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United States Patent 9,967,893
Freda , et al. May 8, 2018
Methods and apparatuses for spectrum sensing in an opportunistic band
Abstract
A system, apparatuses and methods are provided for communicating in an opportunistic band. Channels that are reserved for primary users are used by sensing devices when primary users are not present. A geo-location database is configured to store occupancy information of a channel and information associated with the primary user of the channel. The database includes information such as the type of primary user, and the expected occupancy time of a channel by a primary user. Sensing devices are categorized into different classes based on their sensing capability. A device capabilities database stores device classification information associated with the sensing devices attached to a dynamic spectrum management system.
Inventors:
Freda; Martino (Laval, CA), Touag; Athmane (Chomedey Laval, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Freda; Martino
Touag; Athmane
Laval
Chomedey Laval
N/A
N/A
CA
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003281115
Appl. No.:
13/976,430
Filed:
November 15, 2011
PCT Filed:
November 15, 2011
PCT No.:
PCT/US2011/060764
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
October 15, 2013
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2012/078320
PCT Pub. Date:
June 14, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140029585 A1 Jan 30, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61413726 Nov 15, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/10 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/10 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04W 48/16 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101)
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Apple's Eddy Cue to Be Deposed in Qualcomm Patent Battle
By Mark Gurman and Peter Blumberg
May? ?04?, ?2018? ?3?:?52? ?PM
Apple Inc. executive Eddy Cue will be questioned by Qualcomm Inc.’s lawyers as part of a legal battle between the companies over billions of dollars in patents and licensing fees.
On Friday, San Diego Federal Judge Mitchell D. Dembin ordered Cue to be deposed in the case, granting a Qualcomm request and turning down Apple’s arguments against the move.
At the heart of the standoff is a dispute over how much Qualcomm can charge phone makers to use its patents, whether or not they use its chips. The San Diego, California-based company gets the majority of profit from licensing technology that covers the fundamentals of modern mobile phone systems. Apple has cut off license payments to Qualcomm and filed an antitrust lawsuit that accused the chipmaker of trying to monopolize the industry.
In November, Qualcomm filed a motion to depose Cue. Apple pushed back stating that Cue’s role overseeing services made him unrelated to the case. Qualcomm cited past Apple statements pinpointing Cue as one of the lead negotiators when the iPhone launched in 2007 exclusively on AT&T Inc.’s network in the U.S.
Cue, 53, is one of Apple’s highest-profile executives, having moved up through the ranks over 29 years at the company. As senior vice president for internet software and services, he frequently announces new features for Apple Music, Apple TV, and video-related services on stage at company events. He’s also Apple’s chief negotiator for digital music, video, and books and is one of Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s top lieutenants.
Apple and Qualcomm agreed in April to schedule a deposition of Cook in June. Apple has made other executives available, including Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, marketing head Phil Schiller, hardware technologies lead Johny Srouji, and former wireless software chief Isabel Mahe, according to legal filings.
The case is Apple Inc. V. Qualcomm Inc. 3:17-cv-00108, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego).
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-04/apple-s-eddy-cue-to-be-deposed-in-qualcomm-patent-battle
olddog967 - Thank you.
Gamco: IDCC has two agreements that include 5G. From the 10-K:
During fourth quarter 2017, we entered into a multi-year, worldwide, non-exclusive patent license with LG (the “LG PLA”), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances. The LG PLA covers the 3G, 4G and 5G terminal unit products of LG and its affiliates and sets forth a royalty of cash payments to InterDigital as well as a process for the transfer of patents from LG to InterDigital. The deal also commits the parties to explore cooperation for projects related to the research and development of video and sensor technology for connected and autonomous vehicles. In addition, the parties also agreed to terms for dismissal by InterDigital of the outstanding litigation among the parties and their affiliates.
Convida Wireless
On September 26, 2015, we renewed and expanded our joint venture with Sony, Convida Wireless, to include 5G technologies. Convida Wireless was launched in 2013 to combine Sony's consumer electronics expertise with our pioneering IoT expertise to drive IoT communications and connectivity. Based on the terms of the agreement, the parties will contribute funding and resources for additional research and platform development, which we will perform. SCP IP Investment LLC, an affiliate of Stephens Inc., is a minority investor in Convida Wireless.
M6 - I am still under the impression that IDCC does NOT have a 5G license with any handset maker. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Qualcomm offers three concessions it hopes will help resolve Apple lawsuits
Ben Lovejoy - May. 1st 2018 4:40 am PT
Qualcomm has announced three concessions that it hopes will help resolve its long-running legal battle with Apple over the fees it charges for use of its wireless chips and patented technology.
First, it is making it easier for smartphone makers to choose a lower-cost licence, for which it charges 3.25% of the cost of the device, rather than the 5% Apple and others have so far been paying …
Second, reports Reuters, it is including use of its 5G patents at no extra cost to manufacturers, a move it hopes will placate regulators as well as customers.
“We have not lowered the rate. What we’re doing is including more technology, more (intellectual property) in the offering without increasing the price,” Rogers added […]
“What we’re doing here is creating a foundation for stability going forward,” Rogers said, describing Qualcomm’s 5G licensing moves as “regulator friendly”.
Finally, it is capping the percentage charges in a move which would benefit makers of more expensive phones, like Apple.
Qualcomm also announced last week that it would assess its patent fees against only the first $400 (£291) of a phone’s net selling price. Rogers said the previous price cap was $500, a figure that was well known among industry insiders but that Qualcomm did not make public.
Qualcomm is also engaged in a similar legal battle with Huawei, and its patent licensing head Alex Rogers said that the new terms were ‘a good context for dealing with the two licensee issues we have now.’ Apple did not respond immediately to Reuter’s request for comment.
Qualcomm has been seeking to cut its operating costs as it faces the prospect of Apple buying most of its wireless chips from Intel instead. It has also faced investigations and hefty fines from regulators for anti-competitive behavior.
https://9to5mac.com/2018/05/01/qualcomm-apple-resolution-offer/
Qualcomm's patent deals aim to ease Apple, regulator tensions, executive says
•Qualcomm has broadened its use of a lower-cost licensing model for the next generation of mobile data networks in a move that could ease tensions in talks with two major customers, according to the wireless tech company's licensing chief.
•The semiconductor company's patent business has traditionally supplied much of Qualcomm's profit, but has also spurred conflict with major handset manufacturers and regulators.
Qualcomm has broadened its use of a lower-cost licensing model for the next generation of mobile data networks, a move that could help in contentious talks with two customers including iPhone maker Apple, the wireless tech company's patent licensing chief said on Monday.
The patent business traditionally has supplied much of Qualcomm's profit but has also spurred conflict with Apple, Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies as well as regulators in China, South Korea and the United States.
New deals could lower the licensing rate that Qualcomm receives while making the business more dependable if regulators view the terms favorably and two major customers — Apple and a company widely believed to be Huawei — resolve their disputes and resume paying Qualcomm.
"It's a good context for dealing with the two licensee issues we have now," Alex Rogers, the head of Qualcomm's licensing division, told Reuters in an interview, naming Apple but leaving Huawei unnamed as is the company's policy when a dispute hasn't become public through a court proceeding.
