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United States Patent 9,609,650
Pan , et al. March 28, 2017
Adaptive uplink/downlink timeslot assignment in a hybrid wireless time division multiple access/code division multiple access communication system
Abstract
A method and apparatus for adaptive uplink/downlink resource assignment may include determining uplink interference associated with each of several uplink resources. A wireless network device may produce an uplink list with values for the uplink resources. The device may compare a downlink power level to at least one threshold for each of the downlink resources, wherein at least two of the downlink resources are each associated with a different portion of a frame. The device may produce a downlink list, which may be a bit stream providing an indication, for each downlink resource, indicating whether each of the downlink resources have a downlink power level which is less than or equal to the at least one threshold. The device may send the uplink and downlink lists and may receive an uplink list and a downlink list from each of several neighboring wireless network devices.
Inventors:
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Zeira; Ariela (Huntington, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002488705
Appl. No.:
15/161,990
Filed:
May 23, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160270077 A1 Sep 15, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14746402 Jun 22, 2015 9350521
14337868 Jun 23, 2015 9066341
12348637 Sep 23, 2014 8842644
11347340 Jan 6, 2009 7474644
09910329 Feb 7, 2006 6996078
60221009 Jul 27, 2000
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0446 (20130101); H04L 5/0073 (20130101); H04W 52/143 (20130101); H04W 72/1268 (20130101); H04W 72/1273 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,609,686
Cave , et al. March 28, 2017
Method and apparatus for simultaneously receiving on two carriers and performing discontinuous transmission and reception in dual cell high speed downlink packet access
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for simultaneously receiving on two carriers and performing discontinuous transmission (DTX) and discontinuous reception (DRX) in dual cell high speed downlink packet access (DC-HSDPA) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives a message for activating DRX for at least one of an anchor carrier and a supplementary carrier and applies the same DRX pattern to the anchor carrier and the supplementary carrier upon reception of the message. The message may be received via a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) order. The WTRU may activate or de-activate the supplementary carrier based on the physical layer signal. Upon activation of the supplementary carrier, the WTRU may apply the same DRX pattern on both the anchor carrier and the supplementary carrier. The WTRU may flush a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer associated with the supplementary carrier upon de-activation of the supplementary carrier.
Inventors:
Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Pelletier; Benoit (Roxboro, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002488737
Appl. No.:
15/048,357
Filed:
February 19, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160174290 A1 Jun 16, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14554673 Nov 26, 2014 9307572
12429797 Jan 6, 2015 8929301
61047878 Apr 25, 2008
61085051 Jul 31, 2008
61113149 Nov 10, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/048 (20130101); H04L 1/1835 (20130101); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 76/04 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04L 1/18 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,609,689
Miller , et al. March 28, 2017
Method and apparatus for self configuration of LTE e-Node Bs
Abstract
The present invention is a procedure for a self configuring eNB/E-UTRAN. The eNB/E-UTRAN interacts with the Enhanced Packet Core (EPC) of the LTE network in order to complete the mutual authentication task between the eNB and the EPC and other operating procedures in the eNB self configuration phase.
Inventors:
Miller; James M. (Melville, NY), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002488740
Appl. No.:
15/068,991
Filed:
March 14, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160198521 A1 Jul 7, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14601332 Jan 21, 2015 9320066
11875693 Mar 10, 2015 8977839
60862341 Oct 20, 2006
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 84/18 (20130101); H04J 11/00 (20130101); H04L 63/0869 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04W 64/003 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04W 76/02 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04W 24/02 (20130101); H04W 88/12 (20130101); H04W 88/14 (20130101); H04W 88/16 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 64/00 (20090101); H04J 11/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 84/18 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 24/02 (20090101); H04W 88/16 (20090101); H04W 88/12 (20090101); H04W 88/14 (20090101)
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Nokia seeking access to Samsung documents to aid its patent lawsuit battle with Apple
Ben Lovejoy - Mar. 27th 2017
The back-and-forth patent lawsuits between Apple and Nokia could be about to get more interesting. Nokia is seeking access to documents from Samsung’s patent battles with Apple to assist its own case.
