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United States Patent 9,749,364
Patel August 29, 2017
Privacy for inter-user equipment transfer (IUT) subscribers and for remote parties involved in sessions with IUT subscribers
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to provide privacy for inter-user equipment transfer (IUT) subscribers and remote parties involved in sessions with IUT subscribers. A first UE may establish a session with a remote party. The first UE may seek to perform an IUT to a second UE. The first UE may send a first request for the IUT to a service centralization and continuity application server (SCC AS). The SCC AS may receive the first request and perform an authorization. The SCC AS may determine that the requested IUT is allowed for the session. The SCC AS may send a second request to the remote party indicating the requested IUT. The remote party may evaluate the second request and may accept or reject the second request.
Inventors:
Patel; Milan (Harrow, GB)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Patel; Milan
Harrow
N/A
GB
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803222
Appl. No.:
13/404,260
Filed:
February 24, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120244844 A1 Sep 27, 2012
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61450356 Mar 8, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 65/1083 (20130101); H04L 65/1093 (20130101); H04L 67/148 (20130101); H04L 63/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04M 3/42 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04L 29/08 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;455/414.1,418,419,420 ;726/4,6,14,17,27,29,30 ;713/151,152
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United States Patent 9,749,877
Cave , et al. August 29, 2017
Method for detecting radio link failure for transmission over enhanced dedicated channel in a CELL.sub.--FACH state
Abstract
A method and apparatus are used for detecting a radio link (RL) failure and a post verification process. A quality of a downlink fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) is monitored once a transmission on an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) has begun. It is determined whether the quality of the downlink F-DPCH is below a predefined threshold. If the quality is below the predefined threshold, then an occurrence of an RL failure is declared and a transmission over the E-DCH in a cell forward access channel (CELL_FACH) state is terminated. In a case of the post verification failure, E-DCH resources are released.
Inventors:
Cave; Christopher (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Kim; In H. (Norristown, PA), Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803680
Appl. No.:
13/729,136
Filed:
December 28, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140078892 A1 Mar 20, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12259691 Oct 28, 2008 8369228
60983406 Oct 29, 2007
61047909 Apr 25, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 24/00 (20130101); H04W 36/30 (20130101); H04W 76/028 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 36/30 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,749,951
Terry , et al. August 29, 2017
Implicit DRX cycle length adjustment control in LTE.sub.--ACTIVE mode
Abstract
A method for controlling discontinuous reception in a wireless transmit/receive unit includes defining a plurality of DRX levels, wherein each DRX level includes a respective DRX cycle length and transitioning between DRX levels based on a set of criteria. The transitioning may be triggered by implicit rules.
Inventors:
Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803748
Appl. No.:
14/664,002
Filed:
March 20, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150195782 A1 Jul 9, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13535915 Jun 28, 2012 9014032
12022233 Aug 7, 2012 8238260
60887276 Jan 30, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/0212 (20130101); H04W 76/048 (20130101); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/252,311,329,338 ;455/343.2,420,436,445,450,502,574
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United States Patent 9,749,968
Stern-Berkowitz , et al. August 29, 2017
Uplink sounding reference signals configuration and transmission
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for sounding reference signals (SRS) configuration and transmission. The methods include receiving configuration of wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)-specific SRS subframes for transmitting SRS and upon receipt of a trigger, transmitting the SRS for a number of antennas. The SRS transmissions may occur in each subframe of a duration of WTRU-specific SRS subframes that start a number of WTRU-specific SRS subframes after a triggering subframe. For multiple SRS transmissions from multiple antennas, cyclic shift multiplexing and different transmission combs may be used. The cyclic shift for an antenna may be determined from a cyclic shift reference value. The cyclic shift determined for each antenna providing a maximum distance between cyclic shifts for the antennas transmitting SRS in a same WTRU-specific subframe. SRS transmissions from multiple antennas in the WTRU-specific subframe may be done in parallel. Methods for handling collisions between SRS and physical channels are presented.
Inventors:
Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY), Koo; Chang-Soo (Melville, NY), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ), Haim; John W. (Baldwin, NY), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY), Beluri; Mihaela C. (Huntington, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A.
Koo; Chang-Soo
Wang; Peter S.
Shin; Sung-Hyuk
Haim; John W.
Dick; Stephen G.
Beluri; Mihaela C.
Little Neck
Melville
E. Setauket
Northvale
Baldwin
Nesconset
Huntington
NY
NY
NY
NJ
NY
NY
NY
US
US
US
US
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803763
Appl. No.:
13/078,531
Filed:
April 1, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20110268028 A1 Nov 3, 2011
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61320576 Apr 2, 2010
61330158 Apr 30, 2010
61388992 Oct 1, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/325 (20130101); H04L 5/0048 (20130101); H04L 27/2613 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 52/32 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04L 27/26 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/329
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United States Patent 9,749,992
Zhang , et al. August 29, 2017
Uplink feedback for multi-site scheduling
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a user equipment (UE) to provide feedback in a multi-site scheduling system (e.g., a system where multiple entities may schedule and/or send data to the UE). For example, the UE may receive a first data from a first network entity and a second data from a second network entity. A network entity may include entities that transmit data and/or control information to the UE, e.g., an eNodeB (eNB). The UE may generate feedback relating to received data, such as ACK/NACK information or channel state information (CSI). The UE may send a first feedback relating to the first data in a first subframe and a second feedback relating to the second data in a second subframe.
Inventors:
Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Li; Yingxue K. (Exton, PA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Zhang; Guodong
Marinier; Paul
Li; Yingxue K.
Terry; Stephen E.
Pani; Diana
Syosset
Brossard
Exton
Northport
Montreal
NY
N/A
PA
NY
N/A
US
CA
US
US
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803787
Appl. No.:
13/566,044
Filed:
August 3, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130201841 A1 Aug 8, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61522214 Aug 10, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04L 1/1607 (20130101); H04L 1/1861 (20130101); H04L 5/0055 (20130101); H04B 7/022 (20130101); H04B 7/0626 (20130101); H04L 2001/0092 (20130101); H04W 28/06 (20130101); H04W 72/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 28/06 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04B 7/022 (20170101)
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United States Patent 9,750,019
Bala , et al. August 29, 2017
Channel access systems and methods for cognitive relaying for cellular systems
Abstract
Embodiments contemplate channel access systems and methods for cognitive relaying in unlicensed and lightly licensed bands. Embodiments contemplate managing nodes of a wireless network operating in an unlicensed and or lightly licensed band. One or more embodiments may include sensing an idle channel in the unlicensed and/or lightly licensed band. Further, embodiments contemplate using the idle channel for wireless communication.
Inventors:
Bala; Erdem (Farmingdale, NY), Kaur; Samian J. (Plymouth Meeting, PA), Liu; Feilu (San Diego, CA), Yang; Rui (Greenlawn, NY), Deng; Tao (Roslyn, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Bala; Erdem
Kaur; Samian J.
Liu; Feilu
Yang; Rui
Deng; Tao
Farmingdale
Plymouth Meeting
San Diego
Greenlawn
Roslyn
NY
PA
CA
NY
NY
US
US
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803814
Appl. No.:
13/825,804
Filed:
September 22, 2011
PCT Filed:
September 22, 2011
PCT No.:
PCT/US2011/052843
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
July 30, 2013
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2012/040520
PCT Pub. Date:
March 29, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130294356 A1 Nov 7, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61385741 Sep 23, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 56/001 (20130101); H04B 7/15542 (20130101); H04B 7/2606 (20130101); H04W 72/02 (20130101); H04W 74/0808 (20130101); H04W 88/04 (20130101); H04W 88/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 56/00 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04B 7/26 (20060101); H04W 88/06 (20090101); H04W 88/04 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 72/02 (20090101); H04B 7/155 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/329
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United States Patent 9,750,053
Pelletier , et al. August 29, 2017
Method and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.
