At System Equipment (i.e., Base Station) Patents (Class 455/456.5)
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Patent number: 11656737Abstract: An icon can be created for a contact (e.g., an individual(s) or an entity) and presented on a user interface of a mobile device, such as a “home screen.” The icon can be used to retrieve and display contact information. The icon can also be used to invoke one or more applications that are personalized to the contact. The icon can be modified to display information related to the contact. In one aspect, an icon associated with an entity can be temporarily displayed on the mobile device based on the proximity of the mobile device to the entity. The icon can be used to retrieve and display information related to the entity. Additionally, the icon can be removed from the display on the mobile device when the mobile device is no longer within a certain proximity of the entity.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Marcel Van Os
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Patent number: 11632136Abstract: A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 2/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 256-symbol mapping.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Bo-Mi Lim, Jae-Young Lee, Heung-Mook Kim, Nam-Ho Hur
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Patent number: 11631987Abstract: Systems and methods for charging electric vehicles that define a charging schedule for an electric vehicle based on one or more charging preferences of an operator of the vehicle and based on at least one current value of a dynamic attribute of an electric charge provider. Such systems and methods may include a graphical user interface adapted to display a unitary vehicle charge indicator element having (i) a first portion indicative of an amount of charge residing in a battery of the electric vehicle, (ii) a second portion indicative of an uncharged capacity of the battery of the electric vehicle, and (iii) a third portion comprising a slider by which an amount of charge may be specified.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Charge Fusion Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey R. Ambroziak, Carson C.K. Fincham
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Patent number: 11611357Abstract: A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 3/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 256-symbol mapping.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Jae-Young Lee, Heung-Mook Kim, Nam-Ho Hur
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Patent number: 11589251Abstract: The present invention is a radio communication system having quality measurement means configured to execute quality measurement related to a service quality in communication between a radio terminal and a radio station, and information collection means configured to collect information related to a location of the radio terminal to be a target for the quality measurement, the radio communication system comprising: means configured to associate the information related to the location of the radio terminal when a predetermined condition is satisfied in an execution period of the quality measurement with results of the quality measurement.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Hisashi Futaki
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Patent number: 11566873Abstract: A phone case with a liquid vessel contained therein for emitting a spray, such as a spray for self-defense or any other practical use, includes a case body extending from a first end to a second end, the case body to secure to a phone; a cavity disposed between an interior surface and an exterior surface of the case body; a button extending through a first opening of the case body and into the cavity; a nozzle extending through a second opening of the case body and into the cavity; and a vessel mounted within the cavity and engaged with the button and in fluid communication with the nozzle; activation of the button activates spray from the vessel through the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Inventor: Yawar Sheikh
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Patent number: 11546125Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving a signal by a serving base station (BS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE), an uplink (UL) signal including a cell identifier (ID) of a first BS transmitting a downlink (DL) signal to the UE, determining whether the cell ID of the first BS is identical to a cell ID of the serving BS, transmitting a DL signal to the UE based on the cell ID of the first BS being identical to the cell ID of the serving BS, and transmitting information on the UL signal to the first BS based on the cell ID of the first BS being different from the cell ID of the serving BS. The UE supports full-duplex radio, and the UL signal includes a feedback for a DL signal transmitted by the first BS.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Soojin Kim
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Patent number: 11546216Abstract: A network device (ND) includes packet processing circuitry and performance optimization circuitry. The packet processing circuitry is connected to a network and is configured to process communication packets for communicating over the network. The packet processing circuitry includes a plurality of configuration registers for setting one or more operation parameters of the ND. The performance optimization circuitry is configured to improve a performance measure of the ND by iteratively calculating the performance measure and adjusting values of one or more of the configuration registers based on the performance measure.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Ido Gilboa, Shay Aisman, Sagi Arieli, Oren Vaserberger, Amit Mandelbaum, Doron Haritan Kazakov, Natali Shechtman, Iftah Levi, Amir Ancel
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Patent number: 11546949Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a paging processing method, a network device, a user equipment (UE), and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a terminal type of a UE, and cell identifier information or base station identifier information corresponding to the position of the UE; and if the terminal type of the UE is a static type, determining a paging range for the UE on the basis of the cell identifier information or base station identifier information corresponding to the position of the UE.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Hai Tang
