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Apple paid Nokia $2 billion to escape fight over old patents
It’s on the hook for more payments down the line, too
by Nick Statt@nickstatt Jul 28, 2017, 1:59pm EDT
Apple’s latest patent spat with Nokia resulted in a $2 billion up-front payment from the iPhone maker, a colossal sum that seems to indicate Apple was eager to avoid a protracted and ugly dispute that could rival the one it had with Samsung. The amount of the settlement, which was first announced back in May without the disclosure of a financial amount or the new licensing terms, was first spotted in Nokia’s second quarter earnings release by the blog Nokiamob.
“We got a substantial upfront cash payment of €1.7 billion from Apple, strengthening further our cash position. As said earlier, our plans is to provide more details on the intended use of cash in conjunction with our Q3 earnings,” reads the official transcript of Nokia’s quarterly earnings call with investors yesterday. Apple must still pay Nokia money over time, though far less on a recurring basis than this one-time lump sum settlement payment.
The lawsuit, the second high-profile patent dispute between Apple and Nokia in the last decade, began last year when Nokia accused Apple of infringing on dozens of patents it owns, as well as patents owned by Nokia subsidiaries. Given Nokia’s storied history in the phone market, many smartphone makers license the company’s patents for everything from display technology to antenna design. Apple has had a licensing deal with Nokia in place since 2011, after the two settled their last patent dispute. But Apple reportedly did not want to sign a new deal and accused Nokia of seeking unfair terms.
After Nokia filed suit in multiple countries, Apple went after the patent entities that were suing for more settlement and royalty money on Nokia’s behalf with an antitrust suit. That prompted Nokia sue Apple directly. The dispute got ugly, with Apple briefly pulling Nokia-owned Withings’ products from its online store and from Apple Stores worldwide.
The two settled in May, striking new licensing terms and agreeing to a joint effort to explore “future collaboration in digital health initiatives.” We don’t know exactly how much Apple will be paying Nokia on a recurring basis with this new patent licensing deal, or what Nokia plans to do with the $2 billion it has in the bank. For Apple, however, it’s probably not going to hurt its bottom line that much: the iPhone maker reported earlier this year that it has more than a quarter-trillion dollars in cash and investments, much of sitting outside the US because it cannot currently be repatriated without paying what Apple sees as unfavorable corporate taxes.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/28/16058868/apple-nokia-patent-dispute-settlement-2-billion-dollars
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United States Patent 9,716,604
Pan July 25, 2017
Method and apparatus for efficient precoding information validation for MIMO communications
Abstract
A method and apparatus for efficient precoding matrix verification in a multiple-input multiple-output MIMO wireless communication system are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit WTRU sends a precoding matrix index PMI to an eNodeB. The eNodeB sends a verification message including a PMI indicator indicating whether or not the PMI of the WTRU and a PMI of the eNodeB are identical. If the PMI of the WTRU and of the eNodeB are identical, the eNodeB sends just a PMI indicator otherwise the eNodeB sends to the WTRU a PMI indicator and the PMI of the eNodeB. A plurality of PMIs may be sent simultaneously, and the PMIs may be partitioned into a plurality of groups. The PMI indicator may be either attached to or inserted into control signaling. PMI validation messages can be signaled to WTRU by control signaling or use of a dedicated reference signal.
Inventors:
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Smithtown, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin
Smithtown
NY
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002729889
Appl. No.:
12/106,581
Filed:
April 21, 2008
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20080260059 A1 Oct 23, 2008
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
60913145 Apr 20, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 25/03343 (20130101); H04B 7/0417 (20130101); H04B 7/0652 (20130101); H04B 7/0665 (20130101); H04L 1/0025 (20130101); H04L 1/0029 (20130101); H04L 1/1671 (20130101); H04L 1/0072 (20130101); H04L 2025/03414 (20130101); H04L 2025/03426 (20130101); H04L 2025/03802 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 7/02 (20060101); H04L 25/03 (20060101); H04L 1/02 (20060101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101); H04B 7/0417 (20170101); H04B 7/06 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;375/260,267
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OT - U.S. military turns to Silicon Valley to protect troops from drones
by Matt McFarland @mattmcfarland
July 20, 2017: 12:35 PM ET
The U.S. military, which for decades has been untouchable from aerial attacks, faces a new foe that could change everything -- small drones.
Military historians have long pointed to the Korean War as the last time U.S. ground troops were killed by an enemy attack from the air. American air superiority has been such that ground troops haven't had to worry about looking to the skies.
Now that's changing. ISIS, for example, hasn't developed billion-dollar fighter jets, but has used small drones that can cost under $1,000 and be bought at your neighborhood electronics store.
The drones can be used to drop explosives, provide surveillance and improve the targeting of rockets and mortars, according to Jafer Ahmad, a spokesman at DIUx.
DIUx, which is essentially the Pentagon's Silicon Valley office, has signed a $1.5 million contract with startup SkySafe to develop technology to protect soldiers from small drones. Today, it's extremely difficult for small vehicles and troops that have exited those vehicles on foot to counter small drones, Ahmad said.
SkySafe, a San Diego startup, disables rogue drones. It uses radio frequency technology to bring unwanted drones crashing to the ground. In some cases, it can force the drone to automatically return to its takeoff point, a common feature available on commercial drones.
SkySafe does this by reverse engineering the communications and telemetry links that are unique to each model of drone. Its founders met as MIT classmates and previously worked on computer security vulnerabilities.
SkySafe announced Thursday it's closed an $11.5 million funding round, led by one of Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firms, Andreessen Horowitz.
The military isn't using the technology in combat yet. SkySafe is currently working with Naval Special Warfare to do testing. They plan to have a prototype ready for the field in 2018. DIUx is also working with Sensofusion, another company working to detect and halt unwanted drones.
These technologies will likely become common outside of battlefields too. Prisons, sports stadiums, nuclear plants and government buildings are among those interested in thwarting unwanted drones overhead.
"We want drones to be utilized by people and companies to realize their full potential," SkySafe CEO Grant Jordan told CNN Tech. "We want to make sure that public safety and privacy is intact."
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/20/technology/startups/drones-skysafe-military/index.html
When 5G is here, a wireless supercomputer will follow you around
by Kaya Yurieff @kyurieff
July 18, 2017: 5:14 PM ET
Next-generation tech like self-driving cars and augmented reality will need huge amounts of computing power.
AT&T (T, Tech30) on Tuesday detailed its plan to use "edge computing" and 5G to move data processing to the cloud, in order to better support these new technologies.
"[Edge computing] is like having a wireless supercomputer follow you wherever you go," AT&T said in a statement.
Rather than sending data to AT&T's core data centers -- which are often hundreds of miles away from customers -- it will be sent to the company's network of towers and offices, located closer to users.
Currently, data is either stored in those data centers or on the device itself.
"[Edge computing] gives the option now to put computing in more than two places," Andre Fuetsch, president of AT&T Labs and chief technology officer, told CNN Tech.
For example, let's say you're wearing VR glasses but the actual virtual reality experience is running in the cloud. There could be a delay in what you see when you move your head if the data center is far away.
AT&T aims to reduce lag time by sending data to locations much closer to you. (AT&T has agreed to acquire Time Warner, the parent company of CNN. The deal is pending regulatory approval.)
5G networks will be driving these efforts. Experts believe 5G will have barely any lag, which means a lot of the computing power currently in your smartphone can be shifted to the cloud. This would extend your phone's battery life and make apps and services more powerful.
