a vehicle that includes the display section and the second region is greater than a distance in the vehicle width direction between the driver's seat and the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iwasa, Andrew R. Hoover, Ross Cameron Miller, Mohit Kumar Agarwal
  • Patent number: 10986537
    Abstract: A method of selecting a user plane gateway and a device of selecting a user plane gateway are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a CP function, a first data packet sent by a UE; selecting, by the CP function, based on the first data packet, a first target UP-GW for the UE. An UP-GW is selected for the UE when receiving the data packet sent by the UE, so as to enable the data transmission to better adapt to changes of the UP load and the network topology, thereby improving the data transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Weiqi Hu, Zhimi Cheng, Hui Xu
  • Patent number: 10986693
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller receives a measurement configuration and a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration from the service network via the wireless transceiver, extends a measurement period indicated by the measurement configuration, and performs a cell measurement via the wireless transceiver in the extended measurement period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Din-Hwa Huang, Wenze Qu, Yih-Shen Chen, Tsang-Wei Yu
  • Patent number: 10986488
    Abstract: A method and device for sending capability information of a communications device are disclosed. The method includes: determining, by a communications device, information about maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device; and sending, by the communications device, the information about the maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communications device determines the information about the maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device and sends the information about the maximum data transmission bandwidth supported by the communications device, so that communications devices supporting different maximum data transmission bandwidth can coexist in a communications system, to implement communication between communications devices supporting different maximum data transmission bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jing Qiu
  • Patent number: RE48634
    Abstract: An apparatus for adapting hyper cells in response to changing conditions of a cellular network is disclosed. During operation, the apparatus collects data regarding network conditions of the cellular network. In accordance with the collected network condition data, the apparatus changes an association of a transmit point from a second cell ID of a second hyper cell to a first cell ID of a first hyper cell. Virtual data channels, broadcast common control channel and virtual dedicated control channel, transmit point optimization, UE-centric channel sounding and measurement, and single frequency network synchronization are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianglei Ma, Peiying Zhu, Wen Tong