Apple sued Nokia last year, claiming that the company had deliberately excluded some patents from an agreement between the two companies, subsequently transferring five of them to a patent troll which unsuccessfully tried to extort $100M from the Cupertino company. Apple seemingly filed the lawsuit in an attempt to head off any further such attempts …
Nokia hit back with its own lawsuit, accusing Apple of several instances of patent infringement. It is now seeking to get access to documents and deposition testimony from Samsung’s own patent-related legal battles with Apple.
Patently Apple spotted that Nokia has issued a motion for a court in Washington DC to grant it access to the materials which is says are ‘highly relevant’ to its own dispute with Apple.
The Letter seeks documents and deposition testimony from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., based in the Republic of Korea. The evidence sought by Nokia is highly relevant to the Investigation and unobtainable by other means.
The motion claims that the evidence it seeks has already been ruled to be relevant, reasonably limited and timely. Check out our earlier coverage for more background on the case.
https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/27/nokia-apple-patent-lawsuit-samsung-documents-testimony/
Has IDCC ever before been the Defendant in a case against Microsoft or Nokia?
Qualcomm licensing blocked Samsung from selling Exynos chips
By Alex Dobie ?Monday, Mar 27, 2017 at 5:54 am EDT
Deal dating back to 1993 is reportedly why we're not seeing more non-Samsung phones running Exynos.
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has claimed that Qualcomm blocked Samsung from selling its own Exynos processors to other manufacturers through a patent licensing deal, ZDNet reports.
The deal reportedly dates back to 1993, when an agreement was reached to allow Samsung to make its own modem chips using certain CDMA patents, but only for use in its own phones. Subsequently, either Samsung or the phone maker would've had to pay Qualcomm licensing fees if they wanted to use an Exynos SoC in a non-Samsung phone. Talks between the two to reach an alternative agreement reportedly broke down in 2013.
Since then, non-Samsung Exynos phones have been few and far between, with the Meizu Pro 5, being a rare example.
Qualcomm's patents are considered standards essential patents, which must be licensed under fair terms, and the chip giant fell foul of Korea's regulators last December, when it was handed an $865 million fine. Qualcomm is currently fighting a ruling which would require it to change its licensing terms.
While Qualcomm's licensing terms may hold back Samsung's semiconductor business, the group has benefitted in other areas from Qualcomm's dominance. The past two generations of high-end Snapdragon processors have been manufactured by Samsung, and the upcoming Galaxy S8 is widely reported to have first dibs on the upcoming Snapdragon 835, giving Samsung a competitive advantage over rivals.
Qualcomm faces similar legal action in from the U.S. FTC over allegedly abusive licensing practices, and in 2015 it paid a $975 million antitrust fine in China. Apple is currently suing the firm in the U.S. and China, claiming Qualcomm has abused its position in the market.
http://www.androidcentral.com/qualcomm-licensing-blocked-samsung-selling-exynos-chips
Qualcomm blocked Samsung from selling Exynos processors
Posted: 27 Mar 2017, 05:57, by Damian M.
Samsung has proven to manufacture very solid processors. Its Exynos chips have always been on par with the best, and they have produced consistent results that rival those of Qualcomm's Snapdragon. So, in case you were wondering why Samsung doesn't sell its chips to other smartphone manufacturers, safe for some Meizu models, you're not alone.
For a long time the most popular opinion was that Samsung was just trying to protect its chip-making technology, but a new report out of South Korea claims otherwise. According to said report, Qualcomm has blocked Samsung from selling its Exynos processors to other manufacturers.
The report claims that Qualcomm abused a “standard-essential patent” license in order to prevent Samsung from selling its processor to third-party manufacturers for about 25 years. The unfair practice came to light in the Fair Trade Commission's resolution on its case of Qualcomm's abuse of market power.
The resolution by the Fair Trade Commission states that “Samsung Electronics has been blocked from selling its modem chipsets to other smartphone manufacturers due to a license deal it signed with Qualcomm.”
This new revelation is only a small piece of the puzzle. The Fair Trade Commission already fined Qualcomm $873 million after concluding that the chip-maker had used its market position unfairly in South Korea.
source: TheKoreaEconomicDaily via SamMobile
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Qualcomm-blocked-Samsung-from-selling-Exynos-processors_id92449
Undervalued InterDigital Inc, Well Positioned For Growth In 5G And The IoT
By The Acquirer's Multiple • on March 20, 2017 9:36 pm • in Value Investing
One of the cheapest stocks in our All Investable – Stock Screener is InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC).
