Base Station Selection Patents (Class 455/525)
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Patent number: 9578485Abstract: Provided is a method for a terminal to report mobility state information in a wireless communication system. The method comprises estimating a mobility state, grouping the estimated mobility state in order to calculate a mobility group state, and reporting mobility state information relating to the mobility group state to a network.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Youngdae Lee, Sungjun Park, Seungjune Yi, Sangwon Kim
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Patent number: 9578673Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a user equipment is configured to establish an RRC link with a cell when operating in a first mobility state or a second mobility state of an RRC connected mode. When all currently running application programs only cause background traffic or do not require short data latency, the user equipment is configured to maintain in or switch to the first mobility state having a lower monitoring frequency. When any of the currently running applications involves user interaction or requires short data latency, the user equipment is configured to maintain in or switch to the second mobility state having a higher monitoring frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: ACER INCORPORATEDInventor: Ming-Dao Chuang
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Patent number: 9560674Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for a virtual busy-tone for full-duplex wireless networks. Embodiments provide a mechanism for efficiently eliminating the hidden node problem. In an embodiment, a method in a full-duplex enabled wireless network component for avoiding collisions includes receiving, at the network component, a data transmission from a first station; and transmitting a busy indicator from the network component, the busy indicator including a time duration determined in accordance with an expected time duration of the data transmission to instruct any non-transmitting station to not transmit data during the included time duration.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Petar Djukic, Sheng Sun
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Patent number: 9541627Abstract: A data processing system includes a distribution apparatus and a communication terminal. The distribution apparatus includes a distribution unit that distributes a wireless signal containing unique data unique to the distribution apparatus. The communication terminal receives the wireless signal distributed by the distribution apparatus. A position data indicating a position of the distribution apparatus and a predetermined threshold value pertaining to a signal strength of the wireless signal received by the communication terminal are identifiable based on the unique data. The communication terminal includes a determination unit that determines whether to indicate that a current position of the communication terminal is the position data by referring to the predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Michitaka Fukuda
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Patent number: 9526052Abstract: Disclosed are a cell reselection method, comprising: when a source cell determines that a UE meets an initial reselection condition of reselecting a target cell, the source cell performing a local search to find whether a reselection threshold parameter of reselecting the source cell from the target cell exists, if not, reselecting the target cell for the UE, and if yes, further determining whether a corresponding parameter of the UE in the source cell is smaller than or equal to the reselection threshold parameter, if not, not reselecting the target cell for the UE, and if yes, reselecting the target cell for the UE. Further disclosed are a cell reselection apparatus and a base station. The technical solution of the present invention avoids asymmetry of reselection policy between a TD cell and a GSM cell, avoids pingpong reselection between the TD cell and the GSM cell, shortens the duration that the paging of a VE is off during reselection, reduces the network load, and making the VE energy conservative.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Bo Jiang
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Patent number: 9510321Abstract: The invention is directed to reducing paging overhead in a network. An exemplary method comprises: determining whether a user equipment (UE) is substantially stationary, wherein the UE is located in a first network cell associated with a network; in response to determining the UE is substantially stationary, transmitting an indicator to the network; determining whether the UE moves from the first network cell to a second network cell; and in response to determining the UE moves from the first network cell to the second network cell, transmitting updated location information associated with the UE to the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Linh Trang
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Patent number: 9491579Abstract: A distribution apparatus for distributing a wireless signal to a communication terminal includes a distribution unit configured to distribute the wireless signal containing unique data that is unique to the distribution apparatus. A position data indicating a position of the distribution apparatus and a predetermined threshold value pertaining to a signal strength of the wireless signal received by the communication terminal are identifiable based on the unique data.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Michitaka Fukuda
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Patent number: 9485691Abstract: An apparatus and method for communicating mobility threshold changes between peer nodes (12a, 12b) in a communications network (10) is provided. A sending peer node (12a), such as an eNB, for example, generates (104) a mobility change request message (40) to include an information element (50) having a set of mobility parameters. The set of mobility parameters includes a change value (52) that indicates a change to a threshold relative to a current value of the threshold, as well as a type value (54) indicating a mobility threshold type to be changed and an absolute threshold value (56) to apply to the mobility threshold type. Once generated, the sending peer node (12a) sends (110) the mobility change request message (40) to a receiving peer node (12b).Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Angelo Centonza, Stefan Engström