Rogers did not comment directly on the likelihood of resolving either customer dispute. Apple and Huawei did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Qualcomm sells chips for mobile phones but has a second, much older business licensing technology for wireless networks. The licensing business has generated global controversy and resulted in billions of dollars in regulatory fines, some of which remain on appeal.
Handset makers can license one of two sets of Qualcomm patents: The full suite that costs makers about 5 percent of the cost of a handset or a smaller set of so-called "standard essential patents" for 3.25 percent, which includes only the patents needed for gear to work on mobile data networks.
In the past, most of Qualcomm's customers licensed both sets of patents to avoid lawsuits. But Qualcomm has been defusing tensions by making it easier for customers to license just the smaller, lower-cost set of standard patents and by adding patents for the next generation 5G wireless network to the suite at no additional cost.
That essentially extends a 2015 settlement with China's chief antitrust regulator. Qualcomm began to license only its standard patents for 3G and 4G networks to Chinese handset makers for a rate of 3.25 percent. More than 100 device makers have signed on for such deals.
"We have not lowered the rate. What we're doing is including more technology, more (intellectual property) in the offering without increasing the price," Rogers added.
Qualcomm also announced last week that it would assess its patent fees against only the first $400 of a phone's net selling price. Rogers said the previous price cap was $500, a figure that was well known among industry insiders but that Qualcomm did not make public.
"What we're doing here is creating a foundation for stability going forward," Rogers said, describing Qualcomm's 5G licensing moves as "regulator friendly."
The question now is whether more handset makers will opt for Qualcomm's lower-cost standard patents rather than its pricier full portfolio.
"What we perceive here is there will be more of a mix than there was in the past of companies opting for (standard essential patents) only," Rogers said. "How much more, depends on each individual company."
While Qualcomm has made no public disclosures about the status of talks with the two major customers in license disputes, the company's approach to licensing patents for upcoming 5G networks will look different than its initial approaches for 3G and 4G networks of years past.
"Both of those issues (disputes) are essentially now being handled within the framework of the current program we're offering," Rogers said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/30/qualcomms-patent-deals-aim-to-ease-apple-regulator-tensions-executive-says.html
United States Patent 9,960,896
Pan , et al. May 1, 2018
Method and apparatus for sending hybrid automatic repeat request feedback for component carrier aggregation
Abstract
Techniques for sending hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for transmissions received via a plurality of aggregated component carriers are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receive a plurality of codewords via a plurality of component carriers and decodes the codewords. The component carriers are grouped into a plurality of groups, and the WTRU may generate a bundled positive/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) for each group of component carriers. The WTRU may be assigned a plurality of uplink control channel resources and may implement a channel selection scheme for indicating the ACK/NACKs. The WTRU selects one of the uplink control channel resources, and sets the HARQ feedback based the ACK/NACKs or bundled ACK/NACKs in a way that a different uplink control channel resource is selected and HARQ feedback bits are set differently based on the ACK/NACKs or bundled ACK/NACKs. Each physical uplink control channel (PUCCHs) may be mapped to a particular antenna.
Inventors:
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Tsai; Allan Y. (Boonton, NY), Olesen; Robert L. (Huntington, NY), Nazar; Shahrokh Nayeb (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003265566
Appl. No.:
13/970,012
Filed:
August 19, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130329678 A1 Dec 12, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12766678 Apr 23, 2010 8514883
61172652 Apr 24, 2009
61293144 Jan 7, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 5/0055 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); H04L 1/1671 (20130101); H04L 1/1635 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101); H04L 1/18 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/468,328,208-210,395.21,280,335,338,337,329,330 ;714/748,776,746,18,48,52,750,749 ;455/450,69
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United States Patent 9,960,935
Pan , et al. May 1, 2018
Hybrid dedicated reference signal method and system
Abstract
The transmission and decoding of resource blocks (RBs) transmitted via a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna having a plurality of transmit antennas is disclosed. Each RB includes a plurality of resource elements (REs). Each RE is reserved for one of a common reference signal (CRS) associated with one of the transmit antennas, a dedicated reference signal (DRS) including a single beamformed or precoded pilot, a DRS including a composite beamformed or precoded pilot, and a data symbol. Each RB may include a "control type" data symbol that indicates a DRS mode associated with the RB. In one DRS mode, each DRS includes a single beamformed or precoded pilot. In another DRS mode, each DRS includes a composite beamformed or precoded pilot. In yet another DRS mode, single beamformed or precoded pilots, and composite beamformed or precoded pilots, may coexist and be transmitted simultaneously within the same RBs or in different RBs.
Inventors:
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Grieco; Donald M. (Manhasset, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003265595
Appl. No.:
15/414,762
Filed:
January 25, 2017
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170134188 A1 May 11, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14541253 Nov 14, 2014 9571307
13780394 Dec 16, 2014 8913675
12052842 Mar 19, 2013 8401094
60896093 Mar 21, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 25/0224 (20130101); H04B 7/0413 (20130101); H04L 5/005 (20130101); H04B 7/0617 (20130101); H04W 28/04 (20130101); H04L 27/2647 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 25/02 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04B 7/0413 (20170101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04W 28/04 (20090101); H04L 27/26 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,961,592
Watfa , et al. May 1, 2018
Enhancements for operation of a timer
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for operating a timer in an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed herein. The IC includes a timer, a receiver configured to receive a circuit switched (CS) service notification, a transmitter configured to transmit an evolved packet system mobility management extended service request (ESR) message, and a processor configured to start the timer in response to transmitting the ESR and stop the timer in response to reception of a handover command and completion of a CS fallback procedure by the receiver, wherein the handover command directs the IC to handover to another radio access technology (RAT) so that a CS call may be established. The processor may be configured to stop the timer in response to reception of a cell change command and completion of a CS fallback procedure by the receiver, wherein the cell change command directs the IC to perform a cell change procedure.
Inventors:
Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA), Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003267668
Appl. No.:
14/556,939
Filed:
December 1, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150085827 A1 Mar 26, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12615762 Nov 10, 2009 8903376
61166071 Apr 2, 2009
61112880 Nov 10, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0022 (20130101); H04W 76/18 (20180201)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101
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A customer of Signal Trust is paying InterDigital as much as Kyocera, half as much as Samsung and over a third of what Apple is paying. My understanding is that Signal Trust represents base station technology (correct me if I am wrong). Who is this customer of Signal Trust???
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2018
2017
Apple
32%
30%
Samsung
22%
18%
Kyocera
11%
<10%
Customer of Signal Trust
11%
—%
Huawei
—%
18%
BRIEF-InterDigital Q1 Earnings Per Share $0.84
Today at 08:47 AM ET \ Reuters
BRIEF-InterDigital Q1 Earnings Per Share $0.84
April 26 (Reuters) - InterDigital Inc:
* INTERDIGITAL ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2018
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.84
* Q1 2018 RECURRING REVENUE WAS $64.1 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
United States Patent 9,955,174
Ye , et al. April 24, 2018
Systems and methods for providing 3D look-up table coding for color gamut scalability
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving efficiency in three-dimensional (3D) look-up table (LUT) coding and/or reducing table size of a 3D LUT may be provided. For example, octants associated with the 3D LUT may be provided for color space segmentation and coding may be performed on an octree associated with the octants where coding may include encoding nodes of the octree associated with the octants and corresponding vertices of the 3D LUT belonging to the nodes. Conversion parameters represented by the nodes are lossy coded with reduced precision. The 3D LUT may also be signaled (e.g., based on a sequence and/or picture level).