InterDigital Inc (InterDigital) designs and develops advanced technologies that enable and enhance wireless communications and capabilities. Since 1972, InterDigital engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in digital cellular and wireless products and networks, including 2G, 3G, 4G and IEEE 802-related products and networks. The company is a leading innovator in the wireless communications industry and a recognized thought leader in 5G and the IoT technology.
A quick look at the company’s share price (below) over the past twelve months shows that the price is up 59% to $85.45 compared to March 2016. That is 17% off its 52 week high of $102.30.
InterDigital recently released its Q4 2016 and FY2016 earnings report. The company stated FY2016 total revenue of $665.9 million compared to $441.4 million in 2015, a 51% increase. This shows that InterDigital had its best ever year. While that was clearly great news for the company, investors chose to focus instead on the company’s short term outlook for Q1 2017 revenue, which is expected to be in the range of $91 million and $96 million, and subsequently sold off shares, resulting in a one day drop of 14% from $101 to $87 on February 23.
This is exactly the type of short-term vision that presents longer term investors with an opportunity to capitalize on what is now an undervalued successful business. Here’s why.
It’s important to understand the type of business in which InterDigital operates where revenues can be lumpy.
Most of the company’s patent license agreements are structured on a royalty-bearing basis, while others are structured on a paid-up basis or a combination thereof. Upon entering into a new patent license agreement, the licensee typically agrees to pay consideration for sales made prior to the effective date of the license agreement (i.e., past patent royalties) and also agrees to pay royalties or license fees on licensed products sold during the term of the agreement. It is generally expected that new license agreements will follow this model.
Almost all of InterDigital’s patent license agreements provide for the payment of royalties based on sales of licensed products designed to operate in accordance with particular standards (convenience-based licenses), as opposed to the payment of royalties if the manufacture, sale or use of the licensed product infringes one of the company’s patents (infringement-based licenses).
Basically, what that all means is that InterDigital can receive significant revenues in one quarter followed by much lower revenues in a following quarter depending on a number of variables. A quick look at the company’s last five quarters below illustrates the point.
Fiscal Period (Amounts in Millions) Dec16 Sep16 Jun16 Mar16 Dec15
Revenue 273.9 208.3 75.9 107.8 112.1
(Source, Company reports)
What’s more important than the outlook for the next quarter is the consideration of what the company achieved in 2016 and how that will impact its future. Prior to 2016 InterDigital already had a patent licensing agreement with Samsung, the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones. Samsung accounted for approximately 10% of the company’s total revenues in 2016. During FY2016 the company also secured two other significant licensing agreements.
Huawei
During Q3 2016, InterDigital secured a multi-year, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Huawei, the world’s third largest manufacturer of smartphones. The agreement covers sales of Huawei and its affiliates’ 3G and 4G terminal unit products and sets forth cash payments to InterDigital and a process for the transfer of patents from Huawei to InterDigital. More importantly, the agreement includes a co-operation component regarding ongoing joint research and development.
Regarding the co-operation component CEO Bill Merritt said, “We love agreements to have a cooperation component because experience has shown that these are the easiest to renew and because we are confident in our InterDigital’s labs team’s ability to drive or deliver great value.”
Under the terms of the patent license agreement with Huawei, InterDigital recorded $154.8 million of revenue during 2016, including $121.5 million of past sales. The company will record future revenue under the agreement on a straight-line basis over its term.
What sometimes gets overlooked is that part of the agreement included patents from Huawei. InterDigital received half of the patents as of December 31, 2016, and we will receive the remaining patents by June 30, 2017. Of the $154.8 million of revenue recorded under the agreement to date, 95% related to cash receipts and 5% related to the patents transferred to date. The company has chosen to defer recognition of revenue related to the patents yet to be transferred, as their value will not be determinable until the completion of the transfer process.