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Patent number: 9479489Abstract: Systems and methods for providing one or more services via a remote device are disclosed. One method can comprise identifying one or more services available at a location, transmitting identification data to a remote device disposed remotely from the location, the identification data relating to the one or more services identified, receiving a selection of the one or more services available, and providing the selected one or more services available to the remote device.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Yiu L. Lee
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Patent number: 9468012Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to at least a method, computer program, and apparatus to transmit a beacon from a first access node to a first user terminal associated with the first access node and also to a second user terminal associated with a second access node, where the beacon includes information indicating a priority of the first access node with respect to a radio resource allocation, and receive feedback from the first user equipment associated with the first access node, where the feedback includes information indicating a priority of the second access node.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Jari Petteri Lundén, Elena Virtej, Antti Sakari Sorri
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Patent number: 9462548Abstract: In any cellular communication the network transmits broadcast information with some periodicity which is defined by the network parameters. The client terminal must acquire this system information in order to access the services from the network. The time required by the client terminal to acquire all the necessary system information to initiate network access may depend on the scheduling of the system information broadcast by the network. In some cases the scheduling information about the system information may be described in another system information message whose schedule may be fixed or known a priori. Conventional method of decoding the complete system information may involve decoding attempt for all the possible instances of transmission of the system information. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enables acquisition of the system information based on stored known instances of system information transmission. This results in reduced power consumption at the client terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: MBIT WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Sivakumar Govindassamy, Bhaskar Patel
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Patent number: 9462506Abstract: Methods and devices for determining an available load in a cell of a cellular radio system are provided where the determination of the available load is made in response to an estimated inter cell interference load. An estimated inter cell interference is determined. The inter cell interference change events are monitored by determining when a User Equipment changes serving cell or when the User Equipment adds or removes a cell to the active set of the User Equipment. The determined inter cell interference is adjusted by an estimated load caused by the User Equipment causing an inter cell interference change event, and the available load is determined in response to the adjusted inter cell interference. The method can continuously update inter cell interference. Moreover, the update can be made fast and thereby allow an improved estimation of the available cell load.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSONInventors: Zhang Zhang, Mats Blomgren
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Patent number: 9455820Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for optimizing user equipment performance by having faster resumption of services during co-existence of LTE Frequency division duplexing (FDD) and Time division duplexing (TDD) networks. The method includes determining whether the UE is able to acquire essential system information (SI) associated with a cell or frequency which is barred by the UE. Further, the method includes removing the barring restriction conditionally for that cell or frequency which is barred by the UE if the UE is able to acquire the essential system information associated with the cell frequency. Furthermore, the method includes, allowing the UE to camp on the cell or frequency whose essential SI has been acquired by the UE and resuming the service with the cell and frequency. Furthermore, it also includes the method to have seamless handover between TDD and FDD and vice versa.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Neha Sharma, Abdul Latheef
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Patent number: 9456395Abstract: Methods and apparatus for resuming operations with an LTE network are described. One example method generally includes suspending operations with a base station of a first radio access technology (RAT) network (e.g., LTE network), tuning to a second RAT network (e.g., 1x network) to monitor for paging messages targeting the UE, and determining whether or not to resume operations with the base station of the first RAT network without performing system acquisition based, at least in part, on how much time has elapsed since suspending operations.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Shivratna Giri Srinivasan, Supratik Bhattacharjee
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Patent number: 9439171Abstract: A base station of a mobile communication network supports continuity of a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, for a terminal. The base station receives, from the terminal, an information element informing the base station of a combination of bands, which the terminal supports for carrier aggregation. The terminal supports MBMS reception on any carrier configurable as a serving cell for the terminal according to the information element. The base station derives, from the received information element, MBMS reception capabilities of the terminal. The base station determines a number of carriers, which are configurable by the base station as serving cell of the terminal, such that the terminal is enabled to receive at least one MBMS.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Mai-Anh Phan, Magnus Stattin, Henning Wiemann