Inventors:
Pelletier; Ghyslain (Montreal, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Dennean; Charles A. (Melville, NY), Bala; Erdem (East Meadow, NY), Haghighat; Afshin (Ile-Bizard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803847
Appl. No.:
14/980,566
Filed:
December 28, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160150571 A1 May 26, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14296773 Jun 5, 2014 9253802
12766677 Jul 1, 2014 8767585
61171917 Apr 23, 2009
61172076 Apr 23, 2009
61181811 May 28, 2009
61293366 Jan 8, 2010
61303937 Feb 12, 2010
61320405 Apr 2, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 74/0833 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 74/002 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04J 3/06 (20060101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329-331,203-210,345,349
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United States Patent 9,750,076
Pinheiro , et al. August 29, 2017
Mobile device power savings mode
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supporting machine-type communications (MTC) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may configure itself to operate in a mobile-originated-only mode. The WTRU may perform no, or a subset of, radio resource control (RRC) idle and/or non-access stratum (NAS) idle/standby state procedures in the mobile-originated-only mode. For example, the WTRU may perform cell reselection but not paging monitoring in the mobile-originated-only mode. Alternatively, the WTRU may perform paging monitoring but not cell reselection and location update. The operation in the mobile-originated-only mode may be triggered explicitly or implicitly. For example, the WTRU may operate in the mobile-originated-only mode if an inactivity timer expires. The WTRU may switch the mode in accordance with a pre-configured schedule. After transition of the operation mode, the WTRU may send a message to the network indicating such mode switch.
Inventors:
Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A. (Beaverton, OR), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Di Girolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA), Murray; Joseph M. (Schwenksville, PA), Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY), Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803869
Appl. No.:
15/347,738
Filed:
November 9, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170055312 A1 Feb 23, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
15166244 May 26, 2016
14884735 Jun 28, 2016 9380455
14559470 Nov 17, 2015 9191983
14270063 Apr 14, 2015 9008643
13025675 Jun 17, 2014 8755825
61304383 Feb 12, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/046 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04W 8/22 (20130101); H04W 8/24 (20130101); H04W 52/0209 (20130101); H04W 64/00 (20130101); H04W 76/04 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 68/00 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101); H04W 64/00 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 8/24 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 8/22 (20090101); H04W 4/00 (20090101)
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UM To Host Second Annual Technology Summit
August 29, 2017
For the second year, Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and the University of Mississippi will host U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and technology industry leaders Wednesday (Aug. 30) for the annual UM Technology Summit.
The event, which begins at 9 a.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Ballroom at The Inn at Ole Miss, is open to the public. The summit will bring together leaders from government, business and higher education to explore trends in technology and stimulate discussions about technology-related needs in industry and education.
“The University of Mississippi is committed to preparing the next generation of students who will make an impact in a technology-driven world,” said Vitter, UM’s 17th chancellor and distinguished professor of computer and information science. “We are so pleased to be hosting this tech summit event for the second year, which offers us the opportunity to explore trends in technology and to discuss future needs for industry and education as they relate to technology.”
Wicker, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, said he expects great results from this year’s summit.
“I often get a front-seat view of the innovative ways that technology is increasing productivity, creating jobs and driving our economy forward,” Wicker said. “Mississippi is continuing to lead with groundbreaking advances in technology, health care and defense.
“I look forward to participating in this summit and discussing how we can equip Mississippi’s students with the skills and tools they need to drive this technological innovation forward into the future.”
During the morning session, James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, will deliver the keynote address. Clark said he looks forward to discussing trends in the industry.
Guest speaker Nicholas Degani, senior counsel for the Federal Communications Commission, is scheduled to follow Clark.
“(FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has made clear that closing the digital divide is goal No. 1 for the FCC,” Degani said. “Mississippi has made great strides in facilitating broadband deployment, and I look forward to hearing about the challenges innovators and investors still face and how we can overcome them.”
Ole Miss alumnus and major donor James Barksdale will moderate a morning roundtable discussion featuring representatives from technology industries and government agencies.
This discussion will include participants from Barksdale Management Corp., Raytheon, Silicon Graphics, the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T Mississippi, Microsoft, Department of Homeland Security, Toyota, the office of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, FedEx Corp., C Spire, GlobalStar, InterDigital, MortgageTrade, Comcast, Federated Wireless, the U.S. Senate and UM.
The afternoon includes three concurrent breakout sessions. Panelists will discuss strong defense and protecting the homeland, expanding access and opportunities to rural communities, and unleashing economic innovation.
Last year’s summit brought together longtime professionals from the computer, telecom, internet and cyber security industries, among others. They discussed advances on the horizon and ways that universities can help industry meet its new workforce demands and spur entrepreneurship.
The event reinforced Vitter’s commitment to strengthening STEM education, growing the university’s capacity to address future workforce needs and enhancing UM’s status as a Carnegie R1 Highest Research Activity Institution.
The summit also complemented many of the university’s recent efforts in this area, including work on a 207,000 square-foot, $140 million STEM building and the chancellor’s initiative to establish a leading interdisciplinary research and education program in data science.
Vitter concluded the previous summit by thanking Wicker for his “insightful leadership” and the panelists for sharing their experience and expertise.
“It has been extraordinary to explore the future of technology and the role of higher education, UM in particular, with these thought leaders,” Vitter said.
“The University of Mississippi is well-positioned to be a national leader in producing STEM graduates educated in a new paradigm that prepares them for the global, fast-paced, team-oriented workplace of the future. We look forward to continuing the dialogue on addressing the challenges of today and growing the opportunities of tomorrow.”
For more information, including how to register to attend the event, visit http://techsummit.wp2.olemiss.edu/.
By Edwin Smith
http://hottytoddy.com/2017/08/29/um-host-second-annual-technology-summit/
United States Patent 9,742,371
Ferrante , et al. August 22, 2017
Fast automatic gain control (AGC) for packet based systems
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in a packet based wireless communication system for reducing automatic gain control (AGC) convergence time at a receiver are described. A radio frequency (RF) signal is received. The RF signal includes a sequence of a plurality of pre-defined power levels at a beginning of a preamble of the RF signal. Statistics for each of the plurality of pre-defined power levels at the beginning of the preamble of the RF signal are computed. An appropriate gain for a variable gain amplifier (VGA) is then computed based on the computed statistics for each of the plurality of pre-defined power levels and a-priori information related to transmission power differences between the plurality of pre-defined power levels of the sequence.
Inventors: Ferrante; Steven (Doylestown, PA), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002788139
Appl. No.: 15/290,184
Filed: October 11, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20170033751 A1 Feb 2, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
14689615 Apr 17, 2015 9490764
61981002 Apr 17, 2014
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H03G 3/20 (20130101); H03G 3/3042 (20130101); H03G 3/3078 (20130101); H04B 1/1027 (20130101)
Current International Class: H03G 3/20 (20060101); H04B 1/10 (20060101); H03G 3/30 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;375/316,345 ;370/310 ;455/226.1,232.1,234.1,234.2,239.1,240.1
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United States Patent 9,743,280
Choyi , et al. August 22, 2017
Enhancements to enable fast security setup
Abstract
WTRUs, ARSs, APs, WLG/AAA proxies, networks, and methods thereon are disclosed for fast security setup on a multi-RAT WTRU. Methods of sharing security associations between RATs on a multi-RAT WTRU are disclosed. Methods of caching security associations are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for alerting an ANDSF server of an AP that should be considered for association. Enhancements to advertisements from an AP are disclosed where the advertisements may include SSID with a FQDN, a HESSID type information, or TAI type information. Methods of resolving AP identities to a reachable address are disclosed. An address resolution protocol is disclosed for resolving AP identities. ARSs are disclosed that may resolve a BSSID to a network routable address. Protocols for carrying AP identities and security parameters are disclosed. Methods are disclosed of using ANDSF to provide the WTRU with security information and parameters of an AP. An RSN may indicate security capabilities.