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Patent number: 11540104Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting narrowband device-to-device wireless communication, including possible techniques for performing discovery in an off grid radio system. A wireless device may obtain synchronization with a peer-to-peer communication group. The wireless device may determine the location of the wireless device within the peer-to-peer communication group based at least in part on signal strength of a synchronization signal used to obtain the synchronization. The wireless device may perform peer-to-peer discovery in the peer-to-peer communication group, such that time and frequency resources used by the wireless device to perform the peer-to-peer discovery are determined based at least in part on the location of the first wireless device within the peer-to-peer communication group.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tarik Tabet, Lydi Smaini, Ronald W. Dimpflmaier, Matthias Sauer, Venkateswara Rao Manepalli
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Patent number: 11514670Abstract: A method comprises receiving an area of interest (AOI) selection. The method further comprises accessing an AOI device location data for the AOI, the AOI device location data indicating locations of devices over time received within the AOI. The AOI device location data is filtered to only include the device location data that match one or more characteristics. A proximity zone is determined for the for the AOI that includes the area of the AOI. A zone device location data for the proximity zone is determined, which indicates locations of devices over time reported within the proximity zone. The method further comprises normalizing the filtered AOI device location data by computing a ratio of the filtered AOI device location data and the zone device location data to generate an AOI user estimate, and transmitting the AOI user estimate to a client device of a requestor.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Orbital Insight, Inc.Inventors: Christian Clanton, Hadley Johnson, Javier Barreiro, Praveen Seluka, Steven Watson
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Patent number: 11493425Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless location are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for wireless location includes collecting signal strength values from one or more nodes (e.g., mobile devices) in an area over a time interval. The nodes receive wireless signals from one or more other transmitting nodes, where the signal strength values are representative of the signal strengths of the wireless signals. The method further includes normalizing the collected signal strength values and evaluating respective locations within the area of the nodes based on the normalized signal strength values. In a further aspect, the evaluated locations of the nodes may be used to execute an automated light show over the area, by instructing the nodes to display certain color or pattern at their locations in the area.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Neonic CorporationInventors: Mishig Davaadorj, Samuel H. Miller, Cormac S. Siegfried, Malcolm Gabbard
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Patent number: 11461741Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying automotive parts in a salvage yard are provided. In particular, some embodiments include graphical user interfaces and backend systems that allow users to engage in remote inquiries of available automotive parts in salvage yard and perform a market analysis of those parts. A user makes a request for a type of recyclable assembly by providing the code associated with the parameters of the parts. The code is then compared to a recyclable part database that includes parts from several salvage yards. When a part is identified as being in a particular salvage yard, the user is notified of the location and is connected with on-site parts pullers. This is facilitated through geofencing and location aware sensors. Moreover, the user is provided with a market analysis to indicate the demand for the parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ROW52, LLCInventors: Jon Mikelonis, Chirag Asaravala, Duane Allen Massie, Nicholas Charles Karras
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Patent number: 11463912Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards providing 5G zero touch traffic management of cells in a network. A target cell associated with a network objective is identified. One or more neighbor cells are also identified. Transmit power and tilt capabilities of the target cell are determined. An interference between the target cell and the one or more neighbor cells is also determined. An electrical antenna tilt adjustment or a transmit power adjustment is determined for the target cell to apply based on the transmit power capabilities, the tilt capabilities, the interference, and the network objective. The determined electrical antenna tilt adjustment or the determined transmit power adjustment are then provided to the target cell. If the network objective is met after the target cell applies the electrical antenna tilt adjustment or the determined transmit power adjustment, then the changes are confirmed, otherwise they are reversed.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.Inventor: Pareshkumar Panchal
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Patent number: 11435106Abstract: For controlling an HVAC component (3), a physical identifier object (5) associated with the HVAC component (3) is arranged in an area (41) with access to a wireless network (6) and at a location distant and separated from the HVAC component (3). Identifier information is obtained from the physical identifier object (5) by a mobile communication device (1) and transmitted via the wireless network (6) to a remote computer system (2). The remote computer system (2) returns HVAC component data linked to the identifier information. The mobile communication device (1) uses the component data for generating a user interface (100) for an HVAC virtual room unit for controlling the HVAC component (3). User commands received via the user interface (100) are transmitted by the mobile communication device (1) via the remote computer system (2) to the HVAC component (3) for controlling the HVAC component (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING AGInventors: Marc Steiner, Silvio Grogg, Marc Thuillard