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Patent number: 9432895Abstract: Provided are a terminal apparatus, a base station apparatus, a communication apparatus, a cell selection method, and an integrated circuit in which a cell selection procedure between the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus are efficiently performed to improve communication quality. The terminal apparatus determines whether or not a cell detected by the terminal apparatus is suitable for a cell selection candidate on the basis of first cell restriction information indicating cell access restriction that is applied during cell selection, second cell restriction information that is determined by the terminal apparatus whether or not to apply, and a cell measurement result.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsunari Uemura
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Patent number: 9432930Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a list of bearers in a wireless communication system is provided. A first eNodeB (eNB) of an energy saving cell configures a list of minimum required evolved-UMTS terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) radio access bearers (E-RABs) or required E-RABs, and transmits the configured list of minimum required E-RABs or a required E-RABs to a second eNB of a compensation cell. Upon receiving the configured list of minimum required E-RABs, the second eNB checks whether the compensation cell is able to provide all E-RABs included in the list of minimum required E-RABs or not. Upon receiving the configured list of required E-RABs, the second eNB checks whether the compensation cell is able to provide E-RABs included in the list of required E-RABs or not.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyung Min Park, In Sun Lee, Dae Wook Byun, Jian Xu
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Patent number: 9420522Abstract: An apparatus for providing closed subscriber group access control may include a processor. The processor may be configured to maintain a non-access register including an identifier of a communication cell associated with a closed subscriber group to which a communication device associated with the non-access register does not have access rights, and enable subsequent communication with another communication cell based on the other communication cell not being identified in the non-access register. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLCInventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela, Benoist Pierre Sebire
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Patent number: 9408120Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a link quality by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication system. The method includes receiving, from a wireless access network, a control message including an s-Measure including a serving cell quality threshold and gap configuration information used for setting up and releasing measurement gaps; setting up a measurement gap configuration indicated by the gap configuration information; if a link quality related to a serving cell is lower than the serving cell quality threshold, measuring a link quality related to at least one neighboring cell during a period according to the measurement gap configuration; and transmitting, to the wireless access network, a measurement report including a result of the measuring.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Gert Jan Van Lieshout, Himke Van Der Velde
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Patent number: 9380594Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for improved traffic management in wireless communications are disclosed. Aspects of the present disclosure provide real-time radio frequency (RF) assessments to a network by leveraging measurement reports from user equipment (UE). In some aspects, the network utilizes the real-time RF assessments based on the measurement reports to adjust one or more idle-mode parameters of the UE and assign priorities to a plurality of frequencies based on their respective coverage area and/or propagation characteristics. In one example, the priority assignments for two or more of the plurality of frequencies may be inversely proportional to their respective coverage areas, so as to push UEs with acceptable signal quality to frequencies with smaller coverage area, thereby releasing frequencies with greater coverage area for UEs that are near or at the edge of the effective range of the base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mehrzad Malmirchegini, Mutaz Zuhier Afif Shukair, Salil Sawhney, Mouaffac Ambriss, Peter Rached
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Patent number: 9380481Abstract: A mobile station in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The mobile station includes a transceiver coupled to a processor configured to rank a plurality of detected cells according to a signal level metric of the plurality of cells, to determine a first pattern of time periods during which a highest ranked cell is configured to transmit only a restricted set of information, and to perform measurements of cells other than the highest ranked cell, of the plurality of cells, only during the first pattern of time periods.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Google Technology Holdings, LLCInventors: Murali Narasimha, Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy, Ravi Kuchibhotla
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Patent number: 9369930Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided for separating control transmissions and data transmissions within the coverage area of a plurality of transmission/reception points or points that are geographically displaced, the plurality of points comprising a macro node and a plurality of remote radio heads (RRHs) coupled to the macro node. Separating control transmissions and data transmissions in the macro node/RRH configuration may allow UEs to be associated with one set of transmission points for data transmissions and the same set or a different set of transmission points for common control signaling. Separating control transmissions and data transmissions may also allow for faster reconfiguration of antenna ports used for UE data transmission compared with reconfiguration via a handover process.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stefan Geirhofer, Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Juan Montojo, Tao Luo, Wanshi Chen, Kapil Bhattad
