Mobile Assisted Or Initiated Patents (Class 455/437)
  • Patent number: 12156084
    Abstract: In one aspect, network nodes maybe configured for improving predictability of application performance in a wireless communication system. A mobile network domain predicts an upcoming network event affecting a UE operating in the wireless communication system and notifies an application server (AS) providing an application service to the UE of the predicted network event. The AS may be notified through an Application Function (AF). The AS receives the notification and adjusts operation of the application service and/or a configuration of the UE, in response to the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Massimo Condoluci, Stefano Sorrentino, Henrik Rydén
  • Patent number: 12149994
    Abstract: A method of operating a first communications device to communicate with a second communications device, the method comprising transmitting or receiving signals representing data to or from the second communications device over a wireless interface, the signals being transmitted or received by the second communications device in accordance with a current configuration, determining that the current configuration is to be changed to a new configuration, transmitting a handover command to the second communications device over the wireless interface, the handover command comprising an indication of the new configuration to replace the current configuration, and receiving via the wireless interface a handover reject indication from the second communications device, the handover reject indication indicating to the first communications device that the second communications device is to continue to operate in accordance with the current configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuxin Wei, Vivek Sharma, Hideji Wakabayashi, Yassin Aden Awad
  • Patent number: 12150193
    Abstract: One method includes: communicating with a first base station by utilizing a first SIM and communicating with a second base station by utilizing a second SIM; transmitting a request signal to the second base station in response to a connection setup process between the user equipment and the first base station; and receiving a configuration message from the second base station in response to the request signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Lianhai Wu, Genadi Velev, Jing Han, Haiming Wang, Jie Shi, Haipeng Lei
  • Patent number: 12133065
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for receiving a handover command from a first cell, the handover command comprising an uplink resource grant and a condition to be met before handover is performed to a second cell, wherein the uplink resource grant indicates a set of uplink resources for uplink data transmission in the second cell without random access, determining validity of the uplink resource grant based on one or more further configuration parameter and in response to the condition being met, performing the handover according to the validity of the uplink resource grant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jedrzej Stanczak, Tero Henttonen, Ahmad Awada
  • Patent number: 12132613
    Abstract: In implementations of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for access point (AP) validation. The method comprises detecting a trigger event for validating a network including a plurality of APs, and selecting a target AP from the plurality of APs based on a neighbor table of an AP associated with the detected trigger event. The method further comprises determining a validation case corresponding to the detected trigger event from a knowledge base. The method further comprises sending the validation case to the target AP, and, receiving a result of performance of the validation case from the target AP in response to the validation case being performed. Implementations of the present disclosure can validate whether the network change takes effect in the network automatically, and can improve the validation efficiency of the network changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Junyu Pei, Xiaohang Wei, Xiaoyang Fu, Kangchang Huang
  • Patent number: 12127286
    Abstract: A wireless communication method includes sending indication information to at least one target network side device. The target network side device is a network side device that has established an RRC with the terminal device or that is establishing or resuming an RRC connection with the terminal device, and the indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device does not expect to receive a dual connectivity configuration, and/or the indication information is used to indicate a carrier that the terminal device does not expect to configure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Yang, Yue Ma
  • Patent number: 12127300
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to extended signaling protocols for multi-subscriber identity module (MSIM) user-equipment (UE) for new radio (NR). For example, certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a UE. The method generally includes receiving a first message from a network entity enquiring regarding information associated with a multi-subscriber identify module (SIM) capability of the UE, determining the information associated with the multi-SIM capability of the UE in response to the inquiry from the network entity, and communicating one or more messages to indicate the information regarding the multi-SIM capability to the network entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ling Xie, Reza Shahidi, Jiming Guo, Qingxin Chen, Aziz Gholmieh, Leena Zacharias, Jun Hu
  • Patent number: 12119906