Apple Inc
During Q4 2016, InterDigital secured a multi-year, royalty-bearing, worldwide and non-exclusive license agreement with Apple, the world’s second largest manufacturer of smartphones. The agreement sets forth terms covering the sale by Apple of its products and services, including, but not limited to, its 3G, 4G and future generation cellular and wireless-enabled products.
The agreement gives Apple the right to terminate certain rights and obligations under the license for the period after September 30, 2021, but has the potential to provide a license to Apple for a total of up to six years. Our agreement with Apple is a multiple-element arrangement for accounting purposes.
InterDigital recorded $169.3 million of revenue under this patent license agreement during 2016, including $141.4 million of past sales, and will recognize future revenue under the agreement on a straight-line basis over its term.
That means InterDigital now has the top three vendors in the world under agreement which provides the company with more revenue stability and visibility.
“In fact the recurring revenue from those agreements combined with the past sales collection and contribution from our other license fees, resulted in our finest financial year ever. And it’s from that incredibly solid foundation that we believe we can grow the business even further.”, said CEO Bill Merritt during his latest earnings call.
In addition to the two new contracts with Huawei and Apple, the company also acquired Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
Acquisition – Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc
One of the company’s major objectives in 2016 was to make acquisitions that would drive its core business even further. In December 20, 2016 InterDigital met its objective when it acquired Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. (Hillcrest) for approximately $48.0 million in cash.
Hillcrest is a recognized leader in sensors and sensor fusion. Sensor processing and sensor fusion is an important emerging technology area, with multiple applications in IoT, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, and other areas. Hillcrest fits perfectly into the company’s M&A strategy providing additional areas of deep competence that complement InterDigital’s very strong position in wireless technology. That new area of competence not only includes a strong technology offering and patent portfolio but also the R&D capability to allow those elements to grow.
In terms of the R&D capability provided by Hillcrest, CEO Bill Merritt said during his latest earnings call, “Indeed, that is the bedrock of our successful R&D backed licensing business. It is not that we just have patents, it is that we have recognized core strength in an area of importance to mobile devices, a strength that is embodied in the extreme competence of our engineering teams, the accuracy of our forward vision, our leadership positions in a standards bodies, the size and quality of the patent portfolio, and how often people reference InterDigital as a thought leader in our space.”
Competitive Advantage
In addition to the company’s continual pursuit of accretive and value add acquisitions, InterDigital has developed a strong competitive advantage through its collaboration with standards bodies, equipment manufacturers, and software solution providers.
In 2016 InterDigital joined Avanci, the industry’s first marketplace for the licensing of cellular standards-essential technology for the Internet of Things (IoT). The licensing platform brings together some of InterDigital’s peers in standards-essential technology leadership, and makes 2G, 3G and 4G standards-essential patents available to IoT players in specific product segments with one flat-rate license. The Avanci licensing programs in specific product segments for the IoT industry will provide access to the entire applicable standards-essential wireless patent portfolios held by all of the platform participants, as well as any additions to their portfolios during the term of the license.
Cooperating with Avanci, partners like Qualcomm, Ericsson and others represented the most effective and efficient means of pursuing the licensing of what will be a vast and diverse market. So far the company is said to be very happy with the progress being made by Avanci.
Another example is InterDigital’s recent strategic technology partnership with CA Technologies, a leading software solution provider.
This collaboration will offer a comprehensive IoT solution with CA Technologies’ market leading mobile app development, API management, and advanced security capabilities. “As part of their journey toward Digital Transformation, organizations are investing more heavily in IoT. This requires a modern app architecture that supports seamless integration, but at the scale and with the security necessary to support billions of connected devices to the enterprise,” said Richard Pulliam, Vice President, Strategy, CA Technologies. “In collaboration with InterDigital, our customers can rely on an enterprise grade mobile and IoT solution to meet the needs of a wide range of verticals, including Energy & Utilities and Smart Cities.”
InterDigital’s comprehensive standards-based IoT platform enables solution providers to consolidate varied and disparate data feeds, enable real-time monitoring and data analysis while enabling back-end systems integration. “CA Technologies is a leader in enterprise software and security and we are pleased to embark on this partnership to help meet the demands of a rapidly evolving market,” said Jim Nolan, EVP, IoT Solutions, InterDigital. “The interoperability benefits of an open horizontal platform and data truly materialize in applications that InterDigital has been creating with its premier partners such as CA.”