Inventors: Choyi; Vinod K. (Norristown, PA), Shah; Yogendra C. (Exton, PA), Howry; Dolores F. (Malvern, PA), Demir; Alpaslan (East Meadow, NY), Chincholi; Amith V. (Sunnyvale, CA), Goyal; Sanjay (Ozone Park, NY), Targali; Yousif (Sammamish, WA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002788931
Appl. No.: 14/992,681
Filed: January 11, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20160142915 A1 May 19, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
13967484 Aug 15, 2013 9237448
61683569 Aug 15, 2012
61683827 Aug 16, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 63/08 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20130101); H04W 12/08 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04L 63/061 (20130101); H04L 63/18 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 88/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 12/04 (20090101); H04W 12/08 (20090101); H04W 88/06 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (2009010
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United States Patent 9,743,281
Ojanen , et al. August 22, 2017
Protection mechanisms for multi-tiered spectrum access systems
Abstract
A shared spectrum manager (SSM) may enable spectrum access for Tier 2 Users (T2Us) and Tier 3 Users (T3Us) while provisioning quality of access (QoA) in a dynamic shared spectrum environment while ensuring sufficient spectrum and interference protection for Tier 1 Users (T1Us). The SSM may enable new user spectrum authorizations by sending, to a regulator, a request for administrative information, and receiving, from the regulator, a policy and user authorization information for at least one user. The SSM may register a T2U with or without contacting the regulator. The SSM may perform quality based admission control by receiving periodic measurements from a master device of each T2U with an active frequency assignment indicating a Quality of Operation (QoO) experienced by the respective T2U, maintaining a map of an effective QoOs for a plurality of T2Us, and categorizing protection contours associated with each of the plurality of T2Us.
Inventors: Ojanen; Pekka (Espoo, FI), Freda; Martino M. (Laval, CA), Beluri; Mihaela C. (Jericho, NY), Laughlin; Scott (Montreal, CA), Le; Tan B. (New York, NY), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002788932
Appl. No.: 15/029,176
Filed: October 15, 2014
PCT Filed: October 15, 2014
PCT No.: PCT/US2014/060652
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: April 13, 2016
PCT Pub. No.: WO2015/057811
PCT Pub. Date: April 23, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20160242031 A1 Aug 18, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
61891225 Oct 15, 2013
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04B 17/354 (20150115); H04L 5/0064 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 24/08 (20130101); H04W 28/16 (20130101); H04W 76/021 (20130101); H04W 92/04 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 24/08 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 28/16 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04B 17/354 (20150101); H04W 92/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;455/452.1,99,406,454 ;726/17 ;370/336,329
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United States Patent 9,743,313
Kwak , et al. August 22, 2017
Method and apparatus for determining and managing congestion in a wireless communications system
Abstract
A method and apparatus may be used for network management via MAC measurements. The measurements may include WTRU uplink traffic loading measurement, and an AP service loading measurement. The measurements may be applicable to at least to layers 1 and 2 as applied to, for example, 802.11k in the context of OFDM and CDMA 2000 systems, but may be applicable to other scenarios as well. A method for determining and transmitting congestion information may be provided for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. The method and apparatus may be used for managing congestion when congestion is detected. The method and apparatus may be used in wireless systems that use a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. The methods may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive units (WTRU)s and access points (AP)s of various forms.
Inventors: Kwak; Joseph A. (Hawkesbury, CA), Cuffaro; Angelo A. (Laval, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Cave; Christopher R. (Montreal, CA), Ali; Ahmed (Nepean, CA), Roy; Vincent (Longueuil, CA), Touag; Athmane X. (Chomedey, CA), La Sita; Frank (Setauket, NY), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Hunkeler; Teresa J. (Halifax, CA), Rahman; Shamim A. (Cote St. Luc, CA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002788958
Appl. No.: 14/614,513
Filed: February 5, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20150156665 A1 Jun 4, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
13212632 Feb 10, 2015 8953573
10939785 Aug 23, 2011 8005055
10897771 Jul 23, 2004
60489385 Jul 23, 2003
60552537 Mar 12, 2004
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0284 (20130101); H04W 28/14 (20130101); H04W 48/18 (20130101); H04W 72/0426 (20130101); H04W 28/08 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 48/12 (20130101); H04W 48/20 (20130101); H04W 72/00 (20130101); H04W 74/08 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 48/18 (20090101); H04W 28/14 (20090101); H04W 72/00 (20090101); H04W 28/08 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101); H04W 48/20 (20090101); H04W 48/12 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,743,326
Perras , et al. August 22, 2017
Anchor node selection in a distributed mobility management environment
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities to select a distributed gateway (D-GW). A WTRU may be configured to detect a request for an address associated with content. The WTRU may receive an address list associated with the content. The WTRU may select a distributed gateway (D-GW). If an address of a currently connected D-GW is included in the address list, the WTRU may select the currently connected D-GW. If the address of the currently connected D-GW is not in the address list and an address of an anchor D-GW that is not currently connected is included in the address list, the WTRU may select the anchor D-GW that is not currently connected. If the address of the currently connected D-GW is not in the address list and the address of the anchor D-GW that is not currently connected is not in the address list, the WTRU may select the currently connected D-GW.
Inventors: Perras; Michelle (Montreal, CA), Reznik; Alexander (Pennington, NJ), Reznik; Yuriy (Seattle, WA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002788971
Appl. No.: 14/773,810
Filed: March 13, 2014
PCT Filed: March 13, 2014
PCT No.: PCT/US2014/025533
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: September 09, 2015
PCT Pub. No.: WO2014/159962
PCT Pub. Date: October 02, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20160014659 A1 Jan 14, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
61782598 Mar 14, 2013
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/12 (20130101); H04L 61/1511 (20130101); H04L 65/4084 (20130101); H04L 65/80 (20130101); H04W 48/20 (20130101); H04L 67/1002 (20130101); H04W 8/082 (20130101); H04W 8/087 (20130101); H04W 88/16 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/12 (20090101); H04W 48/20 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04L 29/12 (20060101); H04W 8/08 (20090101); H04W 88/16 (20090101); H04L 29/08 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,743,422
Wang , et al. August 22, 2017
Dynamic resource allocation, scheduling and signaling for variable data rate service in LTE
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for dynamic resource allocation, scheduling and signaling for variable data real time services (RTS) in long term evolution (LTE) systems. Preferably, changes in data rate for uplink RTS traffic are reported to an evolved Node B (eNB) by a UE using layer 1, 2 or 3 signaling. The eNB dynamically allocates physical resources in response to a change in data rate by adding or removing radio blocks currently assigned to the data flow, and the eNB signals the new resource assignment to the UE. In an alternate embodiment, tables stored at the eNB and the UE describe mappings of RTS data rates to physical resources under certain channel conditions, such that the UE uses the table to locally assign physical resources according to changes in UL data rates. Additionally, a method and apparatus for high level configuration of RTS data flows is also presented.
Inventors: Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ), Sammour; Mohammed (Alrabieh-Amman, JO), Chandra; Arty (Roslyn, NY)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002790410
Appl. No.: 15/207,301
Filed: July 11, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20160323906 A1 Nov 3, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
11842543 Aug 21, 2007 9391805
60839110 Aug 21, 2006
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/1236 (20130101); H04B 1/713 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20130101); H04L 5/003 (20130101); H04L 5/0007 (20130101); H04L 5/0064 (20130101); H04L 5/0094 (20130101); H04L 5/0096 (20130101); H04L 47/70 (20130101); H04L 47/15 (20130101); H04L 47/762 (20130101); H04L 47/824 (20130101); H04W 72/0446 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04B 1/713 (20110101); H04L 12/911 (20130101); H04L 12/923 (20130101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 12/54 (20130101); H04W 72/12 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,743,433
Zhang , et al. August 22, 2017
Method and apparatus for contention-based uplink data transmission
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to use a contention-based uplink communications channel, applies a rule-based restriction of access to the contention-based uplink channel that attempts to use at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation for uplink transmissions on a condition that at least one contention-free uplink channel allocation has been granted.