In the case of augmented and virtual reality, superimposing digital images on top of the real world in a believable way requires a lot of processing power. Even if a smartphone can deliver that promise, it would eat up its battery life.
With edge computing, data crunching is moved from the device to the "edge" of the cloud, which is the physical points of the network that are closer to customers.
5G will also enable faster speeds and could even open the door to new robotic manufacturing and medical techniques.
AT&T is rolling out edge computing over the "next few years," beginning in dense urban areas.
CNNMoney (New York)
First published July 18, 2017: 3:23 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/18/technology/att-edge-computing/index.html
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United States Patent 9,706,505
Pietraski , et al. July 11, 2017
Method and apparatus for enhancing cell-edge user performance and signaling radio link failure conditions via downlink cooperative component carriers
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes circuitry that determines transmission power levels associated with physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions over a plurality of uplink component carriers. On a condition that maximum power scaling is required, the circuitry prioritizes providing power to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) over providing power to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) having uplink control information (UCI) and prioritize providing power to the PUCCH and PUSCH having UCI over a PUSCH not having UCI. The circuitry transmits the PUCCH, the PUSCH having UCI or at least one PUSCH not having UCI over the plurality of uplink component carriers.
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=132898205&txt2find=edge
United States Patent 9,712,294
Zuniga , et al. July 18, 2017
Method for performing wireless switching
Abstract
A wireless communication system includes an infrastructure device for transmitting and receiving communications to and from a plurality of wireless user terminals. Each wireless user terminal includes a receiver and a controller that receives a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals on a first carrier frequency of a downlink. Each of the plurality of OFDM signals includes carrier frequency assignment information indicating a carrier frequency to transmit uplink data and spatial pattern information indicating a spatial pattern. In response to the carrier frequency assignment information of each of the plurality of OFDM signals, a transmitter and the controller of the wireless user terminal transmit a plurality of uplink signals. Each of the plurality of uplink signals are transmitted on the indicated carrier frequency and using the indicated spatial pattern.
Inventors:
Zuniga; Juan Carlos (Montreal, CA), Hunkeler; Teresa J. (Halifax, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002715013
Appl. No.:
14/539,456
Filed:
November 12, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150071243 A1 Mar 12, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13113713 May 23, 2011 8917660
10334858 Dec 31, 2002
60394151 Jul 5, 2002
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 5/0023 (20130101); H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 4/06 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 72/046 (20130101); H04W 72/08 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 4/06 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04W 72/08 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,713,039
Watfa , et al. July 18, 2017
Methods, apparatus and systems for enabling managed remote access
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for handover of a Wireless Transmitter/Receiver Unit (WTRU) moving between a local network and another network. The WTRU established a local IP access (LIPA) session in the local network via a first Access Point (AP). The method includes receiving, by a second AP in the other network, a request to connect to the other network; and transitioning the LIPA session in the local IP network to a managed remote access (MRA) session in the other network. The transitioning includes establishing a path between the first AP and the second AP via a gateway, and informing the gateway of the transition to the MRA session.
Inventors:
Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA), Ahmad; Saad (Montreal, CA), Adjakple; Pascal M (Great Neck, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA), Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002715669
Appl. No.:
13/626,957
Filed:
September 26, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130083773 A1 Apr 4, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61541825 Sep 30, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0033 (20130101); H04W 36/02 (20130101); H04W 84/045 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 36/02 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/331,338
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United States Patent 9,713,125
Pani , et al. July 18, 2017
Method and apparatus providing fast control channel feedback for multiple downlink carrier operations
Abstract
A method and apparatus for fast control channel feedback for multiple downlink carrier operations are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives signals over a plurality of downlink carriers, generates feedback for each of the plurality of downlink carriers based on the received signals, and transmits via a plurality of antennas, the feedback for at least one of the plurality of downlink carriers over a first physical channel and feedback for another of the plurality of downlink carriers over a second physical channel.
Inventors:
Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Cai; Lujing (Morganville, NJ), Marnier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), DiGirolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002715751
Appl. No.:
13/867,508
Filed:
April 22, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130235829 A1 Sep 12, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12650022 Dec 30, 2009 8457091
61141605 Dec 30, 2008
61148804 Jan 30, 2009
61256173 Oct 29, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04L 1/0026 (20130101); H04L 1/0027 (20130101); H04L 1/1671 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); H04L 1/1854 (20130101); H04W 24/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101); H04W 24/10 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,713,181
Wang , et al. July 18, 2017
Method and apparatus for accelerated link setup
Abstract
A methods and apparatus may be used for accelerated link setup. A method may include a station (STA) acquiring information about an access point of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 network in advance through a previously connected IEEE 802.11 interface and/or an interface other than the IEEE 802.11 network. The STA may use the acquired information during a link setup procedure between the STA and the access point. The information may include a suggestion for a specific procedure to complete the link setup procedure between the STA and the access point.
Inventors:
Wang; Lei (San Diego, CA), Targali; Yousif (Sammamish, WA), Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA), Wang; Xiaofei (Cedar Grove, NJ), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002715806
Appl. No.:
15/362,305
Filed:
November 28, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20170079078 A1 Mar 16, 2017
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14942127 Nov 16, 2015 9510375
13738589 Dec 1, 2015 9204473
61585420 Jan 11, 2012
61719663 Oct 29, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/021 (20130101); H04L 12/06 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04L 9/0844 (20130101); H04L 63/0428 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101); H04L 12/06 (20060101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 12/04 (20090101); H04L 9/08 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)
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As I recall Huawei was to deliver their 2nd (and last) installment of Patents to IDCC as part of their license agreement by June 30th. I am expecting some surprises from that. JMHO
InterDigital, Inc. - Common Stock
Settlement Date
Short Interest
Percent Change
Average Daily Share Volume
Days to Cover
06/30/2017 1,975,204 (9.87) 276,097 7.15
US tech giants unite to fight patent trolls
By Staff Writer Jul 12 2017
Google, Intel, Amazon among those supporting High Tech Innovators Alliance.
A collection of the world's largest technology companies have teamed up to form a lobbying group in an effort to push through rules that would make it more difficult for patent trolls to operate in the US.
The High Tech Innovators Alliance (HTIA) has already received the backing of eight US tech firms - Adobe, Amazon, Cisco, Dell, Google, Intel, Oracle and Salesforce - who are offering financial support and expertise.
"A well-functioning patent system can protect investments in R&D, and our members collectively own over 115,000 US patents," said the group, in a formal mission statement.
"But when the patent system does not function well, it undermines rather than supports innovation to the detriment of all Americans - inventors, employees, investors in productive businesses and ultimately, consumers.
"HTIA supports balanced reforms in the Patent and Trademark Office, the courts and Congress that address the root causes of these problems while advancing a patent system that promotes investment in new technologies and American jobs."
The group argues that the "scourge of patent troll litigation" is stifling technology innovation, and will lobby to pass rules that will protect companies that fall victim to "baseless patent assertions".
'Patent trolls', formally known as non-practicing entities (NPEs), are typically individuals or companies that scoop up cheap patents from bankrupt tech firms, and aggressively target any other companies that appear to infringe on their portfolio.
Unlike patent disputes in Europe, where the losing side pays for the fees of both parties, US law requires that each party pay their own share of legal fees. This means that companies will typically opt to settle a case rather than face a court hearing, even if there is no legitimate claim.
The group's aims include making litigation "fair and efficient", which would force patent owners to explain in detail their allegations when filing a complaint, and would shift the legal cost burden to the losing party.