Yet another example was the company’s 2016 partnership with Harman, a connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets.
As part of the initial roll-out, HARMAN and InterDigital will be offering the company’s oneMPOWER™ based IoT solution to companies in the smart infrastructure market, including smart home, commercial real-estate, smart retail and smart manufacturing applications.
Combining InterDigital’s oneMPOWER IoT platform and HARMAN’s excellence in IoT systems integration and service management, the two companies will provide customers a unique way to accelerate the definition and deployment of tailored, scalable and interoperable IoT solutions aimed to maximize business results.
“There is a massive space for further growth in IoT applications that will benefit a broad range of market segments,” said InterDigital’s James Nolan, EVP, IoT Solutions. “This collaboration with HARMAN, a long standing global provider of connected services, provides an exciting opportunity to bring our horizontal oneM2M compliant oneMPOWER IoT platform and expertise in wireless connectivity across a number of growing verticals.”
It’s these types of collaborations, combined with the company’s smart acquisitions, like the 2016 acquisition of Hillcrest, combined with the sizeable opportunities in 5G and IoT that will sustain InterDigital’s revenue growth and strong position into the future.
Well Run Business
What sometimes gets overlooked by investors is just how well InterDigital is managed from a financial perspective. InterDigital has an extremely low cost based with gross margins of 83% (ttm) and operating margins of 66% (ttm). The result is that most of the top line revenue filters through to the bottom line net income margins of 47% (ttm).
The real strength of the company however, lies in its very strong balance sheet and free cash flows. A quick look at the company’s balance sheet ending December 2016 below shows that InterDigital had cash and cash equivalents of $953 million and total debt of $272 million, or a net cash minus total debt amount of $681 million. InterDigital is therefore well placed to pursue sought after acquisitions.
Fiscal Period (Amounts in Millions) Dec16
Cash And Cash Equivalents 404.1
Marketable Securities 548.7
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 952.8
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt —
Long-Term Debt 272
(Source, Company Reports)
Loads of Free Cash Flow
When you combine the company’s strong balance sheet with its significant amounts of free cash flow, you start to get an idea of the real value of InterDigital.
A quick look at the company’s trailing twelve month cash flow statements below shows InterDigital generated $431 million (ttm) in operating cash flow. At the same time, the company had just $43.5 million (ttm) in capex, which equates to $387 million (ttm) in free cash flow. With a current market cap of $2.93 Billion that means the company has a FCF/Price yield of 13% (ttm).
Fiscal Period (Amounts in Millions) Dec16 Sep16 Jun16 Mar16
Cash Flow from Operations 233.3 -10.2 191.4 16.2
Capital Expenditure -10.9 -9.4 -9 -14.2
Free Cash Flow 222.4 -19.6 182.5 2.1
(Source, Company reports)
Valuation
In terms of the company’s valuation, if we subtract the $681 million in net cash and cash equivalents from the company’s current market cap of $2.93 Billion and factor in minority interests that means InterDigital has an Enterprise Value (EV) of $2.26 Billion. With $387 million (ttm) in free cash flow, that means InterDigital has a FCF/EV Yield of 17%.
We favor EV over market capitalization as it includes additional liabilities–like debt, preferred equity and non-controlling interests–if you were to purchase the entire company. EV is calculated as:
Market Cap + Preferred Equity + Non-Controlling Interests + Total Debt – Cash and Equivalents.
With an Enterprise Value (EV) of $2.26 Billion and Operating Earnings* of $440 million (ttm), that means InterDigital is currently trading on an Acquirer’s Multiple of 5.15 or, 5.15 times Operating Earnings*.
The Acquirer’s Multiple is defined as:
Enterprise Value/Operating Earnings*
*We make adjustments to operating earnings by constructing an operating earnings figure from the top of the income statement down, where EBIT and EBITDA are constructed from the bottom up. Calculating operating earnings from the top down standardizes the metric, making a comparison across companies, industries and sectors possible, and, by excluding special items–income that a company does not expect to recur in future years–ensures that these earnings are related only to operations.