Inventors: Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Haghighat; Afshin (Ile-Bizard, CA), Bala; Erdem (East Meadow, NY), Bass; David S. (Great Neck, NY), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID: 1000002789072
Appl. No.: 15/056,688
Filed: February 29, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20160183309 A1 Jun 23, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
14324828 Jul 7, 2014 9277514
12854495 Jul 8, 2014 8774819
61233736 Aug 13, 2009
61233359 Aug 12, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 74/0891 (20130101); H04W 52/50 (20130101); H04W 72/1268 (20130101); H04W 72/14 (20130101); H04W 74/002 (20130101); H04W 76/045 (20130101); H04W 52/10 (20130101); H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 74/0833 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 52/50 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 72/14 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 52/10 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/328-329
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FY2018 EPS Estimates for InterDigital, Inc. Raised by Dougherty & Co (IDCC)
Posted by Sarita Garza on Aug 21st, 2017 // No Comments
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) – Research analysts at Dougherty & Co raised their FY2018 earnings per share estimates for shares of InterDigital in a research report issued on Thursday. Dougherty & Co analyst C. Anderson now expects that the Wireless communications provider will earn $2.78 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.29.
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InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 27th. The Wireless communications provider reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $135.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $133.69 million. InterDigital had a net margin of 45.92% and a return on equity of 44.58%. InterDigital’s revenue was up 78.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.14 EPS.
A number of other brokerages have also commented on IDCC. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of InterDigital in a research note on Tuesday, June 13th. Benchmark Co. initiated coverage on shares of InterDigital in a research note on Tuesday, April 25th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of InterDigital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 3rd. BidaskClub lowered shares of InterDigital from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 12th. Finally, Sidoti upgraded shares of InterDigital from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. InterDigital presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $87.75.
Shares of InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) opened at 68.90 on Monday. InterDigital has a 52 week low of $67.05 and a 52 week high of $102.30. The company’s 50 day moving average is $74.74 and its 200-day moving average is $83.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 7.51 and a beta of 1.00.
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 1.4% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,865,421 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $221,497,000 after buying an additional 40,030 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 8.2% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,199,522 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $92,724,000 after buying an additional 91,286 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 4.2% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 923,558 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $71,394,000 after buying an additional 37,058 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 17.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 658,561 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $56,834,000 after buying an additional 99,018 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of InterDigital by 2.7% in the second quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 614,152 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $47,473,000 after buying an additional 16,034 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.49% of the company’s stock.
In related news, Director Jeffrey K. Belk sold 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.39, for a total transaction of $67,512.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 17,801 shares in the company, valued at $1,502,226.39. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Scott A. Mcquilkin sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.15, for a total transaction of $39,575.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 79,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,313,637.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 3,594 shares of company stock valued at $270,649 over the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 12th were given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 10th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.74%. InterDigital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.00%.
About InterDigital
InterDigital, Inc designs and develops technologies for wireless communications. The Company is focused on three technology areas: cellular wireless technology, Internet of things (IoT) technology, and, through its Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc (Hillcrest Labs) subsidiary, sensor and sensor fusion technology.
United States Patent 9,736,682
Lynch , et al. August 15, 2017
Addressing wireless nodes
Abstract
A user may point a control device at a controllable device for which control is desired, and the control device may detect the targeted controllable device. Additionally, the control device may detect a plurality of wireless nodes and list the available wireless nodes. For example, the control device may identify wireless nodes associated with a particular room in the house, or the control device may detect the wireless nodes within a certain range. The list may be a selectable list and a user may select the desired device to control from the list. Upon detection or user selection, the control device may establish control of the wireless node and initiate actions associated with the selected device.
Inventors:
Lynch; Kenneth F. (Wayne, PA), DiFazio; Robert A. (Greenlawn, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002773778
Appl. No.:
14/096,842
Filed:
December 4, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140086150 A1 Mar 27, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13099857 May 3, 2011 8655344
61330771 May 3, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/26 (20130101); H04L 67/125 (20130101); H04L 67/16 (20130101); H04W 4/026 (20130101); H04W 4/043 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04M 3/00 (20060101); H04W 8/26 (20090101); H04L 29/08 (20060101); H04W 4/02 (20090101); H04W 4/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,736,716
Wang , et al. August 15, 2017
Using personal wireless devices for network testing
Abstract
A personal wireless device is utilized to carry out measurements of one or more network-performance related metrics in response to a triggering event. The triggering event can be a message that is transmitted by a network element to the personal wireless device. The personal wireless device may be exemplified by a variety of personal devices such as, for example, a cellular phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The measurements may be used to derive network-performance related information such as cellular signal coverage areas, signal hole areas, and signal interference areas.
Inventors:
Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY), Tamaki; Nobuyuki (Melville, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002773809
Appl. No.:
15/456,171
Filed:
March 10, 2017
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170188256 A1 Jun 29, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
15040550 Feb 10, 2016 9635579
14508867 Oct 7, 2014 9288705
13094700 Apr 26, 2011 8868063
61329215 Apr 29, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 24/10 (20130101); H04W 76/02 (20130101); H04W 84/042 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,736,733
Perras , et al. August 15, 2017
Network stack virtualization
Abstract
Embodiments contemplate network stack virtualization which may be virtualization of a portion of the communication stack, such as the protocol stack, in some embodiments, multiple functionally of independent copies of the protocol stack may be simultaneously running on the terminal and/or serving the needs of different applications. This may allow independent operation from the application point of view, including connectivity to different networks with different identities. Embodiments contemplate that any number of such virtual network stacks can be instantiated, perhaps in some embodiments depending on the characteristics of an active application. Embodiments also contemplate the presentation of multiple allocated internet protocol (IP) addresses that may have sufficient information to enable an intelligent source IP address selection on the WTRU. The WTRU may be able to select an optimum IP address, perhaps in some embodiments depending on which application may be started.
Inventors:
Perras; Michelle (Montreal, CA), Reznik; Alexander (Pennington, NJ), Chitrapu; Prabhakar (Blue Bell, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002773823
Appl. No.:
14/440,993
Filed:
October 30, 2013
PCT Filed:
October 30, 2013
PCT No.:
PCT/US2013/067460
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
May 06, 2015
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2014/074364
PCT Pub. Date:
May 15, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150304892 A1 Oct 22, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61723360 Nov 7, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0005 (20130101); H04L 61/2007 (20130101); H04L 69/161 (20130101); H04W 80/04 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/16 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04L 29/12 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 80/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,736,734
Di Girolamo , et al. August 15, 2017
Method and apparatus for enabling cell reselection for WTRU operating in discontinuous reception
Abstract
A method for discontinuous reception (DRX) implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) during cell reselection including initiating cell reselection; disabling DRX operation, wherein disabling DRX operation enables continuous reception; transmitting a CELL UPDATE message; receiving a CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message; and enabling DRX operation based on the received CELL UPDATE CONFIRM message.
Inventors:
Di Girolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cave; Christopher (Dollard-des-Orneaux, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Roy; Vincent (Longueuil, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002773824
Appl. No.:
13/962,232
Filed:
August 8, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130322406 A1 Dec 5, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12363197 Jan 30, 2009 8532599
61025657 Feb 1, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0011 (20130101); H04W 76/048 (20130101); H04W 60/00 (20130101); H04W 76/046 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 60/00 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,736,816
Pelletier , et al. August 15, 2017
Method for transmission of an E-DCH control channel in MIMO operations
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to determine rank, offset, or inter-stream interference control information, for example, which may be associated with uplink MIMO operations. A method to control a WTRU may include receiving a special E-RNTI that is associated with a channel. The channel may be associated with a rank indication. The channel may be an E-AGCH-like channel. The channel may have a similar encoding structure as an E-AGCH. The channel may be an E-ROCH. The channel may be received, and it may be determined that the channel is associated with the special E-RNTI. At least one of a rank or an offset may be determined, and the WTRU may be configured with the determined rank or offset. An inter-stream interference (ISI) offset may be received, for example, via RRC signaling, and may be applied to an uplink transmission of a primary stream.