Over US$63 billion has been collectively spent by the group on R&D over the past year, which is estimated to hold around 115,000 US patents. According to 2016 figures, almost 90 percent of all patent lawsuits were patent troll related.
A first priority for HTIA will be to support the inter partes review (IPR) program set up under the American Invents Act in 2011, which was created to give companies a route to highlight illegitimate patent claims directly to the Patent and Trademark Office.
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/us-tech-giants-unite-to-fight-patent-trolls-468142?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iTnews+
Olddog967 - To the best of my recollection, IDCC has NO licence agreements for any progression of standards past LTE Advanced.
United States Patent 9,706,368
Zuniga , et al. July 11, 2017
Managing multicast traffic
Abstract
Multicast traffic in a communication network may be obtained via subscription. For example, the multicast traffic may be obtained via a local subscription, via a visited domain of a mobile node for example, or a remote subscription, via a home domain of a mobile node for example, A network entity, such as a Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) and/or a local multicast router for example, may be used to manage the routing of the multicast traffic to the mobile node. The network entity may manage the multicast traffic using one or more multicast policies that may indicate how to route the multicast traffic to a mobile node.
Inventors:
Zuniga; Juan Carlos (Quebec, CA), Bernardos; Carlos Jesus (Fuenlabrada, ES)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Zuniga; Juan Carlos
Bernardos; Carlos Jesus
Quebec
Fuenlabrada
N/A
N/A
CA
ES
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002702205
Appl. No.:
14/234,143
Filed:
July 20, 2012
PCT Filed:
July 20, 2012
PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/047603
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
May 05, 2014
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2013/016189
PCT Pub. Date:
January 31, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150181394 A1 Jun 25, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61510868 Jul 22, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 4/06 (20130101); H04W 72/005 (20130101); H04W 76/002 (20130101); H04W 88/16 (20130101); H04W 88/182 (20130101); H04W 80/045 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/06 (20090101); H04W 76/00 (20090101); H04W 88/16 (20090101); H04W 88/18 (20090101); H04W 72/00 (20090101); H04W 80/04 (20090101
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United States Patent 9,706,453
Pani , et al. July 11, 2017
Wireless communication method and apparatus for supporting reconfiguration of radio link control parameters
Abstract
A variety of wireless communication methods and apparatus for supporting reconfiguration of radio link control (RLC) parameters are disclosed. A radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message is generated that indicates that an RLC unit in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) or a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) should be reconfigured from supporting flexible size RLC protocol data units (PDUs) to supporting fixed size RLC PDUs. If an information element (IE) "one sided RLC re-establishment" is present in the RRC reconfiguration message, only a receiving side subassembly in the RLC unit is re-established. Otherwise, both the receiving side subassembly and a transmitting side subassembly in the RLC unit are re-established. Flexible size RLC PDUs may be discarded and a message indicating the discarded flexible size RLC PDUs may be transmitted. The flexible size RLC PDUs may be modified such that they correspond to a set of pre-defined sizes.
Inventors:
Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cave; Christopher R (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Terry; Stephen E (Northport, NY), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002705361
Appl. No.:
14/856,400
Filed:
September 16, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160007250 A1 Jan 7, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14196797 Mar 4, 2014 9167489
13397513 Apr 22, 2014 8705406
12047409 Mar 6, 2012 8130706
60895338 Mar 16, 2007
60908076 Mar 26, 2007
60914189 Apr 26, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0072 (20130101); H04L 1/1877 (20130101); H04L 47/70 (20130101); H04L 47/365 (20130101); H04W 36/0055 (20130101); H04W 76/028 (20130101); H04W 72/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/34 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04L 12/805 (20130101); H04L 12/54 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,706,465
Perras , et al. July 11, 2017
Systems and/or methods for anchor node selection in networks using distributed mobility management (DMM)
Abstract
Systems and/or methods may be used to select an anchor node. For example, a device may detect or more anchor nodes that may be available for the device to connect to. The device may determine whether to handover to one of the detected anchor nodes based on capability information including load information of the anchor nodes. The device may connect to a detected anchor node based on the capability information including the load information. The detected anchor nodes may be grouped and the device may select and connect to an anchor node based on the groupings. The device may also store a history including a route of the device and anchor nodes on the route and may use such information to determine whether to connect to detected anchor node. The device may further use proximity to content to determine whether to connect to a detected anchor node.
Inventors:
Perras; Michelle (Montreal, CA), Reznik; Alexander (Pennington, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002702292
Appl. No.:
14/648,836
Filed:
November 27, 2013
PCT Filed:
November 27, 2013
PCT No.:
PCT/US2013/072192
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
June 01, 2015
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2014/085560
PCT Pub. Date:
June 05, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150319664 A1 Nov 5, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61731644 Nov 30, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/22 (20130101); H04W 36/0061 (20130101); H04W 40/36 (20130101); H04W 48/17 (20130101); H04W 36/36 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 40/36 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 36/22 (20090101); H04W 48/00 (20090101); H04W 36/36 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,706,504
Pelletier , et al. July 11, 2017
Method and apparatus for power scaling for multi-carrier wireless terminals
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for power scaling for multi-carrier wireless terminals are disclosed. Methods and mechanisms are provided for power scaling when a multi-carrier WTRU reaches its maximum output power.
Inventors:
Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Levy; Joseph S. (Merrick, NY), Xi; Fengjun (San Diego, CA), Cave; Christopher R. (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002702329
Appl. No.:
14/230,929
Filed:
March 31, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140211721 A1 Jul 31, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12766400 Apr 23, 2010 8700084
61172109 Apr 23, 2009
61218830 Jun 19, 2009
61235803 Aug 21, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/325 (20130101); H04L 5/0007 (20130101); H04L 5/0021 (20130101); H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/28 (20130101); H04W 52/346 (20130101); H04W 52/367 (20130101); H04W 52/16 (20130101); H04W 52/286 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 52/32 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 52/36 (20090101); H04W 52/34 (20090101); H04W 52/28 (20090101); H04W 52/16 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,706,505
Pietraski , et al. July 11, 2017
Method and apparatus for enhancing cell-edge user performance and signaling radio link failure conditions via downlink cooperative component carriers
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes circuitry that determines transmission power levels associated with physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions over a plurality of uplink component carriers. On a condition that maximum power scaling is required, the circuitry prioritizes providing power to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) over providing power to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) having uplink control information (UCI) and prioritize providing power to the PUCCH and PUSCH having UCI over a PUSCH not having UCI. The circuitry transmits the PUCCH, the PUSCH having UCI or at least one PUSCH not having UCI over the plurality of uplink component carriers.