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Patent number: 9332475Abstract: System(s) and method(s) are provided for handover of a mobile terminal in a wireless communication system. Handoff resolution relies on both a downlink channel quality indication between a serving base station and the mobile terminal, and uplink channel quality indications amongst the terminal and a measurement set of target base stations. To generate UL channel quality indicators, the mobile station conveys a narrowband or broadband sounding reference signal, and serving and target base stations measure UL and DL performance metrics (e.g., RSRP, RSSI, or RSOT). In backward handover, UL channel state information from target cells is received at the serving base station through backhaul communication, and handoff is resolved based on both UL and DL quality reports. In forward handover, the set of UL quality reports are conveyed to the mobile station to determine a target cell for handoff.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rashid Ahmed Akbar Attar, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Durga Prasad Malladi, Francesco Grilli
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Patent number: 9319964Abstract: Access management to femto cell service is provided through access control list(s), e.g., white list(s), or black list(s). White list(s) include a set of subscriber station(s) identifier numbers, codes, or tokens, and also can include additional fields for femto cell access management based on desired complexity. White list(s) can have associated white list profile(s) therewith to establish logic of femto coverage access based on the white list(s). Access lists exchange among subscribers that posses provisioned femto access points and elect to share access lists also is provided. Transference of access list(s) among subscribers is secured and based at least in part on subscriber privacy policy. Subscribers can be prompted to opt in access list sharing, or to update privacy policies to allow reciprocate sharing and update privacy settings. Based at least in part on association criteria, a component identifies femto access points with which a subscriber accesses lists.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Kurt Donald Huber, Judson John Flynn, William Gordon Mansfield
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Patent number: 9319949Abstract: In a mobile communication system in an embodiment, when a handover of a mobile station which is a target of coordinated communications among multiple wireless base stations is detected, at least a part of setting procedure for the coordinated communications (CoMP setting procedure) is executed before completion of the handover. Hence, the coordinated transmission for the mobile station can be resumed earlier after the handover, and any reduction in the communication quality or throughput caused by the resume of the coordinated communication after the handover of the mobile station can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Yoshinori Tanaka
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Patent number: 9313732Abstract: A mobile device may be configured with multiple access point names (APNs) including a roaming APN and a non-roaming APN. After a mobile device determines whether it is roaming, it may transmit a service request with the corresponding APN. The network may then select a profile based on the APN that may include quality of service parameters and other parameters for servicing the mobile device. The profile may be obtained from a local home location register or a remote home location register.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Venson M. Shaw
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Patent number: 9307463Abstract: A user equipment UE determines that a neighbor cell is higher priority than a serving cell, measures neighbor cell signal strength in n>1 iterations, and analyzes them for reselecting from the serving cell to the neighbor cell. Each measurement iteration is spaced from one another by a time interval (e.g., 1 DRX) that is specific for the neighbor cell being higher priority. In various embodiments, the UE measures while in a Cell-PCH, URA-PCH or idle state/mode and the first iteration is taken at the first available measurement opportunity after transitioning to that state/mode. The UE reselects to the neighbor cell based on the analyzed signal strengths; in one embodiment the decision to reselect is without regard to signal quality of the serving cell; and in another the decision is without regard to whether a reselection condition remains satisfied for a specified time period Treselection.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Xiaomi H.K. LimitedInventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Christopher Peter Callender, Stuart Ian Geary, Alexander Graham Charles, Steven Franklin, James Howard Tooley
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Patent number: 9288831Abstract: Systems and methods enable alternative network access implemented by a mobile wireless communication device. The method includes receiving information associated with a mobile device, the information comprises location information associated with the mobile device. Based on the information associated with the mobile device, identifying an access point available for providing connectivity services to the mobile device, the access point is not the computing device. Information is provided to the mobile device which is associated with the access point. The information can comprise at least one of usage terms, usage conditions, usage costs, access point characteristics, connection characteristics, access point capacity, and access point security access information.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: BANDWIDTHX INC.Inventors: Pertti Visuri, Randy Salo, Christian van Hamersveld