Inventors:
Ye; Yan (San Diego, CA), Dong; Jie (San Diego, CA), He; Yuwen (San Diego, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Vid Scale, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
VID SCALE, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003252827
Appl. No.:
15/022,386
Filed:
September 19, 2014
PCT Filed:
September 19, 2014
PCT No.:
PCT/US2014/056608
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
March 16, 2016
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2015/042432
PCT Pub. Date:
March 26, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160295219 A1 Oct 6, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61880715 Sep 20, 2013
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04N 19/186 (20141101); G06T 9/40 (20130101); H04N 1/64 (20130101); H04N 19/147 (20141101); H04N 19/96 (20141101); H04N 19/34 (20141101); H04N 19/463 (20141101); H04N 19/597 (20141101); H04N 19/33 (20141101)
Current International Class: G06K 9/36 (20060101); H04N 19/96 (20140101); H04N 19/186 (20140101); H04N 1/64 (20060101); G06T 9/40 (20060101); H04N 19/463 (20140101); H04N 19/597 (20140101); H04N 19/33 (20140101); H04N 19/34 (20140101); H04N 19/147 (20140101)
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United States Patent 9,955,375
Chincholi , et al. April 24, 2018
Sensing measurement configuration and reporting in a long term evolution system operating over license exempt bands
Abstract
A method for sensing measurement gap scheduling includes allocating a new supplementary carrier in a license-exempt spectrum by a radio resource management (RRM) entity in an evolved Node B (eNB); configuring a local cognitive sensing entity in the eNB by the RRM entity; configuring a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for cognitive sensing through radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the RRC signaling being generated by the eNB; configuring a local cognitive sensing entity at the WTRU by a dynamic spectrum management (DSM) entity; and signaling a start and a duration of a measurement gap to an enhanced sensing component.
Inventors:
Chincholi; Amith V. (Sunnyvale, CA), Murray; Joseph M. (Schwenksville, PA), Demir; Alpaslan (East Meadow, NY), Freda; Martino M. (Laval, CA), Touag; Athmane (Laval, CA), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Bass; David S. (Great Neck, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003254465
Appl. No.:
15/266,338
Filed:
September 15, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170006493 A1 Jan 5, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13907216 May 31, 2013 9485683
61653746 May 31, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/27 (20180201); H04W 24/10 (20130101); H04W 36/0088 (20130101); H04L 43/16 (20130101); H04L 43/106 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04L 12/26 (20060101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); H04J 1/16 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/252,278,329,430,442
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United States Patent 9,955,393
Watfa , et al. April 24, 2018
Methods and apparatus for selection of dedicated core network
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for redirecting a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to a dedicated core network (CN) node are described. An apparatus is configured to initiate a Service Request with a non-dedicated network node. The apparatus is configured to receive a special identifier in response to the Service Request, which indicates the apparatus should be redirected to a dedicated CN node based on subscription information. Radio access network resources associated with the apparatus may be released and the apparatus may then perform a tracking area update (TAU) request which is then forwarded to the dedicated CN node.
Inventors:
Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA), Wang; Guanzhou (Brossard, CA), Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY), Helmy; Amir (Vancouver, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003252960
Appl. No.:
15/309,574
Filed:
May 8, 2015
PCT Filed:
May 08, 2015
PCT No.:
PCT/US2015/029999
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
November 08, 2016
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2015/172088
PCT Pub. Date:
November 12, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170188280 A1 Jun 29, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61990543 May 8, 2014
62014356 Jun 19, 2014
62017628 Jun 26, 2014
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0055 (20130101); H04W 36/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 36/12 (20090101)
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Eric Cohen Joins InterDigital as Chief Development Officer
Interdigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC)
Today : Monday 23 April 2018
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that Eric Cohen has joined the company as Chief Development Officer.
In his new role at InterDigital, Mr. Cohen will lead a combined business strategy and corporate development organization. In addition to leading acquisitions, strategic investments and the strategic growth roadmap for InterDigital, Mr. Cohen will also work to identify and develop industry relationships that will enable the company to continue to lead in existing technologies and to expand into new areas within the mobile ecosystem.
Most recently, Mr. Cohen served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Dolby Laboratories Inc., where he oversaw corporate development, mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy. Prior to Dolby, Mr. Cohen was a managing director at Cowen Group, Inc., and he previously held positions at J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Cohen’s deep background in investment banking includes strategic transactions and financings across a broad range of industries. He sits on the Board of Directors of 7digital Group plc, and previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Via Licensing Corporation and as a Director of DTS Inc. Mr. Cohen holds an MBA from Stanford University as well as a B.Sc. degree from Brown University.
“InterDigital has never been in a stronger position to drive growth and expand our footprint in the technology industry, and Eric’s strong corporate development background and knowledge of the tech industry, which add onto our existing capability, put us in a tremendous position to execute on that growth plan,” said William J. Merritt, President and CEO of InterDigital. “We’re delighted to welcome Eric to the company, and look forward to his contributions.”
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Patrick Van de Wille
Email: patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com
+1 (858) 210-4814
United States Patent 9,946,356
Liberty April 17, 2018
3D pointing devices with orientation compensation and improved usability
Abstract
Systems and methods according to the present invention describe 3D pointing devices which enhance usability by transforming sensed motion data from a first frame of reference (e.g., the body of the 3D pointing device) into a second frame of reference (e.g., a user's frame of reference). One exemplary embodiment of the present invention removes effects associated with a tilt orientation in which the 3D pointing device is held by a user.
Inventors:
Liberty; Matthew G. (Gaithersburg, MD)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
IDHL Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003237067
Appl. No.:
15/015,745
Filed:
February 4, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160154470 A1 Jun 2, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14563314 Dec 8, 2014 9298282
14090050 Nov 26, 2013 8937594
13304854 Nov 28, 2011 8629836
12188595 Aug 8, 2008 8072424
11820517 Jun 20, 2007 7414611
11640677 Dec 18, 2006 7262760
11119719 May 2, 2005 7158118
60566444 Apr 30, 2004
60612571 Sep 23, 2004
60641410 Jan 5, 2005
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: G06F 3/017 (20130101); G06F 3/033 (20130101); G06F 3/0346 (20130101); H04N 21/42222 (20130101); G06F 3/0383 (20130101); H04N 2005/4432 (20130101); H04N 5/4403 (20130101)
Current International Class: G06F 3/033 (20130101); G06F 3/01 (20060101); H04N 21/422 (20110101); G06F 3/038 (20130101); G06F 3/0346 (20130101); H04N 5/44 (20110101)
Field of Search: ;345/156-169 ;178/18.01-18.07,19.01-19.06
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United States Patent 9,948,414
Comsa , et al. April 17, 2018
WTRU measurements handling to mitigate in-device interference
Abstract
A method for performing measurements in a device with at least two radio access technologies (RATs) is disclosed. The method may include establishing a first measurement schedule on a first RAT, and establishing a first transmission schedule for a second RAT. The method may further include changing at least one of the first measurement schedule or the first transmission schedule to prevent measurements of the first measurement schedule from occurring contemporaneously with transmissions of the first transmission schedule. Transmissions from the second RAT may interfere with measurements on the first RAT. The method may include transitioning from the first measurement mode to a second measurement mode based determining the second RAT is operating on potentially interfering frequency.