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Patent number: 11425680Abstract: Disclosed is a positioning system. The positioning system includes a positioning signal generation server and a positioning station. The positioning signal generation server is configured to generate a time domain positioning oversampled signal according to a positioning signal parameter and send the time domain positioning oversampled signal to the positioning station. The positioning station is configured to receive the time domain positioning oversampled signal generated by the positioning signal generation server and send the time domain positioning oversampled signal according to sending time information of a positioning signal. Further provided are a positioning signal generation and sending method and a storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Shijun Chen, Dawei Chen, Yuanyuan Wang, Cheng Bi
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Patent number: 11403934Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a warning about a suspect vehicle is provided. During operation automatic-license-plate-reading (ALPR) circuitry will scan a license plate and determine a current location of an owner of a vehicle. If the current location of the owner of the vehicle, and a current location of the vehicle differ, a warning is provided to the user of the ALPR circuitry. In an alternate embodiment, if the current location of all individuals who reside with the owner of the vehicle, and a current location of the vehicle differ, a warning is provided to the user of the ALPR circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Swee Yee Soo, Chu Hau Tan, Choon Kang Wong, Chee Yin Wong
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Patent number: 11403897Abstract: A vehicle entry system that comprises a portable terminal and an onboard device that wirelessly communicates with the portable terminal. The onboard device has: a door opening and closing unit that can lock a vehicle door in a closed state and open the vehicle door to a prescribed angle; and an onboard control unit that, on the basis of commands from a portable terminal, controls a vehicle drive system and the door opening and closing unit. The portable terminal has a touch panel and a terminal control unit that outputs commands to the onboard control unit. A plurality of icons on the touch panel include an advance-and-open-door icon to advance to a location at which the door can open and, after advancing, to open the door; and a reverse-and-open-door icon to reverse to a location at which the door can open and, after reversing, to open the door.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATIONInventors: Mikio Ichinose, Hiroki Hattori
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Patent number: 11405902Abstract: A user device parses system information block data, received from a first cell, to identify an upper layer indicator element, and determines, based on the upper layer indicator element, that the user device is in an EN-DC area. The user device causes, based on determining that the user device is in the EN-DC area, first display of a first indicator on a display of the user device, and sends a request to the first cell for a data connection. The user device receives, from the first cell, a message that indicates a second cell will initiate the data connection via a 5G NR millimeter wave connection. The user device causes, based on the message, display of a second indicator on the display of the user device for a threshold amount of time, and then causes second display of the first indicator on the display of the user device.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Ratul Kumar Guha, Jignesh S. Panchal, Lily Zhu, Xin Wang, Hui Zhao
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Patent number: 11393324Abstract: One example cloud-based electronic computing device includes and electronic processor and communicates over a wireless communication network with a User Equipment (UE) device. The electronic processor receives public safety incident information about a public safety incident from a public safety command center. The electronic processor receives metadata representing first gathered data from a location of the public safety incident from the UE device. The electronic processor may determine, based on the public safety incident information and the metadata, whether to process the first gathered data by a first UE device at the location of the public safety incident or by the electronic processor of the cloud-based electronic computing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Antonio Faraone, Hyungjae Cho, KiYoun Cho, Charles R. Ruelke
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Patent number: 11395130Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises: maintaining in a terminal more than one subscription identities and controlling by the user terminal transmission of a message comprising information that the terminal maintains more than one subscription identities.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Faranaz Sabouri-Sichani, Frank Frederiksen, Kishore Krishne Gowda, Nandagopal Peethambaran Nair Rajalakshmi, Jitendra Kumar Saini, Nanda Kumar, Sambhram Kanavalli, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas
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Patent number: 11393056Abstract: A property tour management system automatically manages creation, real-time facilitation, and analytics associated with property tours. The system includes various portals to provide access to information and performance of functions useful to agents, buyers, and real-estate organizations relating to a property tour experience. The system enables all parties involved to gain a more efficient, more informational, and more enjoyable property tour experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: TourZazz, Inc.Inventors: Michael Jonathan Spickes, Stacy Lynette Cunningham-Spickes