With a FCF/Price Yield of 13% (ttm), a FCF/EV Yield of 17% (ttm) and an Acquirer’s Multiple of 5.15, or 5.15 times Operating Earnings*, that places InterDigital squarely in undervalued territory.
Summary
InterDigital is a leading innovator in the wireless communications industry and a recognized thought leader in 5G technology. Despite posting a 51% increase in FY2016 revenue compared to the pcp, short-term investors have recently chosen to focus on the company’s short term Q1 2017 revenue which presents a great opportunity for longer term focused investors.
What seems to have been overlooked by these short term investors is that by the end of 2016 InterDigital had the top three smartphone manufacturers in the world; Samsung, Apple, and Huawei, under agreement which provides the company with ongoing revenue stability and visibility. Add to this the company’s strong competitive advantage, which has been achieved through its collaboration with standards bodies, equipment manufacturers, and software solution providers. This was highlighted with InterDigital joining Avanci in 2016.
Cooperating with Avanci, partners like Qualcomm, Ericsson and others represented the most effective and efficient means of pursuing InterDigital’s licensing of what will be a vast and diverse market. Other collaboration examples include InterDigital’s recent strategic technology partnership with CA Technologies, a leading software solution provider and Harman, a connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets.
It’s these types of collaborations, combined with the company’s smart acquisitions, like the 2016 acquisition of Hillcrest, combined with the sizeable opportunities in 5G and IoT that will sustain InterDigital’s revenue growth and strong position into the future.
InterDigital is an extremely low-cost operation with gross margins of 83% (ttm), operating margins of 66% (ttm), and net income margins of 47% (ttm). The company is operationally efficient with a strong balance sheet and loads of free cash flow.
In terms the InterDigital’s valuation. The company is currently trading on a FCF/Price Yield of 13% (ttm), a FCF/EV Yield of 17% (ttm) and an Acquirer’s Multiple of 5.15, or 5.15 times Operating Earnings*. Add to this the company’s P/E of 9.75 and InterDigital remains squarely in undervalued territory.
http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/03/undervalued-interdigital-inc-well-positioned-growth-5g-iot/
United States Patent 9,602,144
Aycin , et al. March 21, 2017
Method and apparatus for processing multiple wireless communication services
Abstract
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for processing multiple wireless communication services in a receiver. A receiver receives more than one wireless communication service simultaneously via a wireless interface. Each service is transmitted via a different carrier frequency band. The multiple received carrier signals are down-converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) band using a mixer and a local oscillator (LO). The LO frequencies are set such that the down-converted IF bands of the multiple services are fallen into a single IF band.
Inventors:
Aycin; Erica Ellyn (W. Babylon, NY), Klahn; Gerard (Sayville, NY), Haque; Tanbir (Long Island City, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Aycin; Erica Ellyn
Klahn; Gerard
Haque; Tanbir
W. Babylon
Sayville
Long Island City
NY
NY
NY
US
US
US
Assignee:
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002473617
Appl. No.:
11/156,745
Filed:
June 20, 2005
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20060046773 A1 Mar 2, 2006
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
60604582 Aug 26, 2004
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04B 1/0057 (20130101); H04B 1/0071 (20130101); H04B 1/0085 (20130101)
Current International Class: H03D 7/16 (20060101); H04B 1/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;455/203,180.1,188.1,164.1,70,254,131,561,553,77,81,189,557,143,84,86,142,189.1,74,306,550,150.1,179.
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United States Patent 9,602,555
Shaheen March 21, 2017
Collaborative session control transfer and inter-device transfer in internet protocol multimedia subsystem
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to request collaborative session control transfer for transferring control of an Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) collaborative session from a controller WTRU to another WTRU, such as a controllee WTRU. The collaborative session control transfer request is sent to an IMS Service Centralization and Continuity Application Server (SCC AS). Methods and apparatus are also disclosed for a WTRU to request inter device transfer (IDT) for transferring an IMS collaborative session media session flow from one WTRU to another WTRU.
Inventors:
Shaheen; Kamel M. (King of Prussia, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Shaheen; Kamel M.