Inventors:
Comsa; Virgil (Montreal, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003238814
Appl. No.:
15/424,697
Filed:
February 3, 2017
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170149514 A1 May 25, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13289984 Nov 4, 2011 9591499
61410589 Nov 5, 2010
61441808 Feb 11, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04B 17/345 (20150115); H04W 72/082 (20130101); H04W 24/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 17/345 (20150101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); H04W 72/08 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/252,395.4
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United States Patent 9,949,180
Di Girolamo , et al. April 17, 2018
Method and apparatus for handling cell reselections and transitions to and from an enhanced Cell_FACH state
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling cell reselections and transitions includes executing a cell reselection. A medium access control (MAC)-ehs reset is performed.
Inventors:
Di Girolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003240081
Appl. No.:
15/399,230
Filed:
January 5, 2017
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170118682 A1 Apr 27, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14855703 Sep 16, 2015 9565601
14190971 Nov 10, 2015 9185739
13360208 Apr 22, 2014 8705491
12112097 Mar 6, 2012 8130724
60955578 Aug 13, 2007
60915048 Apr 30, 2007
60944661 Jun 18, 2007
60944540 Jun 18, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/27 (20180201); H04W 36/0072 (20130101); H04W 76/18 (20180201); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04W 36/0061 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,949,189
Reddiboyana , et al. April 17, 2018
Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining multiple cellular connections and/or interfaces
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing multiple connections or interfaces at the same time may be disclosed herein. For example, in an embodiment, a first RRC connection may be established between a wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) or user equipment (UE) and network node such as an eNB and a second RRC connection may be established between the WTRU or UE and the network node such as the eNB or another network node such as another eNB. The first RRC connection and the second RRC connections may then be maintained in parallel (e.g. at the same time).
Inventors:
Reddiboyana; Murali (Bangalore, IN), Tomici; John L. (Southold, NY), Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (Blue Bell, PA), Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Reddiboyana; Murali
Tomici; John L.
Chitrapu; Prabhakar R.
Reznik; Alexander
Bangalore
Southold
Blue Bell
Titusville
N/A
NY
PA
NJ
IN
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003240079
Appl. No.:
14/232,195
Filed:
July 11, 2012
PCT Filed:
July 11, 2012
PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/046283
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
April 02, 2014
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2013/009892
PCT Pub. Date:
January 17, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140219248 A1 Aug 7, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61506635 Jul 11, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/14 (20130101); H04W 76/15 (20180201); H04W 76/22 (20180201); H04W 36/0027 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/14 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/235,331,335,390 ;455/404.1,502
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United States Patent 9,949,225
Sezgin , et al. April 17, 2018
User equipment and base station for frame timing and cell group synchronization
Abstract
Methods and systems for receiving a primary and secondary synchronization signal from a cell are provided. The secondary synchronization signal may be derived from at least one of a set of sequences and received based on the timing of the received primary synchronization signal. Determining a time slot within a frame of the received secondary synchronization signal and a group of the cell is provided, wherein the time slot and the group are determined by at least one sequence of the secondary synchronization signal and at least one carrier out of a plurality of carriers used for one sequence out of the at least one sequence of the secondary synchronization signal. Determining a frame timing and a sequence used by the cell, based on the received primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal is further provided.
Inventors:
Sezgin; Nadir (Brooklyn, NY), Ozluturk; Fatih M. (Sands Point, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003239444
Appl. No.:
15/088,868
Filed:
April 1, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160219542 A1 Jul 28, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14070824 Nov 4, 2013
13412010 Nov 5, 2013 8576754
12499918 Mar 6, 2012 8130730
11505575 Sep 29, 2009 7596105
10695276 Sep 5, 2006 7102994
09576363 Apr 6, 2004 6717930
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 56/002 (20130101); H04B 1/7083 (20130101); H04B 1/7093 (20130101); H04B 1/70735 (20130101); H04L 5/14 (20130101); H04W 56/00 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04L 27/2053 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04J 2011/0006 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 56/00 (20090101); H04B 1/7093 (20110101); H04B 1/7073 (20110101); H04B 1/7083 (20110101); H04L 27/20 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 5/14 (20060101); H04J 11/00 (20060101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101)
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I would like to think that this sale is of Xcellair is worth just as much as our patent sale to Intel in June of 2012 which was $375 million. This would be just enough to cash in all of the outstanding Convertible Bond issue that opened its window for redemption through April 18, 2018. (Just my wishful thinking.)
Fon buys XCellAir to boost carrier WiFi smarts
By Keith Dyer// 12 April 2018
Fon has bought XCellAir, the cloud WiFi optimisation technology company launched by InterDigital.
The deal sees XCellAir’s technology and staff – including the founders – join FON’s carrier-WiFi focussed technical business, Fontech, for an undisclosed sum. XCellAir has developed a cloud-based WiFi quality of experience and analytics product – XCellRAN – that can be thought of as SON for WiFi.
Vendor-neutral, the cloud platform works in tandem with a small software agent that can be installed on any wireless AP to monitor certain KPIs, taking action to automatically optimise elements such as power levels, band and channel selections. Analytics can also be exposed to other operations departments in the business, such as customer service teams. Fon sees the vendor-neutral and cloud-based solution as complementary to its own solutions for operator-managed WiFi.
It also gives Fon greater market presence in North America where XCellAir has gained most of its early market traction, backing up the recent re-location of Fontech COO Enrique Farfan to the region.
The passive approach of operators towards home WiFi monitoring is no longer acceptable
Alex Puregger, CEO of Fon, said to TMN that the main driver for the acquisition was to give FON’s carrier customers a greater ability to manage the quality of WiFi in people’s homes as more devices get connected, and more services rely on high quality WiFi.
“The passive approach of operators towards home WiFi monitoring is no longer acceptable as we more frequently experience problems related to our connectivity, largely due to the increasing number of connected devices in our homes. It generates user frustration and results in high customer service costs and eventually loss of customers.
“Service providers need more precise visibility about what is going on in their WiFi networks in order to ensure better troubleshooting and customer service, and this is exactly the need that we are meeting with this acquisition.
“In the competitive world of telecoms, our solution will allow operators to differentiate themselves from the competition, as well as regain control of the home WiFi arena which is currently under threat from new OTT players.”
XCellAir’s Todd Mersch, Co-founder and EVP Sales & Marketing, said that the deal would enable XCellAir to accelerate its existing plans, including in time commercial expansion beyond the home environment.