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Patent number: 9277475Abstract: Systems and methods for mobility parameter adjustment and mobility state estimation in heterogeneous networks are provided. The mobility parameters may be adjusted based on the cell change types associated with the mobility procedure. The mobility procedure may be a cell handover procedure or a cell reselection procedure. The cell change type may be dependent on the transmission power level of the UE's serving cell and neighboring cells. In some implementations, the UE may provide a speed information to the serving cell such that the serving eNB may prioritize or optimize the mobility procedure for the UE. The UE may also estimate its mobility state by counting the number of cell changes within certain period of time and applying scaling factors to the number of cell changes based on the associated cell change types.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Yi Song, Chandra Sekhar Bontu, Zhijun Cai
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Patent number: 9265019Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communication stores synchronization channel (SCH) timing for each identified Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cell. The stored SCH timing is used to perform base station identity code (BSIC) reconfirmation for an identified GSM cell without frequency correction channel (FCCH) tone detection and initial BSIC confirmation. The stored SCH timing is maintained across a plurality of user equipment (UE) states.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Ming Yang, Qingxin Chen, Tom Chin, Guangming Shi
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Patent number: 9237483Abstract: Methods for managing resource utilization in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system are described. In one method, an application server: receives signaling indicating resource utilization in the LTE system; determines, based on this signaling, a set of control parameters for a user equipment (UE) receiving service from the LTE system; and sends the set of control parameters to the UE, wherein the set of control parameters indicates behavior for the UE toward at least one of maintaining LTE system resources or modifying standard handover procedures. The signaling indicating resource utilization in the LTE system is sent from UE, the LTE system, or both.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Valentin Oprescu-Surcobe, Michael F. Korus, Donald G. Newberg, Aparna Pandey
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Patent number: 9231654Abstract: A transmission system of an embodiment is provided with an active transmitter, a backup transmitter, and a system controller to integrally control the active transmitter and the backup transmitter. The backup transmitter is provided with a setting table which stores a setting value relating to a frequency and a level of a signal outputted from the active transmitter, a power amplifier to amplify an input signal and output an amplified signal, and a modulator/exciter which converts, based on the setting table, the input signal into a modulation signal of a prescribed broadcast type in which nonlinear distortion by the power amplifier has been compensated. The system controller, at the time of adjusting the output level of the active transmitter, controls the backup transmitter so that content of the setting table of the backup transmitter becomes a setting value corresponding to the adjusted output level.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Kuniaki Otsuka
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Patent number: 9226204Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for cell type information sharing between neighbor base stations in a telecommunications system. One embodiment comprises informing a second radio base station serving a second cell and having a neighbor relation with a first cell served by a first base station, of at least the cell type of the first cell. This is accomplished by adding the cell type information to a set of information to be signaled to the second base station, and then signalling the set of information to the second base station.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: LENOVO GROUP LIMITEDInventor: Tarmo Kuningas
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Patent number: 9226325Abstract: A method for attaching a user terminal to a base station of a network is disclosed, said network comprising base stations. The method including defining a global cost function which is a weighted sum of the user terminal transmission delays, over all the user terminals in the network, using a user terminal's context weighting factor representing a user terminal's characteristic; defining a local cost function for each user terminal from said global cost function, said local cost function taking into account said user terminal's context weighting factor for each user terminal, and being a function of the base station to which this user terminal is associated; running a Gibbs sampler with said local cost function for producing user-base station association probabilities; choosing the user-base station association probability which favors low local cost; and attaching said user terminal to a base station according to the user-base station association probability chosen.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Afef Feki, Chung Shue Chen, Francois Baccelli, Laurent Thomas
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Patent number: 9220095Abstract: A base station device uses a downlink control channel and instructs a mobile station device to perform a random access procedure. The mobile station device switches, according to whether or not random access parameters are included in parameters of a secondary cell that has been allocated to the mobile station device, between a first random access procedure in which information in a carrier indicator field included in the downlink control channel is not used for selection of a cell in which a random access procedure is performed, and a second random access procedure in which information in the carrier indicator field included in the downlink control channel is used for selection of a cell in which a random access procedure is performed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu Tsuboi, Katsunari Uemura, Yasuyuki Kato