King of Prussia
PA
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002473982
Appl. No.:
12/943,327
Filed:
November 10, 2010
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20110110275 A1 May 12, 2011
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61259818 Nov 10, 2009
61264052 Nov 24, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 65/1086 (20130101); H04L 65/1089 (20130101); H04L 29/06353 (20130101); H04L 29/06414 (20130101); H04M 7/006 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04M 7/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/260,216,431 ;379/242
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United States Patent 9,603,048
Pelletier , et al. March 21, 2017
Random access procedures in wireless systems
Abstract
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may detect cell congestion by selecting a preamble type as a function of priority level, transmitting the preamble to a serving cell, receiving a random access response (RAR) from the serving cell, determining a congestion state of the serving cell as a function of the received RAR, and/or responding to the congestion state of the serving cell. RACH functionality may be improved by allocating one or more sets of Physical RACH (PRACH) resources to a WTRU. The WTRU may configure the additional PRACH resources based on the allocation. A WTRU may determine a second set of PRACH resources based at least in part on a first set of PRACH resources. A WTRU may determine additional sets of PRACH preambles and may utilize modified PRACH preambles and/or modified PRACH preamble formats. The WTRU may signal additional PRACH resources.
Inventors:
Pelletier; Ghyslain (Laval, CA), Ahmad; Saad (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002474406
Appl. No.:
13/838,231
Filed:
March 15, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130242730 A1 Sep 19, 2013
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Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61611836 Mar 16, 2012
61644562 May 9, 2012
61678387 Aug 1, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0284 (20130101); H04L 1/0046 (20130101); H04L 1/0072 (20130101); H04W 74/0833 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/252,230,254,328-329,315,342 ;455/404.1,450,455
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United States Patent 9,603,099
Shin , et al. March 21, 2017
Apparatus and method for uplink power control for a wireless transmitter/receiver unit utilizing multiple carriers
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining uplink power in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU operates in a carrier aggregated system. The WTRU is configured to receive a plurality of uplink power parameters indexed to one of a plurality of uplink carriers and receive a transmit power control command indexed to the one of the plurality of uplink carriers. The WTRU is configured to determine a pathloss of the one of the plurality of uplink carriers and determine a transmit power for the one of the plurality of uplink carriers based on the plurality of power parameters, the transmit power control command, and the pathloss.
Inventors:
Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY), Levy; Joseph S. (Merrick, NY), Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Bala; Erdem (Farmingdale, NY), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Koo; Changsoo (Melville, NY), Dennean; Charles A. (Melville, NY), Zeira; Eldad M. (Huntington, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002474456
Appl. No.:
14/658,792
Filed:
March 16, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150189601 A1 Jul 2, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12703092 Feb 9, 2010 8982801
61151174 Feb 9, 2009
61152351 Feb 13, 2009
61234226 Aug 14, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/16 (20130101); H04W 52/242 (20130101); H04W 52/281 (20130101); H04W 72/0413 (20130101); H04W 72/0473 (20130101); H04W 52/08 (20130101); H04W 52/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 52/28 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 52/16 (20090101); H04W 52/10 (20090101); H04W 52/08 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/252,241,311 ;455/522,69
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United States Patent 9,603,149
Goldberg March 21, 2017
Method and system for optimizing power resources in wireless devices
Abstract
A method and system is disclosed for a device to quickly determine if data is being sent to it. If no data is being sent to the device, the device may return to a sleep mode so as to conserve energy. The present invention includes organizing and transmitting, one at a time, all device destination identifiers. If a message listing search indicates that no message is being sent for a device, the device can continue with any other activity that needs servicing, or if no other activity is pending, it may shut down to conserve power until the next wake up period arrives. If the search returns a positive indication, the count value when the identifier is found can be used to determine the location of the pointer to the message.