Inventors:
Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY), Yang; Rui (Greenlawn, NY), Li; Kai (Highland Park, NJ), Wang; Carl (Melville, NY), Deng; Tao (Roslyn, NY), Kaur; Samian (Plymouth Meeting, PA), Bala; Erdem (Farmingdale, NY), Pragada; Ravikumar V. (Collegeville, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002702330
Appl. No.:
14/684,931
Filed:
April 13, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150223178 A1 Aug 6, 2015
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Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13577549
PCT/US2011/024736 Feb 14, 2011
61304371 Feb 12, 2010
61304217 Feb 12, 2010
61303967 Feb 12, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/346 (20130101); H04L 5/001 (20130101); H04L 5/0035 (20130101); H04L 5/0062 (20130101); H04L 5/0073 (20130101); H04W 16/08 (20130101); H04W 24/08 (20130101); H04W 52/242 (20130101); H04W 52/325 (20130101); H04W 52/40 (20130101); H04W 72/0413 (20130101); H04W 36/0083 (20130101); H04W 52/143 (20130101); H04W 52/283 (20130101); H04W 52/34 (20130101); H04W 52/343 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 24/08 (20090101); H04W 52/40 (20090101); H04W 16/08 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 52/34 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 52/32 (20090101); H04W 52/28 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,706,545
Touag , et al. July 11, 2017
LTE operation in small cells using dynamic shared spectrum
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus may be used to provide assistance for connection procedures in a hierarchical network where macro cells may be operating in licensed spectrum while small cells may be operating in dynamic and shared spectrums, such as TVWS. This may be done, for example, to allow an LTE system performing carrier aggregation (CA) to reconfigure itself to change from a supplementary cell (SuppCell) in one dynamic and shared spectrum channel to a SuppCell in another dynamic and shared spectrum channel.
Inventors:
Touag; Athmane (Chomedey Laval, CA), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Di Girolamo; Rocco (Laval, CA), Freda; Martino (Laval, CA), Murray; Joseph M. (Schwenksville, PA), Beluri; Mihaela C. (Jericho, NY), Laughlin; Scott (Montreal, CA), Purkayastha; Debashish (Collegeville, PA), Cuffaro; Angelo A. (Laval, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002702366
Appl. No.:
15/019,945
Filed:
February 9, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160165596 A1 Jun 9, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14380639 9294929
PCT/US2013/027514 Feb 22, 2013
61749141 Jan 4, 2013
61602997 Feb 24, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0426 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 16/32 (20130101); H04W 72/048 (20130101); H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 84/045 (20130101); H04W 92/20 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 16/32 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101); H04W 92/20 (20090101)
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u-blox Announces Tiny LTE Multimode Module for IoT
By Ken Briodagh/ July 10, 2017
u-blox, a global wireless and positioning module and chip company, has announced its new SARA-R410M-02B, a configurable LTE Cat M1/NB1 multi-mode module with worldwide coverage. The company said it is the smallest module available in the market today, at just 16x26 mm, that can offer both LTE Cat M1 and Cat NB1 in a single hardware package, as well as software-based configurability for all deployed bands. The SARA-R410M-02B multi-mode global module supports ultra-low power consumption and cost-optimized solutions for the development of LPWA IoT applications.
Single hardware for global use
The module is designed to allow customers to use a single hardware version globally, providing efficiencies in logistics and SKU management so customers can respond to changes in business or market conditions more easily. The flexibility extends further with the ability to select modes dynamically between Cat M1and Cat NB1 as either single or preferred connection.
"The innovations included in the u-blox SARA-R410M-02B provide customers with the potential to dramatically expand market reach, to differentiate their products and maximize their return-on-investment using this single, versatile, global solution," said Patty Felts, Principal Product Manager, Cellular, u-blox. "SARA-R410M-02B provides new and inventive ways to broaden horizons and to realize economies of scale that simply were not possible or feasible until now. It is an exciting advance in u-blox's leadership position in cellular IoT connectivity."
Future proof
Critical firmware updates will be delivered via the u-blox proprietary uFOTA (firmware over the air) client/server solution that uses LWM2M, a light and compact protocol for IoT applications. SARA-R410M-02B also comes with the hardware readiness for future support of voice functionality via VoLTE over Cat M1.
Low power consumption and extended range
It has an extended temperature range of -40 to 85°C, and supports Power Save Mode (PSM) and Extended Discontinuous Reception (e-DRX), which can extend battery lifetime up to 10 years.
3GPP Coverage Enhancement permits the module's connectivity to reach deeper into buildings and basements, and underground.
http://www.iotevolutionworld.com/m2m/articles/433335-u-blox-announces-tiny-lte-multimode-module-iot.htm
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InterDigital Signs u-blox To Worldwide Patent License Agreement
Matthew Kennedy , Benzinga Staff Writer Follow ?
March 14, 2012 4:00pm
InterDigital, Inc. IDCC 0.84% today announced that its patent holding subsidiaries have entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with u-blox AG. The agreement covers various products, including wireless modules for consumer electronics and machine-to-machine devices, designed to operate in accordance with 2G, 3G, and the 4G standards LTE and LTE-Advanced.
Based in Switzerland and with a global presence, u-blox is a leading fabless semiconductor provider of embedded positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets. The company offers a broad portfolio of GPS modules, chips, and software solutions together with wireless modules and solutions. u-blox is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Michael J. Borgh to Join Greenhill in San Francisco as Managing Director Focused on the Technology Sector
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NEW YORK, July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL), a leading independent investment bank, announced today that Michael J. Borgh will join the Firm in San Francisco as a Managing Director focused on the technology sector, with a particular focus on companies in the enterprise and applied technologies area.
Mr. Borgh was most recently a Managing Director and Head of Applied and Communication Technology Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan, based in San Francisco. He spent 13 years at J.P. Morgan, and prior to that was a software engineer at Motorola and InterDigital Communications.
Scott L. Bok, Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill, said, "We are pleased to expand our coverage of technology companies by adding Michael to our team in San Francisco. He brings us deep knowledge in a range of technology subsectors, based on his experience as a banker and as a software engineer. His expertise will also be of great use in advising our industrial clients, who are increasingly interested in applied technologies in relation to their businesses."
Greenhill & Co., Inc. is a leading independent investment bank entirely focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It acts for clients located throughout the world from its offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Melbourne, San Francisco, São Paulo, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
Contact:
David M. Trone
Director of Investor Relations
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michael-j-borgh-to-join-greenhill-in-san-francisco-as-managing-director-focused-on-the-technology-sector-300484850.html
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United States Patent 9,699,779
Marinier , et al. July 4, 2017
Physical layer operation for multi-layer operation in a wireless system
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing physical layer resources to a plurality of medium access control (MAC) instances that are associated with different serving sites that are independently scheduled. For example, a WTRU may utilize a first physical layer configuration for transmitting to a first serving site associated with a first MAC instance. The WTRU may utilize a second physical layer configuration for transmitting to a second serving site associated with a second MAC instance. The WTRU may prevent conflicts between transmission requests from the first MAC instance and transmission requests from the second MAC instance. For example, preventing the conflicts may include utilizing one or more of time segregation or frequency segregation for transmissions associated with the first MAC instance and transmissions associated with the second MAC instance.
Inventors:
Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Tooher; J. Patrick (Montreal, CA), Pelletier; Ghyslain (Laval, 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:
1000002689134
Appl. No.:
13/974,911
Filed:
August 23, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140056278 A1 Feb 27, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61692548 Aug 23, 2012
61726262 Nov 14, 2012
61808013 Apr 3, 2013
61821154 May 8, 2013
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/044 (20130101); H04B 7/024 (20130101); H04W 52/365 (20130101); H04W 52/367 (20130101); H04W 72/1268 (20130101); H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/265 (20130101); H04W 52/281 (20130101); H04W 88/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 52/36 (20090101); H04W 88/06 (20090101); H04B 7/024 (20170101); H04B 7/02 (20170101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 52/26 (20090101); H04W 52/28 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/330
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United States Patent 9,699,798
Zhang , et al. July 4, 2017
Wireless communication method and apparatus for transferring buffered enhanced uplink data from a mobile station to a Node-B
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transferring buffered enhanced uplink (EU) data is disclosed. The WTRU transmits an EU data transmission request message. The WTRU determines, based on the EU data scheduling message, whether granted resources allow for the amount of EU data stored in the buffer to be transmitted and transmits a portion of the EU data stored in the buffer along with an indication indicating whether the granted resources allow the amount of EU data stored in the buffer to be transmitted.