“As XCellAir we made the strategic decision to focus primarily on operator managed home WiFi, but the vision remained a common solution to automate the management and optimisation of the entire wireless footprint. FON, specifically the Fontech business, addresses not just Home WiFi, but community, enterprise, public and venue segments as well. You can envision plugging in the RRM, SON, visibility and analytics capabilities of the XCellRAN solution with the various different products Fontech provides for these segments.”
The deal is in-step with a wider trend in carrier networking to move towards more automation of networks based on capturing and analysing specific customer experience KPIs. Although Fontech and XCellAir intend to focus on WiFi for now, Mersch said the company is “uniquely positioned to help customers beyond WiFi as well.”
http://the-mobile-network.com/2018/04/fon-buys-xcellair-to-boost-carrier-wifi-smarts/
Fon Acquires XCellAir to Reinforce Fontech's Home WiFi Solution and Strengthen Its North American Presence
Date : 04/12/2018 @ 1:41PM
Source : PR Newswire (US)
Stock : Interdigital, Inc. (IDCC)
Fon Acquires XCellAir to Reinforce Fontech's Home WiFi Solution and Strengthen Its North American Presence
MADRID and SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Fon has acquired XCellAir, a commercial initiative by mobile research and development company InterDigital Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), focused on WiFi Quality of Experience (QoE). The acquisition strengthens Fontech, Fon's technology arm, which is focused on the development of wireless solutions for operators and enterprises, and further establishes Fon's position in the North American market where XCellAir's sales and technical teams are located. XCellAir's innovative technology enables unified management and optimization of dense WiFi and cellular network deployments for service providers. The addition of XCellAir's expertise and products builds on Fontech's proven ability to empower operators to further optimize available WiFi capacity and greatly enhance user experience through improved latency and throughput.
In addition to acquiring XCellAir's team of wireless QoE experts, Fontech will be incorporating XCellAir's core product, the XCellRAN™ carrier WiFi solution, into its WiFi portfolio. The powerful, cloud-based and scalable platform is suitable for an operator's entire WiFi footprint and for any vendor equipment, both existing deployed and next-generation WiFi access points. Combined with Fontech's solutions that cover every aspect of WiFi delivery, from homes and workplaces to venues and public spaces, the new technology fits seamlessly into the company's offering.
XCellAir has developed cloud-based self-organizing network (SON) and radio resource management (RRM) technologies that provide cellular service levels and control to WiFi networks, allowing providers to offer a reliable, high-performance WiFi experience to their customers. It also gives aggregated, network-wide visibility, QoE analytics and remote diagnostic and debugging capabilities. These analytics and troubleshooting tools deliver actionable insights about network and service quality for operation teams and exceptional customer support capabilities helping reduce churn and support costs and further strengthening Fontech's Home WiFi and Carrier WiFi solutions.
Alex Puregger, CEO of Fon, commented on the acquisition, "For years, we have been working with leading operators to help them better utilize WiFi. With our Home WiFi Solution we give operators real-time visibility of home WiFi usage and provide their customers with a great, fully-managed in-house WiFi experience. This will become even more important in the future as the number of connected devices in our homes soars. We have known XCellAir for a long time and have always been impressed by their product, vision, and team, which are all complementary to Fon. We are very excited to welcome them to Fon. The acquisition of XCellAir will further boost our technology and product leadership in the area of operator-managed WiFi."
Amit Agarwal, CEO of XCellAir, highlighted, "We are proud to have established XCellAir as a leader in the WiFi management and optimization space and, in particular, enabling operators to deliver the best home WiFi experience. The acquisition of XCellAir by Fon enables us to take the business to the next-level, immediately increasing scale and global reach. The entire team is excited to join the Fon family."
In recent months, Fontech has been making moves in North America. Enrique Farfán, the company's COO and Managing Director in North America recently relocated to the region and expanded their local sales team. This acquisition is a natural move for the technology provider looking to strengthen its position within the North American market.
About Fon and Fontech
Fon is the global WiFi network. We pioneered residential WiFi sharing over a decade ago and, together with leading telcos, we've built the world's largest WiFi community of over 21 million hotspots. We are experts in keeping people seamlessly connected by aggregating residential and prime public WiFi footprints, as well as facilitating interconnection between WiFi networks. Our global clients include AT&T, British Telecom, Eurona, KPN, Proximus, Travel Club, and Virgin Mobile. Discover more at fon.com
Fontech, the technology arm of Fon, makes managing and operating WiFi smart and simple for operators and enterprises. Our portfolio of software-based solutions and team of experts empower our clients to deliver carrier-grade WiFi services in a secure, scalable, and uniquely flexible way, enabling an exceptional WiFi experience for their customers. We are the trusted WiFi software provider to top-tier global telcos and enterprises such as the Deutsche Telekom Group, SoftBank, Telstra, and Vodafone Group. More information at fontech.com
About XCellAir
XCellAir is a commercial initiative launched by InterDigital, Inc. in 2015. XCellAir brings order to the potential chaos of using unlicensed spectrum when deploying a dense radio network of WiFi access points and cellular small cells. Based in San Diego, CA, XCellAir provides a cloud-based Quality of Experience (QoE) solution that automates the management and optimization of these networks. XCellAir enables wireless service providers to meet the challenges and capture the opportunity presented by the insatiable thirst for data and ubiquitous connectivity. More information at xcellair.com
SOURCE Fon Technology
InterDigital Inc. (IDCC) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for April 10
Equities Staff ? Follow | Tuesday, 10 April 2018 17:18 (EST)
InterDigital Inc. (IDCC) traded on unusually high volume on Apr. 10, as the stock gained 2.37% to close at $77.80. On the day, InterDigital Inc. saw 441,644 shares trade hands on 2,867 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 236,102 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.
Generally speaking, when a stock experiences a sudden spike in trading volume, it may be seen as a bullish signal for investors. An increase in volume means more market awareness for the company, potentially setting up a more meaningful move in stock price. The added volume also provides a level of support and stability for price advances.
The stock has traded between $93.00 and $67.55 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $75.36, and its 200-day SMA $74.67. InterDigital Inc. has a P/B ratio of 3.15. It also has a P/E ratio of 15.5.
InterDigital Inc functions within the communication segment. It develops technologies that enable and enhance wireless communications.
Headquartered in Wilmington, DE, InterDigital Inc. has 360 employees and is currently under the leadership of CEO William J. Merritt.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of InterDigital Inc., check out Equities.com’s Stock Valuation Analysis report for IDCC.
https://www.equities.com/news/interdigital-inc-idcc-moves-higher-on-volume-spike-for-april-10
United States Patent 9,942,007
Aghili , et al. April 10, 2018
Method and apparatus for time-based fast ACK/NACK response operation with enhanced general packet radio service 2 uplink
Abstract
A method and apparatus for time-based fast positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) reporting (FANR) operation with enhanced general packet radio service 2 uplink (HUGE) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configures downlink FANR operation and EGPRS-2 mode uplink transmission not to be in conflict. A modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the EGPRS-2 mode may be limited to an MCS containing at most two RLC data blocks. Alternatively, three or more piggybacked ACK/NACK (PAN) bits may be used for a time-based FANR operation if an EGPRS-2 mode is configured. Alternatively, at least one PAN bit may indicate an ACK/NACK for a group of RLC data blocks. The number of PAN bits for a time-based FANR operation may be configured by the network. The downlink FANR operation may be dynamically switched between time-based and SSN-based.