Inventors:
Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cai; Lujing (Morganville, NJ), Hamme; Damian C. (Horsham, PA), Levy; Joseph S. (Merrick, NY), Tu; Chao-Cheng (Brossard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002773898
Appl. No.:
13/751,228
Filed:
January 28, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130195044 A1 Aug 1, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61591840 Jan 27, 2012
61611927 Mar 16, 2012
61641796 May 2, 2012
61644506 May 9, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04B 7/0404 (20130101); H04L 25/03923 (20130101); H04B 7/063 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04B 7/0404 (20170101); H04L 25/03 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04B 7/06 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,736,873
Russell, Jr. , et al. August 15, 2017
Interface of an M2M server with the 3GPP core network
Abstract
An M2M Server may be integrated into a 3GPP network. A network node, for example a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) may include a dedicated interface with a M2M server. The interface may be called a GM2M interface. The interface may be a logical interface internal to the network node. The node may receive subscriber data and control data, wherein the control data facilitates a network control procedure and the subscriber data identifies a device involved in the network control procedure. The node may determine that the device involved in the network control procedure is a machine to machine device based on the subscriber data. The node may also send the control data to a machine to machine server using a message sent via a dedicated interface with the machine to machine server.
Inventors:
Russell, Jr.; Paul L. (Pennington, NJ), Gupta; Ashish (Murugeshpalya, IN), Podias; Nicholas J. (Brooklyn, NY), Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A. (Breinigsville, PA), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Di Girolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA), Lu; Guang (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Majumder; Debjani (Bangalore, IN)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Russell, Jr.; Paul L.
Gupta; Ashish
Podias; Nicholas J.
Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A.
Gauvreau; Jean-Louis
Di Girolamo; Rocco
Lu; Guang
Majumder; Debjani
Pennington
Murugeshpalya
Brooklyn
Breinigsville
La Prairie
Laval
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Bangalore
NJ
N/A
NY
PA
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
US
IN
US
US
CA
CA
CA
IN
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002773952
Appl. No.:
13/806,450
Filed:
June 24, 2011
PCT Filed:
June 24, 2011
PCT No.:
PCT/US2011/041767
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
June 11, 2013
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2011/163561
PCT Pub. Date:
December 29, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130329653 A1 Dec 12, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61358688 Jun 25, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/022 (20130101); H04L 65/1063 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04W 8/20 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 8/20 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)
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Bristol hosts successful test of 5G mobile edge computing
Alex Scroxton Networking Editor
14 Aug 2017 10:33
The first real-world trial of mobile edge computing (MEC) technology, which is expected to be a key part of future 5G network architectures, has concluded successfully in Bristol with a citywide internet-enabled treasure hunt.
The three-week trial was hosted by Bristol Is Open – the long-running smart city project being conducted by Bristol Council and the University of Bristol – and documentary production company CTVC, alongside network solutions supplier InterDigital.
InterDigital deployed its flexible IP services (Flips) technology – an operator-based MEC application that is intended to accelerate the delivery of IP-based content and streaming media to user devices.
According to InterDigital, Flips “reinvents” provision of IP-based services by using a software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) network fabric to deliver content over standard computing hardware at the network edge, which means a fully-deployed IP network is no longer needed.
The test marks a new milestone for the European Union’s H2020 Point and Flame R&D projects – which are developing future IP networking and media delivery technology – because it successfully demonstrated millisecond latency reductions and video distribution six times more efficient than over traditional IP technology.
This high level of network performance will be vital to use MEC services over future 5G networks effectively, not just for faster browsing and media consumption, but for more critical use cases that may eventually use 5G, such as autonomous vehicles.
“Latency reduction, higher bandwidth utilisation, and the ability to deploy such services very close to end-users rather than in some distant cloud are crucial to the success of MEC services,” said Dirk Trossen, InterDigital senior principal engineer.
“This trial showcases the solutions that can deliver those performance improvements under realistic conditions and with real users fulfilling the highest criteria of trials in the 5G world.”
The Bristol trial was open to any member of the public with an Android device who was interested in taking part. It took the form of a massive treasure hunt, designed by CTVC, in which participants worked in teams to find hidden treasures around Bristol and solved video riddles related to their location.
“Deploying services so close to end-users is crucial to enable new services at the network edge, but even more important is doing so without the need for deploying own infrastructure in operators’ networks,” said CTVC’s Stuart Porter.
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450424373/Bristol-hosts-successful-test-of-5G-mobile-edge-computing
FISH21049 - Maybe LG refuses to take a license from IDCC unless the licensed tech includes "5G" AND IDCC is not ready to produce any "5G" license agreements. Just a thought.
NYU WIRELESS Celebrates Five Years of Pioneering Research into Making 5G Communications a Reality
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This month marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of NYU WIRELESS, a multidisciplinary research center founded in 2012 to develop the fundamental theories and techniques for next-generation mass-deployable wireless devices across a wide range of applications and markets. In the years that followed, it has become central to the remarkably rapid adoption of technologies that promise to deliver broadband speed to wireless communication, thereby holding great promise for smart devices, autonomous cars, medical applications, and Wi-Fi for remote regions.
A key focus of the center, based at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, relates to millimeter wave (mmWave) systems operating in the high frequency bands above 10 gigahertz (GHz). Because of the large available bandwidths in these frequencies, the spectrum has the potential to provide orders of magnitude greater data rates than 4G wireless systems, which work in the highly congested narrow bands below 3 GHz.
In 2013, when NYU WIRELESS Founding Director Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport published the seminal paper "Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications for 5G Cellular: It Will Work!" (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6515173/?reload=true&arnumber=6515173), few researchers had even recognized the potential of that spectrum – mistakenly believing that lower frequencies represented the limits of possibility for most wireless communications.
The technology promises to support high-bandwidth mobile content at speeds exceeding 10 gigabits per second —a thousand times today's current mobile phone download speeds, ushering in a new age of wireless communication in which physicians can routinely use sophisticated virtual-reality tools to treat patients from remote locations; cars sharing a road communicate to avoid accidents; hundreds of millions of illiterate adults around the globe get access to needed educational materials; and smart buildings make the most efficient possible use of energy.
"5G represents a revolutionary change that will enable a connected world beyond anything we've seen before," said Melissa Arnoldi, senior executive vice president, Technology & Operations, AT&T Communications, which is one of the center's industrial affiliates. "NYU WIRELESS is playing a vital role in this transformation and in providing its students the technical skills they'll need to take advantage of the new career opportunities in this field."
The research also holds the promise of dramatically improving urban reception and reducing the cost of bringing fiber optic-speed Wi-Fi and wireless service to underserved rural areas, thus democratizing access and helping bridge the digital divide.
The center has also made an impact in the medical field. Collaborations include creating new signal processing methods that allow patients to move about while taking an MRI and studying the amount of radiological exposure that leukemia patients are subjected to after undergoing a stem cell transplant. In another recent and important example, Tandon Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yao Wang collaborated with researchers from the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and other institutions to use machine learning and video analysis to detect and manage lymphedema, a condition common among breast cancer survivors.