    Abstract: A communication device includes a level one (L1) processing element configured to measure downlink (DL) reference signals from multiple beams received via a transceiver to generate L1 data describing the multiple beams. The device also includes a level two (L2) processing element configured to consolidate, select, or filter the multiple beams responsive to the L1 data to produce L2 data corresponding to one or more of the multiple beams in a first cell that are consistent with preconfigured parameters. Furthermore, the device includes a level three (L3) processing element coupled to the L1 and L2 processing elements and configured to generate L3 data corresponding to one or more of the multiple beams in each of the first cell and a second cell. The device also includes a report generator coupled to the L1, L2 and L3 processing elements and configured to generate a report for a mobility event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aimin Justin Sang, Bin Liu, Hongcheng Zhuang
  • Patent number: 12096288
    Abstract: Provided are a handover method and apparatus, and a communication device. The method includes: after a terminal determines that a handover failure occurs or when a handover timer times out, sending first information to a target secondary node, wherein the first information includes handover failure information and/or MCG failure information; and the first information is forwarded to a target master node by the target secondary node, and the target master node determines a new handover process, or, the first information is forwarded to the target master node by the target secondary node and then forwarded to an original master node by the target master node, and the original master node determines the new handover process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Shukun Wang
  • Patent number: 12096295
    Abstract: Methods performed by a first node in a radio access network (RAN) for mobility of a user equipment (UE) served by a second node in the RAN. Such methods include receiving (1310), from the second node, a request for a mobility procedure for the UE towards at least one candidate target cell associated with the first node. Such methods include determining (1320) if the UE can be accepted for the requested mobility procedure and, if so, allocating resources to support mobility of the UE. Such methods include transmitting (1330), to the second node, a response that includes a configuration for the mobility procedure and indicates the UE can be accepted unless a cancelling message is subsequently received from the second node. Such methods include determining (1350) that the configuration is no longer valid, and transmitting (1360), to the second node, an indication that the configuration is no longer valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Julien Muller, Sofia Ek
  • Patent number: 12089100
    Abstract: Aspects relate to techniques for expediting New Radio (NR) cell addition in non-standalone (NSA) mode. The UE may receive a conditional handover (CHO) command from a first anchor cell operating a first frequency range (e.g., a Long Term Evolution (LTE) frequency range) that enables the UE to subsequently select a different anchor cell to which to perform a handover. The UE may then receive a deconfiguration from the first anchor cell of a measurement object for secondary cell addition in a second frequency range (e.g., a NR frequency range). Based on the CHO command and the deconfiguration of the measurement object, the UE may then perform a handover to a second anchor cell in the first frequency range to facilitate addition of at least one secondary cell in the second frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rishika Tindola, Uttam Vyas, Muralidharan Murugan
  • Patent number: 12073249
    Abstract: A location history manager may be configured to determine a location history associated with a user, and a resource usage manager may be configured to determine a computing resource usage history associated with the user. A location monitor may be configured to determine a location of the user. A resource predictor may be configured to generate a prediction of a computing resource, based on the location history, the computing resource usage history, and the location. A resource provider may be configured to provide the computing resource, based on the prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Bowers, Kevin Tom, Amy Han
  • Patent number: 12068953
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a multipoint environment that enables a station (STA) to communicate with multiple access points (APs) and an AP to communicate with multiple STAs in a single wireless protocol stack. For example, a STA can authenticate simultaneously with multiple APs and decode any data packet that includes in a header a destination address that matches an address of the STA, irrespective of the source address included in the header of the data packet. Similarly, an AP can decode any data packet that includes in a header a source address that matches an address of an authenticated STA, irrespective of the destination address included in the header of the data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Virewirx, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamer Adel Kadous, Siddhartha Mallik, Ali A. Elghariani, Peter John Black, Jaspreet Singh
  • Patent number: 12069585
    Abstract: A wireless device performs an uplink transmission, such as an idle-mode uplink transmission using preconfigured uplink resources (PUR). The wireless device determines whether a serving-cell signal measurement M2 was completed within a predetermined range of time before a reference time T2, the reference time T2 corresponding to an uplink transmission opportunity. Responsive to determining that the serving-cell signal measurement M2 was not completed within the predetermined range of time, the wireless device either defers transmission to a subsequent transmission opportunity, or drops the uplink transmission, or collects an additional serving-cell measurement M2? that falls within the predetermined range of time, for use in validating a TA for transmitting at the transmission uplink opportunity and/or for estimating a PL for power control of a transmission at the uplink transmission opportunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Santhan Thangarasa, Gerardo Agni Medina Acosta, Muhammad Kazmi, Sandeep Narayanan Kadan Veedu