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Patent number: 11388545Abstract: A solution for providing differentiated positioning services in a wireless communication system is provided. For example, a method to be performed by a wireless device is provided, which includes requesting a high accuracy positioning information from the network, e.g. from a network node. The method further includes obtaining information from the network in response to the request, which is valid for a predefined period of time, and which enables the wireless device to obtain the high accuracy positioning information during the predefined period of time. The method further includes performing positioning or assisting performance of positioning based on the obtained high accuracy positioning information.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Pål Frenger, Erik Eriksson, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Martin Hessler, Pradeepa Ramachandra
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Patent number: 11381934Abstract: In a 6G network, microservices can be utilized in the absence of a core network. For example, after a mobile device has authenticated, when the mobile device moves away from mobile edge computing (MEC) coverage, the information from the MEC can be ported to a new MEC along the way of the mobile device's path. The initial MEC can send service related application package data to one or more neighboring MECs. When a neighboring MEC of the neighboring MECs receives the service related application package data and the neighboring MEC serves the area which the mobile device is transitioning to, then the neighboring MEC can send an acknowledgment back to the initial MEC. Once the acknowledgment is received by the initial MEC, the initial MEC can complete the handover of the application data needed to reduce or mitigate any disruption in service for the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Sangar Dowlatkhah, Zhi Cui, Brian Keller
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Patent number: 11381962Abstract: A device detection system is configured to determine whether a device is located within a venue. The device detection system provides user identifiers associated with a device to an anonymization server. The anonymization server provides anonymous identifiers to the device detection system corresponding to the user identifiers. A content distribution system provides content items for a campaign associated with the venue to users. The content distribution system provides user identifiers to the anonymization server and receives anonymous identifiers from the anonymization server. The content distribution system provides the anonymous identifiers to the device detection system. The device detection system compares the sets of anonymous identifiers to identify users that received a content item and subsequently visited the venue.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: ADENTRO, INC.Inventors: Kapil Mohan, Kai Umezawa, Muhammad Ahsan Mirza, Wayne Renaud, John Zupancic
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Patent number: 11374667Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor. The processor receives from each of a plurality of vehicles within a region, a respective plurality of messages and identifies for each of the plurality of vehicles, a respective communications discontinuity during which an expected message fails to be received from the respective vehicle. The processor determines, for each communications discontinuity, discontinuity edge locations at each of a beginning of the communications discontinuity and an end of the communications discontinuity. The processor further determines an interference node location based on the discontinuity edge locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Linjun Zhang
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Patent number: 11374648Abstract: Radio link coverage mapping systems and related techniques are provided to improve the operation of unmanned mobile sensor or survey platforms. A radio or communication link coverage mapping system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a communication module and a position sensor coupled to a mobile platform, where the communication module is configured to establish a wireless communication link with a base station associated with the mobile platform and the position sensor is configured to provide a position of the mobile platform as it maneuvers within a survey area. The logic device determines communication link quality data associated with the wireless communication link as the mobile platform maneuvers within the survey area, receives corresponding position data, and generates corresponding communication coverage information, which may be used to generate a radio link coverage map.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Inventors: Petter Muren, Tom-Ivar Johansen, Torgeir Grothe Lien, Trygve F. Marton
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Patent number: 11368211Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for the granular network-based detection of UE location in a RAN that includes one or more mobile base stations using quantum computing. Mobile base stations may be, for example, affixed on vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, drones, etc.), may be implemented by other UEs, and/or may otherwise be non-stationary. In contrast, fixed base stations may be mounted to towers, buildings, or other types of permanent or semi-permanent installations. Quantum computing techniques, as described herein, may aid in the precise determination of UE location using triangulation techniques and/or other network-based location techniques. Further, in RANs that include mobile base stations, the locations of both the UE and a reference point may change relatively rapidly. The use of quantum computing, as described herein, may aid in the fast and precise determination of UE location in situations where mobile base stations and/or UEs are moving rapidly.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Vamsi Krishna Boyapati, Kishore K. Guntuku
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Patent number: 11363405Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products for providing services to a user by a mobile device based on the user's daily routine of movement. The mobile device determines whether a location cluster indicates a significant location for the user based on one or more hints that indicate an interest of the user in locations in the cluster. The mobile device can perform adaptive clustering to determine a size of area of the significant location based on how multiple locations converge in the location cluster. The mobile device can provide location-based services for calendar items, including predicting a time of arrival at an estimated location of a calendar item. The mobile device can provide various services related to a location of the mobile device or a significant location of the user through an application programming interface (API).Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Dal Santo, Lukas M. Marti, Ronald K. Huang, Lili Cao