Among the research accomplishments of the center, now under the direction of NYU Tandon Associate Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering Sundeep Rangan, are:
•Making the world's first radio channel measurements proving that the mmWave spectrum holds vast potential to improve wireless communications in urban centers
•Launching the first open-access mmWave channel simulator software (NYUSIM) with a complete statistical spatial channel model, projected to cut years off the development time for next-generation mobile
•Building one of the first advanced testbeds for antennae available to academic and public-sector researchers studying the mmWave spectrum
•Creating the world's first channel and beam-forming emulator for 5G mmWave channel emulator that will help to realistically evaluate virtual reality and other applications
•Jump-starting technology that could enable first responders to relay video in moving ambulances, employ virtual reality in emergencies, receive high-definition images from drones in real time, or control robots in restricted indoor environments too dangerous for humans
•Conducting the first study for rural mmWave coverage at 73 GHz, thus demonstrating the viability of providing fiber-like wireless bandwidth to rural homes
•Deploying a phased-array antenna system for measuring mmWave directional channel dynamics
•Demonstrating the safety of mmWave radiation for the human body and creating mathematical models for the interface of mmWave cellphone signals and human tissue
The center's more than 100 researchers – frequent recipients of generous grants from the National Science Foundation and other sources – include some of the most respected figures in the field, and NYU WIRELESS's student members include multiple recipients of the Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for their work on 5G wireless technology.
NYU WIRELESS has nearly 20 industrial affiliates including AT&T, CableLabs, Crown Castle, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Interdigital, Keysight Technologies, L3 Communications, National Instruments, NextLink, Nokia, OPPO, Qualcomm, SiBeam, Sprint, UMC, and Verizon. Affiliates gain early access to the center's internationally recognized research, work with students and faculty on 5G-oriented projects, and have access to a pipeline of engineering talent for summer internships and full-time jobs.
"Accompanying the intense pace of research and development in the industry is the expectation that ultra-fast connectivity delivering huge data rates is imminent," said Rangan. "Our industrial affiliate sponsors are fulfilling those expectations, and NYU WIRELESS is happy to be playing a key role by working with them. With predictions of 46 billion Internet of Things-connected devices by 2020, audio and video streaming becoming ever more ubiquitous, and virtual and augmented reality apps coming to the fore, it's extremely important for every sector to work together to advance the field."
Research conducted at NYU WIRELESS was a key element in the Federal Communications Commission's 2016 passage of the Spectrum Frontiers Proposal (SFP), which frees up vast amounts of new bandwidth in the underutilized high-band spectrum. Additionally, NYU WIRELESS was one of only two academic institutions chosen by the FCC to help test, debug, and provide feedback on a new web-based portal that lets researchers apply for a program experimental license, a development that will reduce barriers to experimentation for universities, research laboratories, health care institutions, and manufacturers. (NYU WIRELESS was also the first applicant to receive a program experimental license.) In addition to the FCC, such bodies as the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and International Telecommunications Union (ITU) have also drawn upon NYU WIRELESS recommendations on regulation, safety, feasibility, and timing in setting their new benchmarks and standards for the future generations of wireless.
Industrial affiliates are important participants in the annual Brooklyn 5G Summit, an invitation-only event held every spring at NYU Tandon and co-organized by Nokia. It draws hundreds of top figures in business, government, and academia from around the globe to explore the future of
5G wireless. The 2017 summit featured talks on 5G New Radio (NR), a wireless standard intended to become a foundation for the next mobile networks; Massive MIMO antenna technology; 5G network architecture and proof-of-concept systems; and more. IEEE, the world's largest engineering organization, broadcasts the event over the internet and archives the talks, which often move the industry to action.
Affiliate sponsors affirmed the importance of the contributions made by NYU WIRELESS and have expressed appreciation for its work.
"InterDigital congratulates NYU WIRELESS on their fifth anniversary,"Douglas Castor, the senior director of InterDigital Labs at InterDigital Communications, said. "As a long term supporter of the University, and one of the center's inaugural members, we've benefitted from interacting with the great faculty, students, and growing number of industry participants. Plus, the Brooklyn 5G Summit has been an annual highlight that invigorates the worldwide discussion about 5G wireless technology."
"We will continue to work tirelessly with our industrial affiliate sponsors to expand the frontiers of wireless communication and encourage its use for the benefit of society," Rappaport said. "Thanks to the commitment and dedication of the talented students who come here to explore the frontiers of wireless and medicine, coupled with the great support we receive from industry and government agencies, I expect our next five years to be marked by further cutting-edge research, empowered by new faculty who will join us and expand our impact. My hope is that we continue to be a vanguard in advancing the wireless future, while offering fundamental knowledge and sound advice to our students, our industrial affiliate sponsors, and government agencies."
About NYU WIRELESS
NYU WIRELESS is a multi-disciplinary academic research center that offers an unprecedented and unique set of skills. Centered at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and involving more than 100 faculty and students throughout the entire NYU community, NYU WIRELESS offers its faculty, students and affiliated sponsors from industry a world-class research environment that is creating the fundamental theories and techniques for next-generation mass-deployable wireless devices across a wide range of applications and markets. This center combines NYU Tandon, NYU School of Medicine and NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and offers a depth of expertise with unparalleled capabilities for the creation of new wireless circuits and systems as well as new health care solutions for the wireless industry. For more information, visit nyuwireless.com.
About the New York University Tandon School of Engineering
The NYU Tandon School of Engineering dates to 1854, the founding date for both the New York University School of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (widely known as Brooklyn Poly). A January 2014 merger created a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a tradition of invention and entrepreneurship and dedicated to furthering technology in service to society. In addition to its main location in Brooklyn, NYU Tandon collaborates with other schools within NYU, the country's largest private research university, and is closely connected to engineering programs at NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai. It operates Future Labs focused on start-up businesses in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn and an award-winning online graduate program. For more information, visit http://engineering.nyu.edu.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/english-releases/nyu-wireless-celebrates-five-years-of-pioneering-research-into-making-5g-communications-a-reality-300502544.html
InterDigital, Inc. - Common Stock
Settlement Date
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Percent Change
Average Daily Share Volume
Days to Cover
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BIO-key International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKYI) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell
Date : 08/09/2017 @ 10:00AM
What:
BIO-key International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BKYI), a company revolutionizing authentication with biometric solutions that enable convenient and secure access to information and secure high-stakes transactions, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.
In honor of the occasion, Michael W. DePasquale, Chairman & CEO, will ring the Closing Bell.
Where:
Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When:
Thursday, August 10, 2017 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
BIO-key International, Inc. Contact:
William Jones, Tanya Kamatu or David Collins
212-924-9800
bkyi@catalyst-ir.com
Nasdaq MarketSite:
Emily Pan
(646) 441-5120
emily.pan@nasdaq.com
Aug. 8, 2017 Market Close: $71.65
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U.S. to review Qualcomm's complaints about Apple iPhone patents
#Innovation and Intellectual Property
August 8, 2017 /
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc's allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents with its iPhone7 and other devices, the U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
The ITC will make its decision "at the earliest practicable time" and will set a target date for completing its investigation within the next 45 days, the commission said in a statement.
Qualcomm filed the complaint in early July, asking U.S. trade regulators to ban certain models of the iPhone that contain so-called broadband modem chips, which help phones connect to wireless data networks, that were not made by Qualcomm. Apple began using broadband modem chips made by Intel Corp in the iPhone 7.
Qualcomm has not alleged that Intel chips violate its patents but says the way Apple uses them in the iPhone does.
Apple, Intel and Qualcomm did not immediately return requests for comment.
As the ITC considered whether to take up the case, a group representing Alphabet Inc's Google, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc sided last month with Apple, saying Qualcomm's request to bar the import of some iPhones would hurt consumers.
In turn, Qualcomm accused the group of "a coordinated effort aimed at misdirecting" the trade regulators. It said Apple was free to choose chips from a variety of vendors without necessarily infringing Qualcomm's patents.
The fight before trade regulators in Washington is one of several major legal battles involving Qualcomm and Apple. The two companies have cases pending before separate federal courts in California, and Qualcomm also faces a complaint from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-qualcomm-idUSKBN1AO23R
United States Patent 9,729,384
Rudolf , et al. August 8, 2017
Method and system for transferring information between network management entities of a wireless communication system
Abstract
A method and wireless communication system may be used for transferring management information. An access point (AP) may transmit a management information base (MIB) information request including a category field and an action details field to a wireless transmit/receive (WTRU). In response to receiving the information request, the WTRU may determine whether or not to provide management information to the AP. When the WTRU provides management information to the AP, the WTRU may compile management information stored in a MIB located in the WTRU and transmit a MIB information report to the AP. The MIB may list a plurality of tables containing information associated with radio resource management (RRM) and at least one table containing physical layer measurements. The AP may include a MIB for storing MIB information of the WTRU. The AP may transmit the stored MIB information of the WTRU in response to a request.