Inventors:
Aghili; Behrouz (Melville, NY), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY), Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (Blue Bell, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Aghili; Behrouz
Rudolf; Marian
Dick; Stephen G.
Chitrapu; Prabhakar R.
Melville
Montreal
Nesconset
Blue Bell
NY
N/A
NY
PA
US
CA
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003225139
Appl. No.:
12/241,256
Filed:
September 30, 2008
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20090086685 A1 Apr 2, 2009
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
60976701 Oct 1, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 1/1664 (20130101); H04L 1/1685 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04J 3/00 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/336
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United States Patent 9,942,007
Aghili , et al. April 10, 2018
Method and apparatus for time-based fast ACK/NACK response operation with enhanced general packet radio service 2 uplink
Abstract
A method and apparatus for time-based fast positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) reporting (FANR) operation with enhanced general packet radio service 2 uplink (HUGE) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configures downlink FANR operation and EGPRS-2 mode uplink transmission not to be in conflict. A modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the EGPRS-2 mode may be limited to an MCS containing at most two RLC data blocks. Alternatively, three or more piggybacked ACK/NACK (PAN) bits may be used for a time-based FANR operation if an EGPRS-2 mode is configured. Alternatively, at least one PAN bit may indicate an ACK/NACK for a group of RLC data blocks. The number of PAN bits for a time-based FANR operation may be configured by the network. The downlink FANR operation may be dynamically switched between time-based and SSN-based.
Inventors:
Aghili; Behrouz (Melville, NY), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY), Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (Blue Bell, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Aghili; Behrouz
Rudolf; Marian
Dick; Stephen G.
Chitrapu; Prabhakar R.
Melville
Montreal
Nesconset
Blue Bell
NY
N/A
NY
PA
US
CA
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003225139
Appl. No.:
12/241,256
Filed:
September 30, 2008
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20090086685 A1 Apr 2, 2009
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
60976701 Oct 1, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 1/1664 (20130101); H04L 1/1685 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04J 3/00 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/336
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United States Patent 9,942,021
Gauvreau , et al. April 10, 2018
Method and apparatus for monitoring and processing component carriers
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described which perform bandwidth aggregation by simultaneously monitoring and processing a number of simultaneous, non-contiguous or contiguous component carriers in the downlink. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) can be configured by an evolved Node-B (eNodeB) to support additional component carriers. A pre-configured additional component carrier may be used. Various methods for activating and deactivating the additional component carrier are also described.
Inventors:
Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Montral, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003227675
Appl. No.:
15/358,392
Filed:
November 22, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170078075 A1 Mar 16, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
15138557 Apr 26, 2016 9537643
14591505 May 24, 2016 9351290
13940879 Feb 10, 2015 8953548
12578673 Aug 20, 2013 8514793
61110209 Oct 31, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 5/0098 (20130101); H04W 24/02 (20130101); H04W 24/08 (20130101); H04W 72/048 (20130101); H04W 72/0413 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); Y02D 70/00 (20180101); H04L 5/0096 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 24/02 (20090101); H04W 24/08 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,942,927
Wang , et al. April 10, 2018
Method and apparatus for accelerated link setup
Abstract
A method for performing active scanning by a non-AP STA may comprise transmitting, to a group of APs, one or more probe request frames and receiving in response, configuration chance count (CCC) values from first and second APs of the group of APs. The CCC values may be integer values that represent configuration instances of the respective APs. The CCC values may be stored in a memory of the non-AP STA. A determination may be made, based on the information stored in the memory, as to which AP is preferred. An association procedure may be performed with the preferred AP. Other disclosed methods employ passive scanning.
Inventors:
Wang; Lei (San Diego, CA), Targali; Yousif (Sammamish, WA), Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA), Wang; Xiaofei (Cedar Grove, NJ), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003227004
Appl. No.:
15/651,744
Filed:
July 17, 2017
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170318614 A1 Nov 2, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
15362305 Nov 28, 2016 9713181
14942127 Nov 29, 2016 9510375
13738589 Dec 1, 2015 9204473
61585420 Jan 11, 2012
61719663 Oct 29, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/11 (20180201); H04L 12/06 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04W 76/10 (20180201); H04L 9/0844 (20130101); H04L 63/0428 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/06 (20060101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 12/04 (20090101); H04L 9/08 (20060101
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United States Patent 9,942,938
Pragada , et al. April 10, 2018
Registration for device-to-device (D2D) communications
Abstract
A dual-radio access technology (dual-RAT) wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may transmit, over a cellular RAT, a registration message that includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) device identifier (ID) for a WLAN associated with the dual-RAT WTRU. A transceiver of the dual-RAT WTRU may receive, from the cellular network over the cellular RAT, assistance information that includes a security key for the WLAN. A processor of the dual-RAT WTRU may perform, over a WLAN RAT, device-to-device D2D direct discovery using the WLAN device ID and the security key for the WLAN.
Inventors:
Pragada; Ravikumar V. (Collegeville, PA), Ahmad; Saad (Montreal, CA), Raghothaman; Balaji (Chester Springs, PA), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA), Deng; Zhuorong (Brooklyn, NY), Adjakple; Pascal M. (Great Neck, NY), Sternberg; Gregory S. (Mt. Laurel, NJ), Wang; Guanzhou (Longueuil, CA), Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003226210
Appl. No.:
13/871,837
Filed:
April 26, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130287012 A1 Oct 31, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61639352 Apr 27, 2012
61645335 May 10, 2012
61645282 May 10, 2012
61653769 May 31, 2012
61720640 Oct 31, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/22 (20180201); H04W 76/25 (20180201); H04W 76/14 (20180201); H04W 76/23 (20180201); H04W 68/00 (20130101); H04W 76/28 (20180201)
Current International Class: H04W 68/00 (20090101)
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Microsoft Store will include LTE data plans for eSIM PCs
By: Costea Lestoc ? April 10, 2018
LTE data plans microsoft store
Microsoft will soon allow users to activate a mobile data plan on their computers. Users will be able to purchase mobile data from the Microsoft Store when always-connected laptops go on sale.
The update will only work with laptops with built-in eSIMs
Redstone 4 is scheduled for release this Spring it will bring the update described above. Users will be able to choose a data plan from major US wireless carriers from the Store.
The new data plan interface will only be compatible with laptops that come with built-in eSIMs. These allow carriers to identify it without users having to install a physical SIM. There are not so many laptops that are currently equipped with eSIMs, and they include the Surface Pro and the Asus Nova Go which is scheduled for release shortly.
The Asus NovaGo has a smartphone-class CPU, and the LTE modem included allows the device to stay connected to the web even when it’s asleep, having minimum impact on battery life.
Microsoft is teaming up with various carriers
PCMag reports that Microsoft is negotiating with a few carriers to offer their plans via the Microsoft Store, but at the moment we don’t know which these are. Pricing details are also not available yet.
The Store currently has a limited number of pay-as-you-go data offerings from reseller Transatel.