Inventors:
Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002689153
Appl. No.:
13/941,781
Filed:
July 15, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130301579 A1 Nov 14, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
10945361 Sep 20, 2004 8488457
60520227 Nov 14, 2003
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/10 (20130101); H04W 72/1252 (20130101); H04W 28/14 (20130101); H04W 72/1278 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/10 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 28/14 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329
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Nokia, Xiaomi sign patent sharing agreement
The deal will give the companies access to a wider pool of patents and equipment.
By Charlie Osborne for Between the Lines | July 5, 2017
Nokia and Xiaomi have signed a patent licensing agreement to share cellular and network knowledge, patents, and equipment.
On Wednesday, the Finnish network equipment maker and Chinese smartphone maker said they have signed a business collaboration agreement and a multi-year patent deal, which includes a cross-license to each other's cellular standard-essential patents.
According to the companies, Xiaomi has also purchased patent assets from Nokia as part of the agreement.
Financial details were not disclosed.
Under the terms of the deal, Nokia and Xiaomi will work together on optical communications solutions for data centers, IP Routing for the Nokia FP4 processor, and a data center fabric solution.
Nokia will provide network infrastructure equipment for the projects, and both firms will also collaborate on research in areas including the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented and virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.
Nokia already has licensing agreements with smartphone manufacturers including Samsung and Apple, but this is the first time the Finnish company has inked a deal with a Chinese firm. However, as OP Equities analyst Hannu Rauhala told Reuters, this could be "a good head start to negotiations with other Chinese manufacturers."
"As a company seeking to deliver more exciting technological innovations to the world, we are excited at the opportunity to work more closely with Nokia in future," said Lei Jun CEO of Xiaomi. "Xiaomi is committed to building sustainable, long-term partnerships with global technology leaders."
"Our collaboration with Nokia will enable us to tap on its leadership in building large, high-performance networks and formidable strength in software and services, as we seek to create even more remarkable products and services that deliver the best user experience to our Mi fans worldwide," Jun added
http://www.zdnet.com/article/nokia-xiaomi-sign-smartphone-patent-agreement/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
Sierra Wireless Announces Industry’s First Global Dual-Mode LPWA Module with Integrated Application Processing and GNSS
June 28, 2017 By Nick Waddell
VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the industry’s first global, dual-mode Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) cellular modules. The AirPrime® WP77 smart wireless modules simplify LPWA deployments for customers developing products that need to connect to multiple networks where different LPWA technologies are supported.
The WP77 supports both LTE-M (Cat-M1) and NB-IoT (Cat-NB1) with optional 2G fallback, allowing customers to deploy the same device with multiple network operators worldwide. For those deploying in regions where 4G LTE coverage is not as widely available, 2G fallback ensures their devices stay connected to the network.
ABI Research forecasts that cellular LPWA network technologies will begin to see rapid growth from 2018 onward as carriers upgrade their networks in 2017, however, carriers have varying plans and timelines for LTE-M and NB-IoT.
“A module with dual-mode, global coverage will be very attractive for global equipment manufacturers, especially for applications such as telematics, metering, and location tracking, which we expect will lead the way for LPWA volume deployments,” said Dan Shey, Managing Director and Vice President at ABI Research.
With the commercialization of LTE-M and NB-IoT LPWA technologies, cellular is now a superior option for many IoT applications that were previously restricted to short-range technologies due to cost and battery life. LPWA technologies combine lower cost, broader coverage and better battery life with globally available and secure cellular networks and will connect millions more things to the Internet.
“With the AirPrime WP77 modules, IoT developers have everything they need in a single module to quickly build low-power connected products that can be deployed anywhere in the world,” said Dan Schieler, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Embedded Solutions, Sierra Wireless. “The integrated open source Legato® platform and AirVantage® cloud provide our customers with a proven device-to-cloud architecture to design innovative LPWA solutions that extend the IoT into new applications.”
The WP series dramatically simplifies development for secure telematics and gateway applications, providing a dedicated application CPU core running the Linux-based open source Legato application framework. With integrated GNSS for tracking and location-based services, low-power modes, and a comprehensive set of interfaces for connecting sensors and companion chips, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, customers can develop multi-service platforms for the transportation market, and use the WP77 for applications requiring low throughput and optimized power performance.
Availability
The AirPrime WP77 is fully compliant with the 3GPP Release 13 standard and compatible with other devices in the WP family, retaining the same footprint, form factor, application framework and Linux distribution. Sierra Wireless AirPrime HL and WP Series modules are the smallest embedded modules (22 x 23 mm) to be completely interchangeable across 2G, 3G, 4G and LPWA technologies. They use the CF3™ form factor, which is footprint compatible across product lines, providing customers with the option to develop smarter by building their connected IoT product or service on a single module. WP77 modules are sampling with lead customers, with general availability in early 2018. For more information about the new AirPrime Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 cellular modules, visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/LPWA.
Resources
For more information about LPWA for IoT, see the LPWA infographic and white paper, LPWA Technologies: Separating Fact from Fiction, and watch the on-demand webinar, The Future of Connectivity for IoT.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 877-687-7795 or visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales.
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February 22, 2012
InterDigital and Sierra Wireless Expand Worldwide Patent License Agreement to Cover 4G Standards
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) today announced that its patent holding
subsidiaries have entered into an amendment of its worldwide royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Sierra Wireless,
Inc. to include a license for products designed to operate in accordance with 4G wireless technologies, including LTE, LTEAdvanced,
and WiMax™.
"We are pleased to add Sierra Wireless to our list of licensees with coverage under our portfolio to sell 4G products,"
commented Lawrence Shay, President of InterDigital's patent holding subsidiaries. "Sierra Wireless offers a comprehensive
portfolio of mobile computing and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications products and solutions and is a proven leader in
bringing new innovative 4G products to market. We are pleased to have come to an expanded agreement with them in a timely
fashion."
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops fundamental wireless technologies that are at the core of mobile devices, networks, and services
worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient
broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and
strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies.
For more information, visit www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc. All other marks are the sole property of their respective owners.
InterDigital, Inc.
Media Contact:
Jack Indekeu, +1 610-878-7800
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or
Investor Contact:
Janet Point, +1 610-878-7800
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United States Patent 9,693,240
Tsai , et al. June 27, 2017
Methods and apparatuses for advanced receiver design
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of apparatuses and methods of use thereof for frequency domain (FD) chip level (CL) equalizers used in wireless receivers. The FD-CL-EQ may further selectively apply a higher order matrix inverse or a lower order matrix inverse in the calculation of a channel estimate based on whether interference is present or not. Further disclosed are embodiments of methods and apparatuses for estimating pilot signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) in the wireless receivers. Further disclosed are methods and apparatuses for compensating for phase errors in received demodulated data symbols to improve performance of the wireless receivers.