  • Patent number: 12069502
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungri Jin, Soenghun Kim, Sangbum Kim, Himke Van Der Velde
  • Patent number: 12063586
    Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system anchor entity for a mobile telecommunications system is provided. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one entity serving at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one entity and the at least one user equipment are located in a common system information area. The mobile telecommunications system has circuitry, which performs transmitting minimum system information to the at least one user equipment, wherein the minimum system information includes system information area identifier information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuxin Wei, Brian Alexander Martin, Vivek Sharma, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda
  • Patent number: 12058572
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for secondary base station change in a mobile communication system are provided. Method for secondary node change includes receiving conditional reconfiguration information from the base station, transmitting to the base station a first response message with an transaction identifier, performing evaluation based on the configuration generated by a second base station and transmitting a second response message with an identifier indicating which conditional reconfiguration is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: BLACKPIN INC.
    Inventor: Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 12058628
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, collecting performance information for a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices and a base station in a radio communication network, determining that one or more UE devices experience a synchronization failure attempting to connect to a base station, determining to temporarily boost transmit power of a synchronization signal block by the base station to facilitate synchronization, determining a boosted power level of the transmit power of the synchronization signal block to minimize disruption to UE devices in an overlapping area between a first cell coverage area of the base station and a second cell coverage area of an adjacent base station, transmitting the synchronization signal block by the base station at the boosted power level for reception by the UE devices, and connecting one or more UE devices to the base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Ross Beppler, Slawomir Mikolaj Stawiarski
  • Patent number: 12047893
    Abstract: There is described a terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunication system, wherein the terminal device comprises controller circuitry and transceiver circuitry configured to operate together such that the terminal device is operable to: determine a current timing advance for transmitting data to another entity in the wireless telecommunication system; determine an indication of a distance between the terminal device and the other entity; determine a timing advance validity threshold based on the indication of the distance between the terminal device and the other entity; determine an indication of a change in the distance between the terminal device and the other entity; and determine whether or not the current timing advance should be updated based on a comparison between the indication of the change in the distance between the terminal device and the other entity and the timing advance validity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Warwick Beale, Shin Horng Wong
  • Patent number: 12047822
    Abstract: A base station includes: a processor that sets a value in a second field when a CG-ConfigInfo message includes the second field other than a first field for a configuration of a terminal, the CG-ConfigInfo message being a request for configuring, modifying, or releasing a cell group of a secondary base station; and a transmitter that transmits the message to another base station. Upon addition and change of the cell group of the secondary base station, the CG-ConfigInfo message mandatorily includes ue-CapabilityInfo, and the ue-CapabilityInfo includes Multi Radio Access Technology dual connectivity (MRDC) capability and New Radio (NR) capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tianyang Min, Masato Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 12041495
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information identifying a set of cells configured for conditional handover (CHO). The UE may identify one or more features associated with a cell. The UE may monitor one or more cells of the set of cells, wherein the one or more cells are associated with the one or more features, and wherein the one or more cells are prioritized over cells not associated with the one or more features in the cell search. The UE may initiate a handover to an identified cell based at least in part on the cell search. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Uttam Vyas, Muralidharan Murugan, Bapineedu Chowdary Gummadi, Rishika Tindola
  • Patent number: 12035197
    Abstract: This application provides a communication method, a network device, and a terminal. The communication method includes: determining, by a first network device, at least one candidate target cell and first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to trigger a terminal to determine one of the at least one candidate target cell as a to-be-handed-over-to cell; and sending, by the first network device, a first message to the terminal, where the first message includes first cell indication information and the first configuration information, and the first cell indication information is used to indicate the at least one candidate target cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Le Yan, Hongping Zhang, Qinghai Zeng, Min Xu, Wenjie Peng, Xiaoying Xu