64-bit ARM apps are on their way
The ability to select a data plan might make laptops such as the Asus NovaGo mentioned above more exciting for on the go users, but there’s also a downside involved. Their ARM-based Qualcomm CPUs, unfortunately, trigger slower computing performance, and this is quite understandable considering that these were originally created to power smartphones and not laptops.
The good news is that this is set to change with a future SDK targeted at developers which would allow them to translate their 64-bit Windows apps into software that runs natively on CPUs based on ARM. This will, of course, result in faster and more reliable performance.
https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-store-lte-data-esim-pcs/
InterDigital Announces Date for First Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Date : 04/09/2018 @ 9:30AM
Source : GlobeNewswire Inc.
Stock : Interdigital, Inc. (IDCC)
InterDigital Announces Date for First Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Interdigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC)
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Today : Monday 9 April 2018
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that the company will release its first quarter 2018 financial results before market open on Thursday, April 26, 2018. InterDigital executives will host a conference call that same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company's financial performance and other company matters.
For a live Internet webcast of the conference call, visit http://www.interdigital.com/ and click on the link to the live webcast on the Investors page. The company encourages participants to take advantage of the Internet option.
For telephone access to the conference, call (866) 548-4713 within the United States or +1 (323) 794-2093 from outside the United States. Please call by 9:50 a.m. ET on April 26th and give the operator conference ID number 8688615.
An Internet replay of the conference call will be available on InterDigital's website in the Investors section. In addition, a telephone replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET April 26 through 1:00 p.m. ET May 1. To access the recorded replay, call +1 (719) 457-0820 or +1 (888) 203-1112 and use the replay code 8688615.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital and Kyocera Corporation Sign Multi-Year Patent License Agreement
Date : 04/04/2018 @ 8:30AM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that the company’s patent licensing subsidiaries have signed a multi-year, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Kyocera Corporation.
The agreement covers sales by Kyocera Corporation and its affiliates of terminal unit products designed to operate in accordance with WCDMA and LTE standards, providing Kyocera expanded coverage for products in addition to those covered under their existing license agreement with InterDigital.
“Kyocera is a pioneer in providing ruggedized mobile devices, and have positioned themselves for success in the wireless market for years to come. InterDigital is pleased to build upon its relationship with Kyocera, a long standing licensee of InterDigital,” said Tim Berghuis, Chief Licensing Officer at InterDigital.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
Contact:
Patrick Van de Wille
Email: patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com
+1 (858) 210-4814
United States Patent 9,936,215
He , et al. April 3, 2018
Reference picture set mapping for standard scalable video coding
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for reference picture set mapping for scalable video coding. A device may receive an encoded scalable video stream comprising a base layer video stream and an enhancement layer video stream. The base layer video stream and the enhancement layer video streams may be encoded according to different video codecs. For example, the base layer video stream may be encoded according to H.264/AVC and the enhancement layer may be encoded according to HEVC. The enhancement layer video stream may include inter-layer prediction information. The inter-layer prediction information may include information relating to the base layer coding structure. The inter-layer prediction information may identify one or more reference pictures available in a base layer decoded picture buffer (DPB). A decoder may use the inter-layer prediction information to decode the enhancement layer video stream.
Inventors:
He; Yong (San Diego, CA), Ye; Yan (San Diego, CA), He; Yuwen (San Diego, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Vid Scale, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
VID SCALE, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003210276
Appl. No.:
14/433,493
Filed:
October 4, 2013
PCT Filed:
October 04, 2013
PCT No.:
PCT/US2013/063345
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
April 03, 2015
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2014/055805
PCT Pub. Date:
April 10, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150264377 A1 Sep 17, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61709970 Oct 4, 2012
61847225 Jul 17, 2013
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04N 19/50 (20141101); H04N 19/114 (20141101); H04N 19/12 (20141101); H04N 19/159 (20141101); H04N 19/167 (20141101); H04N 19/573 (20141101); H04N 19/177 (20141101); H04N 19/184 (20141101); H04N 19/187 (20141101); H04N 19/30 (20141101); H04N 19/39 (20141101); H04N 19/172 (20141101)
Current International Class: H04N 19/39 (20140101); H04N 19/172 (20140101); H04N 19/167 (20140101); H04N 19/159 (20140101); H04N 19/573 (20140101); H04N 19/187 (20140101); H04N 19/177 (20140101); H04N 19/114 (20140101); H04N 19/30 (20140101); H04N 19/12 (20140101); H04N 19/184 (20140101); H04N 19/50 (20140101
PPP
United States Patent 9,936,500
Proctor, Jr. April 3, 2018
Transmitting acknowledgement messages using a staggered uplink time slot
Abstract
A downlink communication is transmitted/received in at least one downlink time slot. In response to the received downlink communication, an acknowledgement message is received/transmitted in an uplink time slot a fixed integer number of uplink time slots after transmission/reception of the received downlink communication. The uplink and downlink time slots are staggered by substantially a half of a time slot.
Inventors:
Proctor, Jr.; James A. (Indialantic, FL)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
IPR Licensing, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003210470
Appl. No.:
15/365,159
Filed:
November 30, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170142714 A1 May 18, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14492931 Sep 22, 2014
13312257 Sep 23, 2014 8842642
12246190 Dec 6, 2011 8072944
09691874 Oct 7, 2008 7433340
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0446 (20130101); H04L 69/16 (20130101); H04L 5/0055 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)
PPP
United States Patent 9,936,423
Pani , et al. April 3, 2018
Method and apparatus for enhancing RLC for flexible RLC PDU size
Abstract
Enhancements are provided for the radio link control (RLC) protocol in wireless communication systems where variable RLC packet data unit (PDU) size is allowed. When flexible RLC PDU sizes are configured by upper layers, radio network controller (RNC)/Node B flow control, RLC flow control, status reporting and polling mechanisms are configured to use byte count based metrics in order to prevent possible buffer underflows in the Node B and buffer overflows in the RNC. The enhancements proposed herein for the RLC apply to both uplink and downlink communications.
Inventors:
Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Miller; James M. (Verona, NJ), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003210424
Appl. No.:
15/375,357
Filed:
December 12, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170094560 A1 Mar 30, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13920202 Jun 18, 2013 9554398
12025381 Jul 30, 2013 8498284
60913728 Apr 24, 2007
60895471 Mar 18, 2007
60887831 Feb 2, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/10 (20130101); H04L 43/0882 (20130101); H04L 47/225 (20130101); H04L 47/10 (20130101); H04L 47/14 (20130101); H04L 43/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/10 (20090101); H04L 12/26 (20060101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 12/815 (20130101)
PPP
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed on a Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2018, on January 30, 2018, Scott A. McQuilkin, Senior Executive Vice President, Innovation, and Lawrence F. Shay, Senior Executive Vice President, Future Wireless, and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, each notified InterDigital, Inc. (the “Company”), of their intention to retire from their respective positions at the Company effective April 1, 2018 (the “Retirement Date”).