Inventors:
Tsai; Allan Y. (Boonton, NJ), Lawton; William E. (Pottstown, PA), Iyer; Lakshmi R. (King of Prussia, PA), Fazili; Muhammad U. (Audubon, PA), Raghavan; Manasa (Sunnyvale, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
Interdigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002675957
Appl. No.:
15/169,100
Filed:
May 31, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160353293 A1 Dec 1, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
62168241 May 29, 2015
62168104 May 29, 2015
62168431 May 29, 2015
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 24/02 (20130101); H04B 17/336 (20150115); H04L 5/005 (20130101); H04L 27/265 (20130101); H04L 27/3494 (20130101); H04W 28/0236 (20130101); H04W 52/12 (20130101); H04W 56/0035 (20130101); H04M 2207/206 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 17/336 (20150101); H04W 52/12 (20090101); H04L 27/26 (20060101); H04W 56/00 (20090101); H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04L 27/34 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 24/02 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,693,303
Sammour , et al. June 27, 2017
Method and apparatus for efficient addressing and power savings in wireless communications
Abstract
A method and apparatus may be used for assigning groups of stations in wireless communications to one or more groups. Groups may be assigned by an access point (AP) based on information received from a station (STA). Group information may be signaled to each station and a group identifier may be indicated in a frame. The group information may be applied to a performance enhancement, for example power savings for the station, wherein the station enters a power saving mode on a condition that the station determines that it is not a member of the group.
Inventors:
Sammour; Mohammed (Amman, JO), Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA), Chandra; Arty (Manhasset Hills, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002676016
Appl. No.:
14/684,896
Filed:
April 13, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150223163 A1 Aug 6, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14162251 Jan 23, 2014 9042290
13036456 Jan 28, 2014 8639257
12539837 Mar 1, 2011 7899462
11406877 Aug 18, 2009 7577438
60674811 Apr 25, 2005
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/0209 (20130101); H04W 4/08 (20130101); H04W 8/186 (20130101); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04W 52/0219 (20130101); H04W 52/0229 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 4/08 (20090101); H04W 8/18 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/310,311,329,341,330
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United States Patent 9,693,338
Zhao , et al. June 27, 2017
Resource selection for device to device discovery or communication
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to manage interference caused by D2D communications. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may include a processor. The processor may be configured to perform one or more of the following. The processor may determine to send information using a device-to-device transmission via a resource pool from a plurality of resource pools. Each resource pool may be associated with a range of reference signal receive power (RSRP) values. The processor may determine a RSRP measurement of a cell associated with the WTRU. The processor may select a resource pool from the plurality of resource pools based on the RSRP measurement of the cell. The RSRP measurement of the cell may be within the range of RSRP values associated with the selected resource pool. The processor may send the information using the selected resource pool.
Inventors:
Zhao; Yuxin (Linkoping, SE), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Pelletier; Ghyslain (Laval, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Kaur; Samian (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002676047
Appl. No.:
14/609,188
Filed:
January 29, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150215903 A1 Jul 30, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61933238 Jan 29, 2014
61955746 Mar 19, 2014
61990046 May 7, 2014
62075768 Nov 5, 2014
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04W 8/005 (20130101); H04W 72/082 (20130101); H04W 72/02 (20130101); H04W 76/023 (20130101); H04W 88/04 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 8/00 (20090101); H04W 72/08 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 72/02 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 88/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,693,354
Rudolf , et al. June 27, 2017
Method for transmit and receive power control in mesh systems
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling transmit power in a wireless local area network (WLAN). A station may transmit capability information to another station and may include an indicator that indicates a maximum transmission power for an operational bandwidth that the station supports. The station may receive a signal that has a transmission power based on at least one of the operational bandwidths of the transmitted capability information.
Inventors:
Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Roy; Vincent (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002676063
Appl. No.:
15/069,020
Filed:
March 14, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160198476 A1 Jul 7, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14535986 Nov 7, 2014 9301261
11398122 Dec 9, 2014 8909945
60669599 Apr 8, 2005
60684452 May 25, 2005
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 84/18 (20130101); H04W 72/0473 (20130101); H04W 4/06 (20130101); H04W 52/18 (20130101); H04W 52/362 (20130101); H04W 52/367 (20130101); H04W 52/46 (20130101); H04L 1/0001 (20130101); H04L 12/18 (20130101); H04L 27/2655 (20130101); H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/243 (20130101); H04W 52/286 (20130101); H04W 52/50 (20130101); H04W 52/54 (20130101); H04W 74/002 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: G06F 1/00 (20060101); H04W 52/18 (20090101); H04W 84/18 (20090101); H04W 52/36 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); G06F 1/32 (20060101); H04W 52/46 (20090101); H04W 4/06 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 27/26 (20060101); H04L 12/18 (20060101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 52/54 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 52/50 (20090101); H04W 52/28 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;713/300,330 ;370/318
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United States Patent 9,693,366
Adjakple , et al. June 27, 2017
End-to-end architecture, API framework, discovery, and access in a virtualized network
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed such that a WTRU may obtain network operator agnostic wireless access for a service. The WTRU may receive a system information (SI) broadcast from a radio access network (RAN) node. The SI broadcast may indicate that an operator of the RAN node supports service-based network access. The WTRU may send a service request to a virtual service provider to request the service. The WTRU may receive a service response from the virtual service provider. The WTRU may receive a service response from the virtual service provider, the service response indicating a mobile network operator (MNO) to use for obtaining the service and subscription information for accessing the MNO, wherein the MNO is different than the operator of the RAN node. The WTRU may access the MNO to obtain the service.
Inventors:
Adjakple; Pascal M. (Great Neck, NY), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Liu; Kai (S. Huntington, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA), Ahmad; Saad (Montreal, CA), Rahman; Shamim Akbar (Cote St. Luc, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002676074
Appl. No.:
14/039,133
Filed:
September 27, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140086177 A1 Mar 27, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61706469 Sep 27, 2012
61730834 Nov 28, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 74/04 (20130101); H04L 67/10 (20130101); H04W 4/003 (20130101); H04W 12/08 (20130101); H04W 48/18 (20130101); H04W 8/18 (20130101); H04W 88/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/16 (20060101); H04W 48/18 (20090101); H04W 12/08 (20090101); H04W 74/04 (20090101); H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04L 29/08 (20060101); H04W 88/10 (20090101); H04W 8/18 (20090101)
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Judge denies Qualcomm motion to dismiss FTC’s competition lawsuit
by Ted Greenwald
Published: June 27, 2017 8:51 a.m. ET
A U.S. federal judge ruled against Qualcomm Inc.’s motion to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission case arguing that the large supplier of smartphone chips used its position in the market to compete unfairly.
The Monday ruling by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh is a setback—though not an unexpected one—in Qualcomm’s QCOM, -0.63% broad legal battle over its business practices. That fight includes a separate lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.04% against Qualcomm which makes legal arguments similar to the U.S. government’s.
Judge Koh’s decision that the government’s case could move forward rejected Qualcomm’s claim, filed in April in a Northern California federal district court, that the FTC’s complaint failed to support even basic elements of an antitrust violation.