  • Patent number: 12035179
    Abstract: A voice service processing method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first message to a network device of a first network, where the first message requests a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) voice service; receiving, by the terminal device, a second message sent by the network device of the first network, where the second message instructs the terminal device to perform a network redirection; if the second message carries no frequency information, determining, by the terminal device, a redirection frequency, where the redirection frequency is a frequency supported by a second network; and sending, by the terminal device based on the redirection frequency, a connection request to a network device of the second network, to perform a circuit switched (CS) voice service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Honor Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongjin Li, Wenjie Duan, Zhichao Chen
  • Patent number: 12028926
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for handling an attempt to resume a wireless connection using a base station that supports a different core-network type. While in a current resource control state, such as an inactive state 332, a user equipment (UE) 111 or 112 selects a base station 124 with a different core-network type than a previously selected base station 122 or 121. In some cases, this selected base station 124 does not support the current resource control state or does not enable the UE 111 or 112 to transition to a different resource control state, such as a connected state 330. Consequently, if the UE 111 or 112 attempts to perform a procedure that would result in the UE 111 or 112 transitioning to the unsupported resource control state, the procedure may fail and consequently waste network resources or delay communications with the UE 111 or 112.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Teming Chen
  • Patent number: 12022423
    Abstract: An integrated access backhaul (IAB) node with an unknown position may use the mobile terminated (MT) function to send or receive reference signals to or from multiple base stations in one or more positioning sessions for positioning of the IAB node. The distributed unit (DU) function may be used additionally, or alternatively, to send or receive reference signals to or from multiple nodes, e.g., user equipments (UEs) or MT functions of downstream IAB nodes. Positioning measurements from the reference signals may be sent to a location server, which may determine the position of the IAB node. The location server may further receive an indication of the mobility of the IAB node, which may be used for positioning of UEs, e.g., by excluding information about a mobile IAB node during positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Navid Abedini, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12022333
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, disclosed is a method in a master node (MN) for minimizing user plane interruption delay. The method includes transmitting a handover request message to a secondary node (SN), receiving a handover request acknowledge message from the SN, and transmitting a reconfiguration instruction to a wireless device operating in dual connectivity with the MN and the SN. The reconfiguration instruction may include a new configuration wherein the SN is a target SN and an indication of a trigger used to switch to the new configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Patrik Rugeland, Stefan Wager, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 12010089
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for gateway selection. One apparatus identifies a country in which the apparatus is currently located and transmits a query to a DNS server if the apparatus not being located in a home country, the query identifying the country in which the apparatus is currently located and receives a query response from the DNS server. The apparatus determines that gateway selection is mandated in the country if it receives a query response containing one or more records and selects a first gateway in a VPLMN indicated by the one or more records, each record indicating a VPLMN in the country. The apparatus determines that gateway selection is not mandated in the country if the query response contains no records and selects a second gateway, the second gateway selected in a VPLMN indicated in stored gateway selection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventor: Apostolis K. Salkintzis
  • Patent number: 12004027
    Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose a method for handling a RLF in a wireless communication system by a UE (100). The method includes receiving a measurement configuration including a second timer (150) from a SN (300). Further, the method includes configuring the UE with the second timer associated with a measurement report for a PSCell of the SN. Further, the method includes starting the second timer when the measurement report is triggered while a first timer (140) for the PSCell is running. Further, the method includes detecting an expiry of one of: the first timer and the second timer for the PSCell. Further, the method includes declaring a SCG RLF upon expiry of one of: the first timer and the second timer whichever is early. Further, the method includes initiating a SCG failure procedure towards a MN (300) upon declaring SCG RLF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fasil Abdul Latheef, Mangesh Abhimanyu Ingale, Himke Van Der Velde, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11997577