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Patent number: 11363556Abstract: Method for providing positioning data in a positioning node of a radio network, which positioning data is associated with a mobile device including a radio unit, the method comprising the steps of establishing a radio session for receiving positioning data in the positioning node from the radio unit; transmitting report control data to the radio unit, wherein the report control data identifies a request to report positioning data obtained in the device, wherein said positioning data includes inertial measurement data; and receiving positioning data from the radio unit in accordance with the report control data.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Anders Berggren, Basuki Priyanto
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Patent number: 11357010Abstract: Sensor assisted beam management system and methods for mobile User Equipment (UEs) are disclosed. An embedded rotation sensor may be used to determine orientation, rotating direction and angular speed of the UE. A speed sensor and GPS may also be used to determine location, moving direction and speed of the UE. The sensor outputs may be used by the UE to efficiently select UE beams after movement or to predict when a UE beam should be updated. Beam search and measurement periodicities may also be updated based on UE movements reported by the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jun Zhu, Mihir Vijay Laghate, Raghu Narayan Challa
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Patent number: 11356862Abstract: A measuring method executes an identifying procedure of measuring signal power of a beam from user equipment supporting beam-formed transmission, identifying a measurement antenna that detects a peak of the beam transmitted from the user equipment; a calculating procedure of calculating a first angle formed between a straight line connecting the measurement antenna detecting the peak of the beam transmitted from the user equipment to the user equipment and a straight line connecting a measurement antenna located in a direction of an azimuth angle rotation axis of the user equipment to the user equipment; and a rotating procedure of rotating the user equipment based on the first angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Takayuki Furuta, Seiji Hagiwara
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Patent number: 11350275Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to use angle of arrival (AoA) of a signal transmitted between two Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless devices to initially authenticate a connection between the two BLE devices. In one example, bonding or pairing with a first BLE device may be restricted to only those other BLE devices having an antenna currently positioned to transmit a signal to the first BLE device from an allowed direction and within a predefined permitted range of AoA relative to the first BLE device.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.Inventor: Jani K. Knaappila
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Patent number: 11337033Abstract: In various aspects, a system that comprises requesting a positioning measurement data set from one or more network node devices; receiving the positioning measurement data set from the one or more network node devices; in response the receiving the positioning measurement data set, determining a time of arrival value for each positioning measurement data of the positioning measurement data set; generating a positioning measurement report comprising a group of positioning measurement report elements determined as having fulfilled a predetermined criterion; and transmitting the positioning measurement report, wherein the positioning measurement report comprises a first portion and a second portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Kingstar Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Huaming Wu
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Patent number: 11330550Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A position of a user equipment (UE) may be determined when communications between the UE and a base station are routed through a relay node. For example, the UE 115 may determine whether communications are received from the base station or the relay node based on positioning assistance data that contains positioning-related information about different base stations and relay nodes in the system. The UE may then transmit a position metric based on this determination, where a location server uses this position metric for determining the location of the UE. Additionally or alternatively, the location server or base station may use the positioning assistance data to determine whether an uplink transmission is received directly from the UE or via the relay node and may generate a position metric that the location server uses for determining the location of the UE.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Tao Luo
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Patent number: 11310996Abstract: An antenna module is described for configuring a mobile device, e.g., a smartphone, to locate an animal wearing a radiofrequency (RF) transmitter, the module having a directional antenna structure, the antenna structure including a plurality of antenna elements configured to generate a directional radiation field; at least one RF receiver connected to the directional antenna structure; and, a controller configured to control the RF transceiver and a mobile device interface for providing communication with the mobile device, the controller being configured to execute the steps of: receiving one or more time series of beacons signals broadcasted by the RF transmitter that is within the directional radiation field of the directional antenna structure; determining distance estimates for beacon signals in the one or more time series, a distance estimate being determined by the antenna module on the basis of a signal strength and/or a signal quality of a detected beacon signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Inventors: Gerard Marie Griffioen, Sander Leendert De Snoo, Marcellinus Franciscus Maria Van Aalst