Inventors:
Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY), Hunkeler; Teresa Joanne (Montreal, CA), Rahman; Shamim Akbar (Montreal, CA), Kwak; Joseph A. (Bolingbrook, IL)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Rudolf; Marian
Dick; Stephen G.
Hunkeler; Teresa Joanne
Rahman; Shamim Akbar
Kwak; Joseph A.
Montreal
Nesconset
Montreal
Montreal
Bolingbrook
N/A
NY
N/A
N/A
IL
CA
US
CA
CA
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002760731
Appl. No.:
13/396,749
Filed:
February 15, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120140756 A1 Jun 7, 2012
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Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
10890571 Feb 21, 2012 8121098
60487830 Jul 16, 2003
60488542 Jul 17, 2003
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 41/0213 (20130101); H04L 63/08 (20130101); H04W 24/02 (20130101); H04W 28/18 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 28/18 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04L 12/24 (20060101); H04W 24/02 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/338,329,412,315,229,332 ;455/522,419,412 ;395/700 ;709/223
PPP
United States Patent 9,730,138
Wang , et al. August 8, 2017
Method and apparatus for a millimeter wave communication system
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for millimeter wave (mmW) beam acquisition are disclosed. An apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit millimeter wave (mmW) WTRU (mmW WTRU) information over a cellular system to a base station a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives a list of candidate mmW base stations (mB) including mmW acquisition start timing information from the base station, and the processor calculates correlation values around the received mmW acquisition start timing information for the mBs in the list.
Inventors:
Wang; Carl (Melville, NY), Li; Yingxue K. (San Diego, CA), Sahin; Onur (Brooklyn, NY), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY), Pragada; Ravikumar V. (Collegeville, PA), Charlton; Gregg A. (Collegeville, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002761400
Appl. No.:
14/363,193
Filed:
December 6, 2012
PCT Filed:
December 06, 2012
PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/068206
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
June 05, 2014
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2013/086164
PCT Pub. Date:
June 13, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150004918 A1 Jan 1, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61568639 Dec 8, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 40/12 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 36/0055 (20130101); H04W 36/14 (20130101); H04W 48/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 40/12 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 48/16 (20090101); H04W 36/14 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 48/12 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;455/73
PPP
United States Patent 9,730,158
Goldberg , et al. August 8, 2017
Synchronization for extending battery life
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and system for efficiently supporting data calls to WTRUs in systems that also support telephony. Various types of data is transmitted on a known schedule which is tightly synchronized to a predetermined time frame. The WTRUs synchronize their wake-up periods to search for data at times when data may or will actually be transmitted to them.
Inventors:
Goldberg; Steven Jeffrey (Downingtown, PA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002761419
Appl. No.:
14/104,497
Filed:
December 12, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140098730 A1 Apr 10, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13183627 Jul 15, 2011 8625545
10428566 Sep 20, 2011 8023475
60378901 May 6, 2002
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04B 1/1615 (20130101); H04W 52/0229 (20130101); H04W 56/001 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04J 3/06 (20060101); H04B 1/16 (20060101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 56/00 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/350,347,328 ;455/458
PPP
United States Patent 9,730,176
Starsinic , et al. August 8, 2017
Identifiers and triggers for capillary devices
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for capillary network device registration implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. Registration or bootstrap messages may be received by a capillary network device where the WTRU acts as a gateway for communication between the capillary device and a network such as a 3GPP network. A capillary network device identifier (CNDID) is sent to the capillary device. A packet data protocol (PDP) context or PDN connection may be established with the network and the CNDID may be sent to a machine type communications (MTC) server. The WTRU may create the registration message, establish a connection with the network, and forward the registration message to the MTC server. Methods and apparatuses implemented in a network are also disclosed for identifying, addressing, and triggering the capillary devices from the MTC server. The trigger message may include fields for group communication, reducing signaling, and enabling charging.
Inventors:
Starsinic; Michael F. (Newtown, PA), Seed; Dale N. (Allentown, PA), Wang; Chonggang (Princeton, NJ), Lu; Guang (Thornhill, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002761437
Appl. No.:
14/727,375
Filed:
June 1, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150264659 A1 Sep 17, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13737725 Jan 9, 2013 9049685
61594596 Feb 3, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 60/04 (20130101); H04L 61/106 (20130101); H04L 61/303 (20130101); H04W 4/001 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04W 76/021 (20130101); H04L 61/2514 (20130101); H04W 88/16 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04L 29/12 (20060101); H04W 60/04 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 88/16 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;455/414.1,411,433,68,435.1,418,466,517
PPP
United States Patent 9,730,214
Pelletier , et al. August 8, 2017
Method and apparatus to reduce radio resource overhead associated with intermittent traffic
Abstract
A method and apparatus for requesting and releasing resources for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and/or Node B. The WTRU may transmit a channel acquisition request to the Node B and receive a resource allocation from the Node B. The resource allocation may include a common resource. The WTRU may release the common resource. The release may be based on one or more conditions. The channel acquisition request or the resource allocation may include information related to one or more channels or resources.
Inventors:
Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Zeira; Eldad M. (Huntington, NY), Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Roy; Vincent (Longueuil, CA), Kim; In H. (Norristown, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002761472
Appl. No.:
13/867,668
Filed:
April 22, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130235830 A1 Sep 12, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12191105 Aug 13, 2008 8427988
60955579 Aug 13, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/044 (20130101); H04W 52/286 (20130101); H04W 52/44 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04W 74/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 74/06 (20090101); H04W 52/44 (20090101); H04W 52/28 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329,330
PPP
United States Patent 9,730,244
Pasad , et al. August 8, 2017
Method and apparatus for handling random access channel responses
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supporting a random access using a random access channel (RACH) are disclosed. The WTRU detects a format of control information in at least one control channel element (CCE) of a common area in a control portion of a downlink transmission. The control information indicates a resource allocation in a data portion of the downlink transmission. The WTRU recovers a random access response assigned to the WTRU from the indicated resource allocation of the data portion on a condition that the at least one CCE has a random access radio network terminal identifier (RA-RNTI) assigned to the WTRU.
Inventors:
Pasad; Kalpendu R. (Cupertino, CA), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002761501
Appl. No.:
14/966,275
Filed:
December 11, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160113033 A1 Apr 21, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14076832 Nov 11, 2013 9276712
12260495 Nov 12, 2013 8582510
60983473 Oct 29, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 74/006 (20130101); H04L 5/003 (20130101); H04W 72/0466 (20130101); H04W 74/004 (20130101); H04W 74/0833 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 74/08 (20090101)
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Apple Could End Qualcomm Row With $8 Billion Payment
Apple could digest a payment, and an ongoing rate of $5.90 per phone as could be acceptable to both parties.
Aug. 7, 2017 11:20 a.m. ET
Credit Suisse
Following an analysis of legal filings and previous intellectual-property (IP) disputes, along with feedback from industry experts, we look at the nature of the current dispute between Apple and Qualcomm.
We see merit in both parties’ arguments, and believe mutual self-interest will prevail, making it unlikely that this dispute will result in prolonged litigation or court trials.
Apple (ticker: AAPL) needs Qualcomm (QCOM). First, the current non-paying contract original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are under license, and we believe it is unprecedented to withhold payments with an agreement in place. Second, Qualcomm is a key driver of wireless intellectual property rights (IPR) in 2G, 3G and 4G and will be a key contributor to 5G. As a result, Apple products will continue to leverage Qualcomm’s innovations, both for standard essential patents (SEP) and for IP in components, such as battery and screen technology, just to name a few. Third, although Apple may seek to lower its chipset dependence over the long term, we do believe it will require supply over the next few years, especially with the onset of 5G.