    Abstract: Described is an open communication system. The system includes a server having a memory storing user data and a first user computing device coupled to the server. The server may be programmed to allow multiple user computing devices to connect to the server and the server determines if the user computing devices are within a predetermined proximity to each other and whether the same communication channel is selected. All of the user computing devices that have selected the same communication channel and are within the predetermined proximity to each may be connected in an open communication link that allows the connected user to communicate. The system may include the option of establishing and invite particular users to a private or less used channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: Charles Isgar
  • Patent number: 11997481
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus is provided. The terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a first message from a base station apparatus, and a processing unit configured to modify first data radio bearer configuration configured for the terminal apparatus, based on the first message. A first PDCP entity is reconfigured as a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for the first data radio bearer. A first secrecy key for a source and a second secrecy key for a target are configured for the first PDCP entity as secrecy keys for the first data radio bearer. In a case that the first message includes first information and second information, the second secrecy key for the target of the first PDCP entity is configured based on the second information. In a case that the first message does not include the first information, the first secrecy key for the source is applied to the second secrecy key for the target of the first PDCP entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tsuboi, Takako Hori, Shohei Yamada
  • Patent number: 11997492
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus of a terminal in a wireless communication system may include a transceiver and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to transmit a registration request message or a service request message including primary information and secondary information to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the primary information may be plain information, and the secondary information may be encrypted information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungjoo Suh, Youngkyo Baek
  • Patent number: 11985723
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiple access procedures for connection resume with early start of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity is provided. Before completing a first access procedure for a first cell, a wireless device determines that a quality of a second cell satisfies a certain criteria, and initiates a second access procedure on the second cell for aggregation with the first cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngdae Lee, Sangwon Kim
  • Patent number: 11985721
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may establish a first communication link using a first radio access technology (RAT). The UE may establish a second communication link using a second RAT. The UE may determine whether to prioritize antenna selection for the first communication link using the first RAT or the second communication link using the second RAT. The UE may prioritize antenna selection for the first communication link or the second communication link based at least in part on the determination. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thawatt Gopal, Brian Clarke Banister, Sridhar Bandaru, Reza Shahidi
  • Patent number: 11974359
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for configuring a voice domain preference and/or a radio access technology (RAT) preference for a user equipment (UE) in a radio access network (RAN) according to the capability and compatibility of the UE. The UE may send at least one of a requested voice domain preference or a requested RAT preference to a 5G core network (5GC). The UE may also receive, from the 5GC, at least one of a voice domain preference or a RAT preference based on, for example, the capability and compatibility of the UE. The 5GC may additionally generate a RAT/frequency selection priority (RFSP) index for the UE, giving priority to the voice domain preference and/or the RAT preference of the UE. The 5GC may communicate the RFSP index to the RAN. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xipeng Zhu, Juan Zhang, Gavin Bernard Horn, Srinivasan Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 11968726
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for random access on an unlicensed spectrum, and a storage medium involve: a terminal acquiring a beacon frame sent by a WLAN AP working on n available spectrums for random access, n being a positive integer; the terminal selecting, according to channel indication information included in the beacon frame, a first available spectrum for random access from among the n available spectrums for random access; and the terminal initiating random access on the first available spectrum for random access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11968593
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing wireless communication between an RF communication device and remotely located RF base station devices or RF repeater devices to establish a wireless connection with a wireless carrier authorized to communicate with one or more wireless user devices (UEs) in communication with the RF communication device. The RF communication devices may employ separate wireless communication channels to communicate with one or more remote RF base station devices, remote RF repeater devices, remote network management applications, and local UEs. An RF communication device may employ a map to select a currently available RF base station device or an RF repeater device to establish a wireless connection between an authorized wireless carrier and the one or more local UEs in communication with the RF communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Pivotal Commware, Inc.