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Patent number: 9198069Abstract: Based on the determined signal strength of a serving cell, a choice is made whether to utilize a cell-FACH measurement occasion for a lower priority neighbor cell search or for a higher priority neighbor cell search. The lower priority search is for maintaining wireless connectivity and the higher priority search is for accessing enhanced wireless service. In specific examples the search may be inter-frequency for frequency layers with higher or lower priority than a serving layer of the serving cell, or the search may be inter-RAT such as the lower priority GERAN search and a higher priority E-UTRAN search if the serving cell is WCDMA. In one example there are two thresholds for the signal strength, and if higher than both then the measurement occasion is used for an E-UTRAN search regardless of whether GERAN or inter-frequency neighbor cells have been configured for the UE.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Franklin, Alexander G. Charles
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Patent number: 9191867Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product, and processing system provide for dynamic selection of a secondary serving cell among various available secondary serving cells, be they in the same frequency as the primary serving cell (as in SFDC-HSDPA), in a different frequency but in the same band as the primary serving cell (as in DC-HSDPA), or in a different band from the primary serving cell (as in DB-DC-HSDPA). Here, the UE may be preconfigured for each of the available secondary serving cells, and may receive a configuration message to select between one of them based on factors such UE battery consumption, CQIs corresponding to the available secondary serving cells, loading of the secondary serving cells, or UE power headroom limitations. Thus, an advanced UE capable of receiving the plurality of technologies may benefit from dynamically selecting the best available secondary serving cell in accordance with the factors.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Sharad Deepak Sambhwani
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Patent number: 9185610Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communications are provided. A first cell on which a user equipment (UE) is camped may be identified as a visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN) of the UE. Information of a second cell among neighboring cells of the first cell may be received via a broadcast message from the first cell. The second cell may be part of a home PLMN (HPLMN) and the HPLMN may not be an equivalent PLMN (EPLMN) to the VPLMN associated with the first cell. Alternatively, the second cell may belong to an Equivalent HPLMN (EPLMN). When the second cell is determined to be a best cell according to absolute priority reselection rules or a highest ranked cell among the neighboring cells of the first cell, the second cell may not be barred for a period of time from being considered or identified as a candidate for reselection.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vikas Gulati, Girish Valluru, Yongsheng Shi, Liangchi Hsu
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Patent number: 9185606Abstract: A RAN may be configured to receive a first call setup request relating to a first WCD, and a second call setup request relating to a second WCD. The first WCD may communicate using a first air-interface or a second air-interface, and the second WCD my communicate using the second air-interface and not the first air-interface. The RAN may determine that the first WCD and the second WCD are contending for a resource of a wireless coverage area defined using the second air-interface. Based on the first WCD and the second WCD contending for the resource, the first WCD communicating using the first air-interface or the second air-interface, and the second WCD communicating using the second air-interface and not the first air-interface, the RAN may assign the resource to the second WCD.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventor: Siddharth S. Oroskar
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Patent number: 9179326Abstract: The invention relates to an access node in a communications network that is adapted for providing an identifier for a relay node including receiver means arranged to receive a message from the relay node, the message requesting an establishment of an interface over a communication link, checking means arranged to check data fields included in the message received, generating means arranged to generate the identifier, and transmitting means arranged to transmit the generated identifier to the relay node over the interface connection of communication link.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Simone Redana, Richard Waldhauser, Isman Bazar
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Patent number: 9179244Abstract: A method for detecting the proximity of a signal source using wireless systems is contemplated in which a wireless mobile device wirelessly receives packets from a signal source and determines a received signal strength for each packet. The wireless mobile device may store information based upon the received signal strength for each packet, and calculate from the information stored for all the packets, a current path loss value corresponding to a current distance from the wireless mobile device to the signal source. The wireless mobile device may then determine whether the current distance is sufficient to be an enabling condition such as tap, for example, for a data transfer or a transaction between the wireless mobile device and the signal source.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joakim Linde, Brian J Tucker
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Patent number: 9179385Abstract: Methods and apparatus for making handoff decisions in an access terminal which can support both best effort and QoS traffic, e.g., when operating in a best effort and QoS mode of operation, respectively, are described. The access terminal receives an indicator indicating the fraction of communications resources not utilized for QoS service and information indicating a number of best effort users being supported by the attachment point. During Qos mode operation, connections to attachment points which can support the access terminal's minimal QoS requirements are identified and then from among the identified set, the attachment point which can provide a connect supporting the most best effort traffic from the access terminal is selected. In best effort mode operation the access terminal selects the attachment point connection which will provide the greatest amount of throughput to the access terminal for best effort traffic.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Shailesh Patil, Prashanth Hande, Hyung G. Myung