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Patent number: 11300963Abstract: A robotic assistant comprises a plurality of sensors on a mobile chassis. An occupancy map includes obstacle cost values for particular areas or cells of the map. These obstacle cost values may be based on whether an obstacle is detected and the confidence value of that detection, estimated precision of the location of the detected object, and so forth. A set of rules for preferred locations of robot movement is used to assess the occupancy map and to determine constraint cost value for the particular areas. For example, the area in a center of a hallway may be associated with a relatively high constraint cost value. An aggregate cost value may be calculated by summing the obstacle cost value and the constraint cost value for the particular area. The aggregate cost value may be used to determine a maximum permissible speed for the robot while traversing the particular area.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Roger Robert Webster, Eric Peter Raeber, Mohit Deshpande
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Patent number: 11304169Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for determining a position of a user equipment (UE). A differential round-trip-time (RTT) based positioning procedure is proposed to determine the UE position. In this technique, the UE position is determined based on the differences of the RTTs between the UE and a plurality of base stations. The differential RTT based positioning procedure has much looser inter-gNodeB timing synchronization requirements than the OTDOA technique and also has much looser group delay requirements than traditional RTT procedures.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Taesang Yoo, Joseph Binamira Soriaga, Tao Luo, Alexandros Manolakos
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Patent number: 11272500Abstract: Systems and methods for unified facility communications systems with device location are provided. One system embodiment comprises: a master unit and a plurality of remote antenna units defining a DAS. The master unit communicates with a base station to receive a base station downlink RF signal and to transmit a base station uplink RF signal. The remote antenna units radiate a remote downlink RF signal into a coverage area and receive a remote uplink RF signal from the coverage area. The master unit comprises uplink and downlink circuitry to transport user device communications, and a facility supervisory module to process facility device traffic associated with wireless facility assets in the coverage area. Facility device traffic is transported via the remote antenna units. Within the master unit, user device communications is routed via the uplink and downlink circuitry and facility device traffic is routed via the facility supervisory module.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventors: Joerg Stefanik, Andreas Biehler
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Patent number: 11272020Abstract: Systems and methods for social networking. Location-related data and other behavioral and exogenously generated characteristics are used to replace or supplement self-generated profiles in order to enhance the quality and trustworthiness of the matches made using the system and facilitate the inputting of profile information.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: James S. Rosen
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Patent number: 11252530Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing location specific information. Event data pertaining to an event is received. The event data includes location identification data from which a location of the event may be determined and event description data that describes the event. At least one geofence associated with the location identification data is identified from the location identification data in the received event data. A topic associated with the event type data and associated with the identified at least one geofence is identified. Subscribers having a subscription to the topic in association with the geographic area are identified. The subscription entitles the subscribers to be notified about events pertaining to the topic in association with the selected geographic area. The event description data is published to each subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.Inventors: Christopher P. Drabble, Gary P. Noble
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Patent number: 11240648Abstract: Vehicles, systems and methods for establishing a mesh network among a plurality of vehicles are described herein. An electronic control unit configured to determine a current position and a future position of a vehicle, determine a current position and a future position of another vehicle, generate a mesh network including the vehicle and the another vehicle based on: (i) a comparison of the current position of the vehicle and the current position of the another vehicle; and (ii) a comparison of the future position of the vehicle and the future position of the another vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventor: Shingo Sugimoto
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Patent number: 11240779Abstract: A method and one or more network nodes for use in a wireless communication network to determine whether a wireless device is aerial. The one or more one or more network nodes communicate with the wireless device to instruct to report one or more metrics of wireless device parameters. The one or more network nodes receives from the wireless device a report of the metrics and then compares the reported metrics to terrestrial metrics to determine whether the wireless device is aerial.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Mattias Bergström, Sebastian Euler, Shiwei Gao, Xingqin Lin, Helka-Liina Määttanen, Siva Muruganathan, Vijaya Yajnanarayana