    Inventor: Adam Deloss Rea
  • Patent number: 11963010
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus of a terminal in a wireless communication system may include a transceiver and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to transmit a registration request message or a service request message including primary information and secondary information to an access and mobility management function (AMF), the primary information may be plain information, and the secondary information may be encrypted information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungjoo Suh, Youngkyo Baek
  • Patent number: 11956713
    Abstract: In a network comprising both fixed transmission points and mobile transmission points, the transmission points may transmit discovery reference signals that allow WTRUs to detect and/or synchronize to the transmission points. The fixed and mobile transmission points may transmit discovery reference signals with different characteristics that allow the WTRUs to distinguish between fixed and mobile transmission points. The mobile transmission points may also transmit a separate maintenance reference signal that allows WTRUs to maintain a connection with the mobile transmission point. For networks in which fixed a mobile transmission points operate in different frequency bands, the mobile transmission points may also periodically transmit discovery beacon signals in the frequency band of the fixed transmission points to allow discovery. Conditions may be imposed on WTRUs before the WTRU will transmit to the network a measurement report reporting on a potential transmission point to which it may be switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Jiaxin Yang, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier, J. Patrick Tooher
  • Patent number: 11950153
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network determines a snapshot value of a serving link signal received quality while the UE is permitted to refrain from performing neighbor link measurements. Responsive to detecting, while the UE is permitted to refrain from performing neighbor link measurements, that signal received quality of a serving link has dropped by at least a threshold amount below the snapshot value, the UE performs a neighbor link measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Ali Nader, Martin Van Der Zee
  • Patent number: 11937109
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device comprise determining a coverage level with respect to a serving cell, selecting one of a plurality of configurations for sharing gaps between intra- and inter-frequency measurements, and performing one or more measurements according to the selected configuration for sharing gaps. The configuration for sharing gaps is selected based at least in part on the determined coverage level. For example, certain embodiments use the determined coverage level to select one of a plurality of tables, wherein each table comprises one or more schemes that indicate how to share gaps between intra- and inter-frequency measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Santhan Thangarasa, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 11929955
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting control information and data in a DFT based communication system. The method includes placing a reference signal onto a first symbol among a plurality of symbols in one slot; placing a HARQ-ACK onto a second symbol first placed after the first symbol in the one slot; placing the data onto other symbols except for the first symbol; and transmitting a signal including the reference signal, the HARQ-ACK and the data. A part of CQI information is further placed onto at least one symbol, except for the first symbol, in case that the CQI information is present for transmission in the one slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Aris Papasakellariou, Joon-Young Cho
  • Patent number: 11930449
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a user equipment (UE) may enter into an E-UTRAN Routing Area Paging Channel state, and is configured with an E-UTRAN Routing Area and an Anchor identifier to identify an anchor evolved Node B (eNB) for the UE. The UE selects to a new cell without performing a handover procedure, and performs a cell update procedure. The UE also may enter into a Cell Update Connected state, and is configured with an Anchor identifier. The UE selects to a new cell, performs a cell update procedure, performs a buffer request procedure, and performs a cell update procedure to download buffered data and to perform data transmission with the new cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre S. Stojanovski, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Richard C. Burbidge, Candy Yiu, Youn Hyoung Heo, Sangeetha L. Bangolae
  • Patent number: 11930419
    Abstract: Techniques for autonomous handover signaling on a shared communication medium are disclosed. An access terminal may receive, from an access point, one or more configuration messages configuring the access terminal for autonomous handover and including a parameter defining one or more autonomous handover triggering events. The access point may perform one or more mobility measurements on a communication medium and monitor for the one or more autonomous handover triggering events based on the one or more mobility measurements. The access terminal may perform an autonomous handover from a source access point to a target access point based on the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chirag Sureshbhai Patel, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11924915
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques, devices, and systems for a mobile device to keep track of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) codes from a list(s) of equivalent PLMNs that the mobile device received at a time of performing a past registration procedure(s). For example, memory of the mobile device may store a PLMN code(s) from a list of equivalent PLMNs that the mobile device received from a mobility management entity (MME) or an access and mobility function (AMF) node. During a subsequent registration, the mobile device may send a message to another MME or another AMF node, and may receive a message, such as an ATTACH ACCEPT message or a REGISTRATION ACCEPT message, from the other MME or the other AMF node. In response to receiving the message, the mobile device can maintain the stored PLMN code(s) in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Lin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11924629