The FTC says Qualcomm, whose technology is used in almost all smartphones, acts unfairly by refusing to sell its chips to handset makers who don’t buy a license to use its patents—which are deemed essential to cellular communications—and by refusing to sell licenses to competing chip makers. The government says Qualcomm further impaired competition by using its dominant position to compel Apple to use its chips exclusively.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/judge-denies-qualcomm-motion-to-dismiss-ftcs-competition-lawsuit-2017-06-27-81035111?siteid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20marketwatch%2Finternet%20(MarketWatch.com%20-%20Internet%20Industry%20News)
The updated note conversion rate implies an IDCC common stock price of $93.75 ........[$72.12 X 130%]
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Conversion of Notes
SECTION 10.01. Right to Convert. Upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 10, a Holder may convert, at such Holder’s option, its Notes based on the Conversion Rate (the “Conversion Obligation”). Unless the Company has previously purchased the Notes, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2019, Holders shall have the right to convert any portion of the principal amount of any Notes that is an integral multiple of $1,000 only under the following circumstances:
(1) Conversion Based on Common Stock Price. On any date during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) beginning after March 31, 2015, if the Closing Sale Price for the Common Stock was more than 130% of the applicable Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in the period of the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding previous calendar quarter;
See page 58: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1405495/000119312515087314/d888367dex41.htm
I wonder why IDCC provided the 6/21/2017 update to the convertible note conversion rate. To my recollection, there was no comparable notification during 2016 and I am not aware of any requirement to provide such an update to the conversion rate. Why now?
Qualcomm fires back, says Apple charges more for wall plugs than it pays in royalties
Mike Wehner @MikeWehner
June 21st, 2017 at 1:52 PM
Apple’s battle with Qualcomm is showing no signs of calming down. The companies have been frozen in a legal staring contest since January, when Apple slapped its foe with a massive $1 billion lawsuit over what it claims are unfair patent royalties. Now, after Apple’s recent shot against Qualcomm in which it alleged that the company’s business practices are illegal, Qualcomm is going on the offensive with a statement of its own, and it’s a doozy.
In the statement, issued by Qualcomm’s legal team, the company attacks Apple’s own business practices, while taking credit for the iPhone’s most beloved features. What’s more, Qualcomm is using this opportunity to highlight Apple’s own pricing structure in an effort to put its own patent royalty fees into perspective.
“The per-device royalty Qualcomm charges Apple’s contract manufacturers for the right to use our licensed technologies in the iPhone is less than what Apple charges for a single wall plug,” the statement reads. Ouch!
This courtroom back-and-forth is something Apple is well versed in, and Qualcomm has no shortage of high-powered legal experts on their side as well, so don’t expect this kind of posturing to end any time soon. Still, it’s undeniably entertaining to watch two tech behemoths duke it out like a couple of kids spitting insults on a street corner.
Check out Qualcomm’s full statement below:
Apple is trying to distract from the fact that it has made misleading statements about the comparative performance of its products, and threatened Qualcomm not to disclose the truth. But Apple’s bigger distortions come in its depiction of Qualcomm’s technological contributions to Apple’s mobile products as well as our licensing practices for that technology. Apple says Qualcomm’s innovations are limited to technology implemented in the cellular modem, when Apple knows well that Qualcomm has been the de facto R&D arm of the industry. Qualcomm’s patented inventions make possible not only connectivity and high-speed data transmission across mobile networks, but also high-precision GPS navigation, app store operations, power management and battery efficiency, mobile video including advanced compression, graphics, camera imaging and facial-recognition technology, audio quality and audio file compression, and much, much more.
Qualcomm’s innovations are at the heart of every iPhone and enable the most important uses and features of those devices. It simply is untrue that Qualcomm is seeking to collect royalties for Apple innovations that have nothing to do with Qualcomm’s technology. Moreover, the per-device royalty Qualcomm charges Apple’s contract manufacturers for the right to use our licensed technologies in the iPhone is less than what Apple charges for a single wall plug.
As Apple recently acknowledged it is rarely first to market with any new technology, which shows it is relying heavily on the R&D investments in the most revolutionary technologies by companies like Qualcomm. We are confident these truths will prevail in our legal disputes with Apple.
http://bgr.com/2017/06/21/apple-v-qualcomm-lawsuit-case/
European Industrial and Academic Partners Join to Develop a 5G Mobile Transport Platform for Verticals
Date : 06/21/2017 @ 3:30AM
A consortium of European industrial and academic partners launched its activities towards the development of a Software Defined Networking/Network Function Virtualization-based 5G Mobile Transport and Computing Platform. The consortium, 5G-TRANSFORMER, targets support of multiple vertical tenants with a diverse set of networking and computing requirements, from industries including automotive, healthcare, and media. The consortium comprises 18 partners, including leading international vendors (NEC, Ericsson, Nokia, InterDigital), operators (Orange, Telefonica), vertical industries (CRF – The Research Center of FCA, ATOS, Ayuntamiento de Madrid), SMEs (Nextworks, Mirantis), and research institutes and universities (b<>com, University Carlos III of Madrid, CTTC, Politecnico di Torino, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Eurecom, ITRI (Taiwan)). The 30-month project, which started on 1st June 2017, received a grant of 7.98 M€ from the European Commission.
The 5G-TRANSFORMER concept originates from enabling standard technological frameworks for slicing, namely Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN), and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC). The networking and computing fabric aggregates and federates multiple domains and infrastructure providers into a single platform where multiple transport slices will be created and managed. The 5G-TRANSFORMER project will leverage on the solutions developed in the H2020 5G-PPP phase-1 projects, such as 5G-Crosshaul and 5GEx.
5G-TRANSFORMER envisions three main architectural building blocks, which are Vertical Slicer for supporting the creation and management of slices to verticals; Service Orchestrator for end-to-end service orchestration and federation of resources from multiple domains; and MTP as the underlying integrated fronthaul and backhaul transport. The project will focus on the following activities to accelerate the deployment of mobile transport network slices tailored to vertical industries (with special focus on low latency):
•Develop the mobile transport network slicing mechanisms for enabling dynamic creation and management of slices for vertical industries through abstraction, simple interfaces and service blueprints.
•Evolve the 5GEx cross-domain orchestration and federation mechanisms and apply them to the mobile transport network, considering interworking with the domains of vertical industries.
•Augment the current design of the underlying 5G-Crosshaul transport network by integrating emerging MEC service platform deemed necessary for the support of vertical industries.
The concept will be designed, developed and demonstrated for three vertical industries: eHealth, Automotive, and Media & Entertainment, in addition to the more conventional mobile (virtual) network operator scenario. Trials are scheduled at different test beds in Europe during the course of the project in 2018 and 2019.
“InterDigital Europe is excited to be part of this pioneering project that is exploring the frontiers of network slicing and related technologies that will provide the foundation for next generation 5G networks,” said Alan Carlton, Vice President, InterDigital Europe.
For more information:
Project Web Page:
https://5g-transformer.eu
Social media:
Twitter and Instagram: @5g_transformer
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/5g-transformer-eu-project-a05311144/
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Apple Says Qualcomm Has Overcharged Billions of Dollars By 'Double-Dipping' on iPhone's Innovation
Tuesday June 20, 2017 9:32 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple has expanded its lawsuit against Qualcomm, accusing the wireless chipmaker of "double-dipping" by way of unfair patent licensing agreements, according to an amended complaint filed with a United States federal court in San Diego today.
The complaint broadens the claims Apple made in its original lawsuit against Qualcomm in January, when it sued the chipmaker for $1 billion in alleged unpaid royalty rebates. Apple also accused its longtime supplier of the iPhone's wireless chip of engaging in anticompetitive licensing practices.
Since the original iPhone, Qualcomm has supplied Apple with modems that enable the smartphone to, for example, connect to a Wi-Fi or LTE network. But as the iPhone has gained more features, Apple argues that Qualcomm has been unfairly "levying its own tax" on those innovations through "exorbitant royalties."
Apple said Qualcomm wrongly bases its royalties on a percentage of the entire iPhone's value, despite supplying just a single component of the device.