Qualcomm needs to resolve this. First, as the largest mobile OEM with hardware revenues of $190 billion, Apple is simply too large to ignore. Second, given that Apple is set to gain market share in a non-growing smartphone industry, Qualcomm will be eager to settle this matter. A lack of exposure for Qualcomm means a declining total available market (TAM) over the next few years. Third, taking this to trial could result in an outcome that affects Qualcomm’s other agreements. The recent Lexmark ruling could also, if applied in this case, represent a risk.
Mutual self-interest will prevail, settlement is possible. We believe, as in the agreements between Qualcomm- Nokia (NOK) and Qualcomm-Samsung in 2008 and 2009, respectively, that an amenable settlement for both parties is possible. This would likely result in a major upfront payment and a heavily discounted royalty rate. It would also likely leave open the possibility of these companies collaborating in other areas, such as digital health, Internet of Things (IoT), datacenters, etc. Apple could digest a payment given its cash balances and would welcome a minimal hit to its gross margin, while Qualcomm would welcome upfront revenues. We see an upfront payment at $8 billion and ongoing rate of $5.90 per phone as possibly being acceptable to both parties.
Ultimately, the dispute with Qualcomm increases some risk to Apple; however, we believe it is moderate. We remain convinced that the iPhone 8 product cycle will be significant in terms of driving multi-year unit growth, and we maintain our conviction on Apple’s ability to introduce new higher pricing tiers with an improved mix. This, along with the Services growth, should offset higher bill of materials (BOM) to support gross margins, driving calendar 2017/2018/2019 earnings-per-share estimates to $9.61/$11.89/$13.11, respectively. We reiterate our Outperform rating and price target of $175.
We see limited competitive options in the premium LTE market, apart from Qualcomm and Intel. This becomes especially important with 5G roll-outs beginning in 2018, as Qualcomm has a close alliance with almost all major 5G carriers. We conclude that Qualcomm has a robust portfolio based upon Qualcomm Technology Licensing’s (QTL) 30,000-plus declared patents and its non-standard essential patents (SEP) strength, along with the need for backwards compatibility.
Currently, we note that neither Apple nor, we believe, Huawei are paying Qualcomm. Given these vendors account for about 24%/43% of smartphone volume/Qualcomm total royalty device sales (TRDS), QTL revenue could be materially understated for the long term.
http://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-could-end-qualcomm-row-with-8-billion-payment-1502119206
Microsoft's New Keyboard Scans Fingerprints for Secure Logins
By: Pedro Hernandez | July 31, 2017
Microsoft hides a fingerprint scanner in its newest keyboard for improved login security using Windows 10.
Microsoft Biometric Keyboard
Microsoft has incorporated a fingerprint reader to its latest premium keyboard, a move the company hopes will help purchasers improve security and log into their favorite accounts faster. Descriptively named the Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID, the recently-released input device features a "hidden" biometric scanner, according to the company.
But Hidden is a relative term. Microsoft has indeed packed a fingerprint reader into a seemingly conventional key, meaning there is no telltale sensor strip to give away its presence or otherwise mar the keyboard's sleek aesthetics. But upon closer inspection, a fingerprint icon gives the sensor's position away, next to the right Alt key.
The key/scanner works with Windows Hello, the biometrics security technology included in Windows 10. After setting up Windows Hello, users can configure the feature to enable sign-ins with a quick press of the key.
Combined, Windows Hello and supporting hardware can help users avoid falling to one of the most common causes of compromised accounts—password reuse.
Juggling multiple online accounts, each with a distinct and tough-to-guess password, is simply too burdensome for a lot of people. As a time-saving shortcut, many users simply reuse the same password across multiple services. The problem with this approach is that if one service is breached, attackers can use leaked credentials (often email-password pairs) to gain unauthorized access to other services.
In 2014, following a massive leak affecting 5 million Google accounts, WordPress proactively reset 100,000 passwords in an attempt to head off any possible attacks stemming from password reuse. A study by security firm Digital Shadows found that password reuse was disturbingly common is its analysis of millions of compromised credentials from top companies.
"Studies show more than 80 percent of people use the same password across multiple web sites, managing around 20-30 different accounts. We want to make sure that everyone running Windows 10 can experience the beautiful relief that comes from letting go of your written Pa55w0Rd5," Jennifer Thompson, product marketing manager at Microsoft Accessories, wrote in a blog post. "So we worked to deliver a predictable, intent-driven and simple solution for someone to quickly and securely log into their PC, or authenticate an action."
Enhanced security aside, Windows Hello can be a time-saver, added Thompson. Using the new fingerprint sensor, successful logins take less than two seconds, or three times faster than it typically takes to type in a password, she claimed.
Those capabilities aside, the keyboard features an aluminum top case and keys with 2mm of travel. Connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.2 or a wired connection. The unit's built-in rechargeable battery lasts up to four months between charges.
Matching the keyboard's premium look and feel is its price tag. Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID retails for $129.99.
For buyers looking for a matching mouse, Microsoft has crafted a suitable companion accessory.
The Microsoft Modern Mouse ($49.99) has a metal scroll wheel and is designed with a to keep users' hands in a wrist-friendly position. Unlike its corresponding keyboard, it runs on two AAA batteries, but they only need to be replaced about every 12 months, according to Microsoft.
http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/microsoft-s-new-keyboard-scans-fingerprints-for-secure-logins
United States Patent 9,722,701
Castor , et al. August 1, 2017
Method and apparatus for discovery and association for visible light communications (VLC)
Abstract
A visible light communication (VLC) device and method for discovery and association with a VLC infrastructure node are disclosed. The VLC device is configured to receive a beacon frame from a VLC infrastructure node. The VLC device is further configured to transmit an association request to the VLC infrastructure node. The association request includes an indication of physical layer (PHY) capabilities and an indication of medium access control (MAC) capabilities of the VLC device. The VLC device is further configured to receive an association response from the VLC infrastructure node. The association response includes information for use in communicating with the VLC infrastructure node.
Inventors:
Castor; Douglas R (Norristown, PA), Kaur; Samian (Plymouth Meeting, PA), Liu; Weimin (Chatham, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002744801
Appl. No.:
14/738,210
Filed:
June 12, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150280825 A1 Oct 1, 2015
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04B 10/116 (20130101); H04B 10/1143 (20130101); H04B 10/1149 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 10/114 (20130101); H04B 10/116 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;398/130
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United States Patent 9,722,735
Shin , et al. August 1, 2017
Signaling uplink control information in LTE-A
Abstract
Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information in an LTE Advanced system are disclosed. A user device may determine whether uplink control information and/or available channels meet certain criteria and determine whether the uplink control information should be transmitted on a physical uplink control channel, a physical uplink shared channel, or both, based on the criteria. Criteria may include the size of the uplink control information (absolute size or relative to space available on a channel or a threshold value), the type of control information bits, the number of available (i.e., active or configured) component carriers, and the amount of power that may be required to transmit the uplink control information on more than one channel.
Inventors:
Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ), Adjakple; Pascal M. (Great Neck, NY), Haim; John (Baldwin, NY), Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY), Roy; Vincent (Longueuil, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Shin; Sung-Hyuk
Adjakple; Pascal M.
Haim; John
Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A.
Roy; Vincent
Northvale
Great Neck
Baldwin
Little Neck
Longueuil
NJ
NY
NY
NY
N/A
US
US
US
US
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002744831
Appl. No.:
12/818,939
Filed:
June 18, 2010
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20110141928 A1 Jun 16, 2011
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Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61218782 Jun 19, 2009
61220017 Jun 24, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 1/1861 (20130101); H04L 1/0028 (20130101); H04L 5/0053 (20130101); H04W 72/02 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 72/02 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/210,252,328,329 ;455/434,522
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