In consideration of each executive’s distinguished service to the Company and the Company’s desire to ensure smooth transitions to their respective successors, the Company entered into Retirement & Transition Agreement and Releases with each of Mr. McQuilkin (the “McQuilkin Retirement Agreement”) and Mr. Shay (the “Shay Retirement Agreement”), on April 2, 2018.
Under the McQuilkin Retirement Agreement, Mr. McQuilkin agrees to provide limited transition services on a part-time basis for a period of 100 calendar days following the Retirement Date in exchange for $120,000, payable in 3 equal payments on May 1, 2018, June 1, 2018, and July 1, 2018, in order to facilitate and ensure a smooth transition to his successor. If the transition services terminate prior to the end of the transition period, then the transition payment will be paid on a pro-rata basis. Additionally, Mr. McQuilkin will receive (i) a lump sum payment of $596,814 by March 15, 2019, and (ii) health continuation coverage for him and his covered dependents for a period of 12 months (“McQuilkin Retirement Payment”) in exchange for his continued compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in Mr. McQuilkin’s employment agreement with the Company and his release of claims in favor of the Company and its designated releasees. Mr. McQuilkin’s Company equity awards ceased to vest as of the Retirement Date, and there will be no continued vesting during the transition period. Mr. McQuilkin must not revoke the McQuilkin Requirement Agreement and must reaffirm the release and restrictive covenants set forth in the McQuilkin Retirement Agreement following the end of his transition period in order to receive the McQuilkin Retirement Payment.
Under the Shay Retirement Agreement, Mr. Shay agrees to provide limited transition services on a part-time basis for a period of 100 calendar days following the Retirement Date in exchange for $120,000, payable in 3 equal payments on May 1, 2018, June 1, 2018, and July 1, 2018, in order to facilitate and ensure a smooth transition to his successor. If the transition services terminate prior to the end of the transition period, then the transition payment will be paid on a pro-rata basis. Additionally, Mr. Shay will receive (i) a lump sum payment of $596,814 that will be deferred under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan (“NQDC”) and (ii) health continuation coverage for him and his covered dependents for a period of 12 months (“Shay Retirement Payment”) in exchange for his continued compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in Mr. Shay’s employment agreement with the Company and a release of claims in favor of the Company and its designated releasees. The deferred payment under the NQDC is scheduled to be paid on the fifth anniversary of Mr. Shay’s separation from service from the Company (which separation date is expected to be July 11, 2018). Mr. Shay’s Company equity awards ceased to vest as of the Retirement Date, and there will be no continued vesting during the transition period. Mr. Shay must not revoke the Shay Retirement Agreement and must reaffirm the release and restrictive covenants set forth in the Shay Retirement Agreement following the end of his transition period in order to receive the Shay Retirement Payment.
The summaries of the McQuilkin Retirement Agreement and the Shay Retirement Agreement set forth above do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents . The Company will file each agreement as an exhibit to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2018.
U.S. regulator approves SpaceX plan for broadband satellite services
Reuters Staff March 29, 2018 / 6:02 PM / 3 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. telecommunications regulator on Thursday gave formal approval to a plan by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a global broadband network using satellites.
“This is the first approval of a U.S.-licensed satellite constellation to provide broadband services using a new generation of low-Earth orbit satellite technologies,” the Federal Communications Commission said in a statement.
The system proposed by privately held SpaceX, as Space Exploration Holdings is known, will use 4,425 satellites, the FCC said.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in February had endorsed the SpaceX effort, saying: “Satellite technology can help reach Americans who live in rural or hard-to-serve places where fiber optic cables and cell towers do not reach.”
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on April 2 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. “The rocket will carry a communications satellite,” the FAA said.
The FCC said SpaceX has been granted authority to use frequencies in the Ka (20/30 GHz) and Ku (11/14 GHz) bands.
Musk, who is also the founder and chief executive of electric automaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), said in 2015 that SpaceX planned to launch a satellite-internet business that would help fund a future city on Mars.
SpaceX wanted to create a “global communications system” that Musk compared to “rebuilding the internet in space.” It would be faster than traditional internet connections, he said.
“This is an important step toward SpaceX building a next-generation satellite network that can link the globe with reliable and affordable broadband service, especially reaching those who are not yet connected,” SpaceX Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell said.
Over the past year, the FCC has approved requests by OneWeb, Space Norway and Telesat to access the U.S. market to provide broadband services using satellite technology that the FCC said “holds promise to expand internet access in remote and rural areas across the country.”
About 14 million rural Americans and 1.2 million Americans on tribal lands lack mobile broadband even at relatively slow speeds.
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, said on Thursday that the agency needs “to prepare for the proliferation of satellites in our higher altitudes.”
She highlighted the issue of orbital debris and said the FCC “must coordinate more closely with other federal actors to figure out what our national policies are for this jumble of new space activity.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-fcc/u-s-regulator-approves-spacex-plan-for-broadband-satellite-services-idUSKBN1H537E
Who needs the US? Huawei profits jump 28%
by Sherisse Pham @Sherisse
March 30, 2018: 7:34 AM ET
Huawei may be under fire in the United States, but it's powering ahead in other markets.
The Chinese tech company reported Friday that its profit jumped 28% in 2017 to $7.3 billion, a major rebound from the previous year when it hardly grew at all.
Huawei said the improved performance was driven by cost cuts, strong sales in its home market and smaller foreign currency losses. Sales increased by double digits -- 16% -- but growth was slower than in recent years.
The profit boom comes after multiple blows to the Chinese company's ambitions in the United States.
Huawei is the world's third largest smartphone maker behind Samsung (SSNLF) and Apple (AAPL). It's also a leading provider of telecom equipment in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
But the company has struggled in the United States because of official concerns that the Chinese government can use Huawei smartphones and other products for intelligence gathering.
Huawei has repeatedly denied the allegations, saying it has won trust and confidence in 170 countries.
US intelligence agencies warned Americans in February not to buy smartphones made by Huawei or ZTE, another Chinese company, saying the devices posed a security threat.
Huawei has faced other setbacks in the United States.
Best Buy confirmed last week it has stopped ordering Huawei phones.
Talks between Huawei and the wireless carrier AT&T collapsed earlier this year.
And in March, President Donald Trump killed a $117 billion takeover of US chip-maker Qualcomm (QCOM) by its rival Broadcom (AVGO) because of concerns that the deal would give Huawei an advantage in the race to introduce 5G technology.
Huawei posted strong sales in markets outside of the United States in 2017, including in Asia, Europe and Africa.
The company had a tougher time in Latin America, where it said a decline in telecommunication investment caused revenue to drop nearly 11%.
Smartphones accounted for 39% of Huawei's total sales.
Kitty Fok, an analyst at research firm IDC, said the earnings report was in line with expectations, except for a lackluster performance in Huawei's enterprise business, which provides services like cloud computing.
"Huawei put a lot of investment in this business," said Fok. "But it's less than 10% [of total revenue], which is disappointing."
One of Huawei's top executives, Ken Hu, said in a statement that its ultimate aim is to "stand out as an iconic global tech brand."
That goal could be hard to achieve if the company remains locked out of the US market.
CNNMoney (Hong Kong)
First published March 30, 2018: 7:34 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/30/technology/huawei-profit-revenue-2017-us-market/index.html