    Abstract: An anchor key generation method, device, and system, where the method includes generating, by a unified data management network element (UDM), an intermediate key based on a cipher key (CK), an integrity key (IK), and indication information regarding an operator; sending, by the UDM, the intermediate key to an authentication server function (AUSF); receiving, by the AUSF, the intermediate key; generating, by the AUSF, an anchor key based on the intermediate key; sending, by the AUSF, the anchor key to a security anchor function (SEAF); and generating, by the SEAF, a key (Kamf) based on the anchor key, where the Kamf is used to derive a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rong Wu, Bo Zhang, Lu Gan
  • Patent number: 11924750
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for prioritizing spectrum and controlling data traffic steering within a wireless network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide enhanced wireless services which allow network operators to prioritize utilization of spectrum for their subscribers. In one variant, an enhanced 3GPP UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) framework is provided for a UE connected to 5G wireless network, which allows the UE to use one or more prioritized 3GPP spectrum Band Class(es) based on one or more selection criterion or preconditions. In another variant, UE location information is used to dynamically update a data traffic steering mode or other functionality of an enhanced ATSSS (Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting) rule framework is described for dynamic control of steering or routing functionality, including between 3GPP- and non-3GPP network accesses for the data traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Curt Wong, Maulik Vaidya, Yildirim Sahin
  • Patent number: 11895507
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that enable a telecommunications network to share available bandwidth within a cell of base station node between different air-interface technologies, such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G-New Radio (5G-NR). This disclosure further enables spectrum allocation to service segments of a base station node. A spectrum allocation controller is described that is configured to identify, within a service area of a base station node, available spectrum, and in doing so, allocate available spectrum to non-overlapping service segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: David Jones
  • Patent number: 11888812
    Abstract: Disclosed are a host discovery and addition method and apparatus in a data center, and a device and a medium. The method includes: scanning to discover computing nodes to be added; sending, through IPv6 multicast, a discovery message to the scanned computing nodes, and receiving discovery response messages that are sent by said computing nodes through IPv6 unicast after the discovery message passes verification; when the discovery response messages pass verification and no IP address is configured for said computing nodes, sorting BMC IPs in the discovery response messages, and allocating IP addresses according to the order of the BMC IPs, such that the IP addresses that correspond to adjacent BMC IPs are consecutive; and after the IP addresses are configured, sending an addition message to said computing nodes, receiving addition response messages, and adding said computing nodes to a data center that is managed by a management node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhaozeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11888664
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising for performing the following. The apparatus receives a stream of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols and associated cyclic prefixes produced by at least one orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing modulator of a radio transmitter or transceiver. The apparatus divides said stream into a plurality of overlapping processing blocks of a first length. At least one of the plurality of overlapping processing blocks comprises a non-overlapping section having values corresponding to a segment of said stream. The dividing comprises adjusting a length of the non-overlapping section at least based on whether a cyclic prefix is comprised in said segment and, if this is true, on a length of said cyclic prefix. The apparatus filters the plurality of overlapping processing blocks using fast convolution processing and concatenates filtered processing blocks to form an output signal for transmission using the radio transmitter or transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Toni Levanen, Juha Yli-Kaakinen
  • Patent number: 11882489
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a differentiated neighbor list that can be individually generated for a specific service (e.g., per service) based on network service information, which can include, but is not limited to, a user equipment (UE) group identifier (ID), network slicing and/or quality of service (QoS) flow, and the like. Neighbors within the differentiated list can be characterized based on, but not limited to, service types, distance to devices, transport costs, service locations, and the like, or some combination thereof. The disclosed framework can generate and dynamically update a differentiated neighbor list for specific types of services so that optimal neighbor selection is performed for the type of service a UE is operating within to ensure that a network connection is maintained at a threshold satisfying QoS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Frank Jager, Parvez Ahmad, Krishna K Bellamkonda