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Patent number: 9173179Abstract: There is provided a method for synchronization between one or more base stations to provide broadcast multicast service, including: receiving a session start request message, and extracting a service start setting time set to start broadcast service from the session start request message; comparing the service start setting time to a modification check time being a check time which is later than and closest to the service start setting time, among check times at which it is determined whether or not broadcast service has changed, the check times having a predetermined time interval; deciding, when the modification check time is later than the service start setting time by a predetermined internal slack time period or more, the modification check time as a service start time at which broadcast service starts; and transmitting information indicating the service start time to the base stations.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jung Mo Moon, Woo Goo Park
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Patent number: 9166677Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate associating with relays in a wireless network. A device can select whether to utilize relay assistance where present based at least in part on measuring one or more determined or projected parameters related to the relay. Where utilizing a relay results in user-plane data channel conditions above a threshold level and control channel conditions below a threshold level, a serving base station can determine whether to employ another base station to serve the device, jointly serve a relay with an additional base station, and/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dexu Lin, Tingfang Ji, Wanshi Chen, Jaber Mohammad Borran
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Patent number: 9167426Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to devices and methods for supporting a wireless access point for one or more mobile clients. A mobile device may include a first module for supporting access to a network via a first wireless access protocol. The device may further include a second module for supporting a wireless access point for the one or more mobile clients to the network using a second wireless access protocol.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dilip Krishnaswamy, Atul Suri
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Patent number: 9119124Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and system for communication implementation for a user equipment, which include: a user equipment reports the state information of other sub-devices except the sub-device adopting Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology to the network (300); the network performs radio resource management according to the obtained state information (301). It can be seen from the method of the disclosure that the network, already knowing the state information of the user equipment, performs radio resource management. As for the sub-devices in the user equipment which are configured to adopt the LTE technology and as for other sub-devices adopting such technologies other than the LTE technology as WLAN technology, Bluetooth technology, and the like, the method achieves effective suppression of the in-device co-existence interference, thus improving the communication quality of the radio technologies in the user equipment and the communication experience of the users.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventor: Xiaojuan Shi
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Patent number: 9113380Abstract: A method of and an apparatus therefor searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, and each cell group includes at least two cells. The method includes detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal, and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Il Gyu Kim, Hyeong Geun Park, Young Jo Ko, Kapseok Chang, Hyo Seok Yi, Young Hoon Kim, Seung Chan Bang
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Patent number: 9113500Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a first device, a beacon sent from a second device. The beacon is associated with an ad-hoc wireless network. In response to detecting the beacon, the first device sends to the second device a request for management information associated with the ad-hoc wireless network. The request identifies at least a first information element associated with at least a first portion of the management information and a second information element associated with at least a second portion of the management information. The method further includes receiving from the second device a first wrapper information element that includes at least the first information element.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Simone Merlin, Santosh P. Abraham
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Patent number: 9078198Abstract: Network devices are steered to preferred access points using a probability function. A probe request for connection is received from a network device. The probe request can be from a network device attempting to use a wireless network (e.g., a IEEE 802.11-type network or other suitable type of network). A probability function that defines a likelihood of granting the network device a connection is used to determine whether to accept or deny the response. The probe response is then sent to the network device.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Meru NetworksInventors: Sung-Wook Han, Mohan Ram
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Patent number: 9065583Abstract: UE that are able to cancel interference from CRS, a PDSCH, a PDCCH, or a PCFICH may do so without explicitly signaling the capability to the serving eNB. The serving eNB may transmit to the UE a plurality of cell identifiers to indicate from which cells interference should be canceled. The UE receives CRS, PDSCH, PDCCH, or PCFICH from the serving eNB and cancels CRS, PDSCH, PDCCH, or PCFICH interference, respectively from the signal received from the eNB. The UE cancels the interference from the cells that correspond to the cell identifiers. The UE may then transmit a report to the eNB with a quality measurement without the interference.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Juan Montojo