As Apple innovates, Qualcomm demands more. Qualcomm had nothing to do with creating the revolutionary Touch ID, the world’s most popular camera, or the Retina display Apple’s customers love, yet Qualcomm wants to be paid as if these (and future) breakthroughs belong to it. Qualcomm insists in this Court that it should be entitled to rely on the same business model it applied over a decade ago to the flip phone but while that model may have been defensible when a phone was just a phone, today it amounts to a scheme of extortion that allows Qualcomm unfairly to maintain and entrench its existing monopoly.
The licensing agreements are in addition to paying for the wireless chips themselves. Apple said Qualcomm's "double-dipping, extra-reward system" is precisely the kind that the U.S. Supreme Court recently forbade in a lawsuit between Lexmark and a small company reselling its printer cartridges.
If that were not enough, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., condemned Qualcomm’s business model as a violation of U.S. patent law. The Supreme Court flatly rejected Qualcomm’s business model, holding that a patent holder may demand only “one reward” for its patented products, and when it has secured the reward for its invention, it may not, under the patent laws, further restrict the use or enjoyment of the item. Qualcomm, by its own admission, will not sell chips to manufacturers who do not also pay separate royalties and enter Qualcomm licenses at usurious rates. This is precisely the kind of double-dipping, extra-reward system that the Court’s decision in Lexmark forbids.
Apple said it has been "overcharged billions of dollars" due to Qualcomm's so-called "illegal scheme," including the $1 billion in unpaid royalty rebates that led Apple to sue Qualcomm in January.
In its countersuit, Qualcomm accused Apple of failing to engage in good faith negotiations for a license to its 3G and 4G standard essential patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
Apple, however, argues that Qualcomm's monopolistic licensing demands violate its FRAND obligations.
By tying together the markets for chipsets and licenses to technology in cellular standards, Qualcomm illegally enhances and strengthens its monopoly in each market and eliminates competition. Then, Qualcomm leverages its market power to extract exorbitant royalties, later agreeing to reduce those somewhat only in exchange for additional anticompetitive advantages and restrictions on challenging Qualcomm’s power, further solidifying its stranglehold on the industry.
Apple also claims that Qualcomm has never made it a worldwide offer on FRAND terms for a direct license to its patented technologies.
Apple said Qualcomm subsequently filing lawsuits against iPhone manufacturers Foxconn, Pegatron, Wistron, and Compal reveals "its true bullying nature," calling it "a blatant attempt to exert pressure on Apple to acquiesce to" its "non-FRAND royalty demands" by attacking its smaller contract manufacturers.
Qualcomm knows that these are companies who have been effectively coerced by its monopoly practices in the past. Qualcomm knows that these companies merely pass through the usuriously high royalty demanded by Qualcomm and so have little incentive to resist its monopolistic tactics.
Apple has called for the court to declare Qualcomm's patents in the lawsuit unessential to 3G/4G standards used in the iPhone and its other products, and to prevent Qualcomm from taking any adverse or legal action against Apple's contract manufacturers related to the allegations in today's amended complaint.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/20/apple-vs-qualcomm-double-dipping/
United States Patent 9,686,713
Farley , et al. June 20, 2017
Application specific traffic optimization in a wireless link
Abstract
A packet data system such as a TCP/IP network transmits packets containing a variety of data types along links in the network. Packets are transmitted in a stream between nodes interconnected by the links connections, which conform to a transport layer protocol such as TCP, UDP, and RSTP, and include wireless links, which transmit packets using a radio frequency (RF) medium. By examining the data in a packet, performance characteristics such as a port number are determined. The performance characteristics indicate the application type, and therefore, the data type, of the packets carried on the connection. Since certain data types, such as streaming audio and video, are more loss tolerant, determination of the data type is used to compute link control parameters for the wireless link which that are optimal to the type of data being transmitted over the link.
Inventors:
Farley; Kevin L. (Wake Forest, NC), Proctor; James A. (Indialantic, FL)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
IPR Licensing, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002666505
Appl. No.:
14/927,718
Filed:
October 30, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160050584 A1 Feb 18, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13108481 May 16, 2011 9210616
11193587 May 17, 2011 7944845
09777555 Aug 30, 2005 6937562
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0268 (20130101); H04L 1/0015 (20130101); H04L 1/0017 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20130101); H04L 43/00 (20130101); H04L 47/2416 (20130101); H04L 47/2441 (20130101); H04L 65/60 (20130101); H04L 65/80 (20130101); H04L 69/16 (20130101); H04L 69/165 (20130101); H04L 69/18 (20130101); H04W 28/18 (20130101); H04L 43/087 (20130101); H04L 43/0829 (20130101); H04L 43/0852 (20130101); H04W 24/00 (20130101); H04W 28/06 (20130101); H04W 80/00 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04L 12/851 (20130101); H04L 12/853 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 12/26 (20060101); H04W 28/18 (20090101); H04W 80/00 (20090101); H04W 28/06 (20090101); H04W 24/00 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,686,635
Watfa , et al. June 20, 2017
System level procedures and methods to enable data sharing in cellular network
Abstract
Methods and systems may enable the setup and configuration of proximity services between wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) over different sharing paths including via a direct air interface, a radio access network (RAN) or one or more network nodes. Mobility management entities (MMEs) may exchange messages to initiate, modify or terminate a proximity service session between WTRUs, and may negotiate data paths for proximity services with or without the assistance of WTRUs. WTRU-to-WTRU control plane messages may be exchanged between WTRUs with limited involvement from other network entities and may avoid the setup of resources for data plane communications. Mobility management entities (MMEs) may exchange messages to initiate, modify or terminate a proximity service session between WTRUs, and may negotiate data paths for proximity services with or without the assistance of WTRUs.
Inventors:
Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA), Wang; Peter S. (East Setauket, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002661544
Appl. No.:
13/891,586
Filed:
May 10, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130303088 A1 Nov 14, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61645437 May 10, 2012
61682910 Aug 14, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 4/008 (20130101); H04W 4/00 (20130101); H04W 76/023 (20130101); H04W 4/001 (20130101); H04W 4/02 (20130101); H04W 4/023 (20130101); H04W 84/08 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 7/00 (20060101); H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 4/02 (20090101); H04W 84/08 (20090101
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United States Patent 9,686,707
Pani , et al. June 20, 2017
Method and apparatus for detecting and measuring for Home Node-Bs
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to detect and perform measurements with respect to Home Node-Bs (HNB) and Home evolved Node-Bs (H(e)NB) (collectively "HNB"). The methods may include generating and transmitting a request for a measurement configuration that may include gap allocations to detect and measure a primary scrambling code or a physical cell identity of a target HNB for at least one frequency or radio access technology (RAT). The request may be in response to the WTRU entering a HNB cell for which the WTRU has stored fingerprint information and whose closed subscriber group ID is in the WTRU's whitelist. The network may configure the WTRU to measure the requested frequency or RAT in response to the proximity report/request. Methods are described for releasing the measurement configuration.
Inventors:
Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Gomes; Sylvie (Manhasset, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002661610
Appl. No.:
14/626,235
Filed:
February 19, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150163690 A1 Jun 11, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14106077 Dec 13, 2013 8996015
12818474 Jan 21, 2014 8634836
61218824 Jun 19, 2009
61248003 Oct 2, 2009
61247968 Oct 2, 2009
61250255 Oct 9, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 24/10 (20130101); H04W 8/005 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101); H04W 48/20 (20130101); H04W 84/045 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 48/16 (20090101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); H04W 8/00 (20090101); H04W 48/20 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)
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