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Patent number: 11222261Abstract: An implementation of the disclosure provides an apparatus comprising a memory to store classification data of a machine learning model; and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to detect characteristics of an object. The characteristics comprise at least a spatial position of the object. Sensor information is received from a node device. The sensor information is indicative of at least one of: a spatial position, a speed or a direction of movement of the node device. Using the sensor information, it is determined whether the node device is within a threshold with respect to the object in accordance with the detected characteristics. Responsive to determining that the node device is within the threshold, a notification related to at least part of the classification data and the one or more characteristics is provided to the node device. The classification data is representative of a classification of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventor: Juana Elias Nakfour
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Patent number: 11218425Abstract: An integrated router is provided. The integrated router includes at least one network interface, a power supply input, a power supply output, and a power cycling switch. The at least one network interface is operative to place a first network device in electronical communication with a second network device. The power supply input is operative to receive electrical power from a power supply. The power supply output is operative to provide the electrical power to the second network device. The power cycling switch electrically connects the power supply input to the power supply output and is operative to be toggled by a remote network device via the at least one network interface so as to power cycle the second network device.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: VENTUS IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventor: Keith Charette
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Patent number: 11191057Abstract: A device may determine an identity associated with a user equipment (UE) or traffic on multiple interfaces of a network by correlating identifiers associated with the UE or the traffic across the multiple interfaces. The identity may uniquely identify a subscriber associated with the UE or the traffic. The traffic may identify a set of cells, with a respective set of beams, associated with the UE. The device may determine a respective set of measurements for the respective set of beams after determining the identity. The device may determine a location of the UE based on the set of cells, the respective set of beams, and the respective set of measurements. The device may perform one or more analyses related to the UE, the set of cells, or the respective set of beams.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventor: Eng Wei Koo
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Patent number: 11172451Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system of a first network element receives information indicating that a user equipment (UE) support dual connectivity with first and second inter-radio access technologies (IRATs). The UE is enabled to communicate with a second network element using the second IRAT. The system provides to the UE uplink power configurations for data transmissions between the UE and the network elements, and performs a closed loop control procedure that includes determining a first transmit power control (TPC) value for first data transmissions from the UE and a second TPC value for second data transmissions from the UE, and adjusting the first TPC value and the second TPC value to allocate UE uplink transmission power between the first IRAT and the second IRAT. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, Slawomir Stawiarski, David Ross Beppler
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Patent number: 11140606Abstract: A communication system includes a base station disposed in a wireless network environment. During operation, the base station receives a first message communicated over a first fixed wireless access communication link from a mobile communication device. The base station receives a second message communicated over a second fixed wireless access communication link from the mobile communication device. Via the first message and the second message, the base station tracks a current location of the mobile communication device in the wireless network environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventors: Volkan Sevindik, Haider H. Syed
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Patent number: 11132711Abstract: A client device receives advertisement content associated with an entity having a physical location and one or more instructions that, when executed, present information identifying the physical location. The client device displays an ad unit including the received advertisement content and a link associated with the instructions to present the information identifying the physical location. If a user selects the link, the client device presents information identifying the physical location, such as a map, within the ad unit. Additional instruction may be included in the advertisement that, when executed by the client device, execute an application installed on the client device to provide directions to the physical location.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Erick Tseng
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Patent number: 11134465Abstract: A communication system that includes a plurality of radio points is disclosed. Each radio point is configured to exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with a wireless device that transmits a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) from a first physical location in a site; and extract at least one SRS metric from the SRS. The communication system also includes a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of radio points. The baseband controller is configured to determine a signature vector based on the at least one SRS metric from each of the plurality of radio points. The communication system also includes a machine learning computing system communicatively coupled to the baseband controller. The machine learning computing system is configured to use a machine learning model to determine location data for the first physical location of the wireless device based on the signature vector.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Anil Bapat, Naveen Shanmugaraju