Inventors:
Goldberg; Steven J. (Delray Beach, FL)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002474505
Appl. No.:
14/551,820
Filed:
November 24, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150078317 A1 Mar 19, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13430240 Mar 26, 2012 8897189
11081294 Mar 27, 2012 8144637
10334433 Sep 27, 2005 6950684
60377038 May 1, 2002
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0473 (20130101); H04W 52/0229 (20130101); H04W 68/025 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 68/02 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,603,161
Sammour , et al. March 21, 2017
Method and apparatus for prioritizing logical channels
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for prioritizing logical channels when a new transmission is performed. Logical channel resources are allocated for available data to a plurality of logical channels. A maximum bit rate (MBR) credit (i.e., token) is decremented in a buffer (i.e., bucket) associated with a particular one of the logical channels by the size of a medium access control (MAC) service data unit (SDU). The MBR credit may have a negative value. If any of the allocated channel resources remain, the logical channels are served in a decreasing priority order until the data is exhausted. A radio link control (RLC) SDU is not segmented if the whole RLC SDU fits into the remaining resources. The MAC SDU excludes a MAC PDU header and MAC padding.
Inventors:
Sammour; Mohammed (Alrabieh Amman, JO), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002474516
Appl. No.:
14/296,224
Filed:
June 4, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140286266 A1 Sep 25, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13401998 Feb 22, 2012 8774114
12360343 Apr 24, 2012 8165152
61025383 Feb 1, 2008
61025361 Feb 1, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/1263 (20130101); H04L 47/10 (20130101); H04L 47/14 (20130101); H04L 47/215 (20130101); H04L 47/39 (20130101); H04W 28/065 (20130101); H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04W 72/1242 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 12/819 (20130101); H04W 28/06 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329
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EvoNexus Tech Incubator Collaborates with Qualcomm Ventures, ViaSat and InterDigital On Seed Capital for SoCal Startups
Yesterday \ PR Newswire
EvoNexus Tech Incubator Collaborates with Qualcomm Ventures, ViaSat and InterDigital On Seed Capital for SoCal Startups PR Newswire
SAN DIEGO, March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EvoNexus, the leading non-profit technology incubator in Southern California, whose portfolio companies have raised over $1.1BN in funding and outcomes, is collaborating with three leading technology companies that may provide seed capital of up to $250,000 each to high-tech startup companies: Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital arm of Qualcomm Incorporated, a world leader in mobile technologies (NASDAQ: QCOM); ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global broadband services and technology company; and InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC), a developer of advanced digital wireless technologies. EvoNexus is now accepting applications for its Spring 2017 class. Applications for the round are open until April 2nd, 2017, however startups may apply year-round.
In addition to potential seed funding, admitted startups receive all of the pro-bono EvoNexus incubator resources provided by EvoNexus such as mentorship, access to additional capital, and free Class A office and dry lab space in Irvine, La Jolla and Downtown San Diego, provided by California's leading commercial real estate developer, Irvine Company.
This is the second year that both ViaSat and InterDigital have engaged in this strategic funding collaboration with EvoNexus, while Qualcomm Ventures has supported EvoNexus for the past five years. The technology areas of interest of Qualcomm Ventures, ViaSat and InterDigital are shown below. You can view more information on the respective programs by following the links.
Qualcomm Ventures@EvoNexus:
•IoT
•Automotive
•Health/Wellness
•AR/VR
•Data Center & Cloud
•5G
ViaSat@EvoNexus:
•Communications & Signal Processing
•Computer Networking
•Software Defined Networks / Network Function Virtualization / Cloud Computing
•Big data/Analytics/Data Science
•Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
•Cybersecurity
•Media Services & Internet Browsing
•Connected Environments (IoT, Smart Home)
•Internet on Mobile Platforms (Airline, Maritime, Connected Car)
•Internet Service Worldwide (Policy, Culture, Technology)
InterDigital@EvoNexus:
•5G
•IoT
•AI/Machine Learning/Neural Networks/Deep Learning
•Autonomous Systems
•Robotics
•AR/VR/MR
•Networks/SDN/NFV
•Vision Processing
•NLP
EvoNexus' incubator program is not limited to startups within the technology areas listed above. Technology startups that operate outside of the sectors above are encouraged to apply.
About EvoNexus
EvoNexus is a non-profit technology incubator and hub for Southern California's startup community designed to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial companies. EvoNexus is supported with Class A office space and facilities by California's leading real estate developer, Irvine Company and financially by global technology and life science corporations. These relationships make it possible for EvoNexus to take zero equity or fees from incubating startups and help grow Southern California's innovation economy. Since inception in 2010, EvoNexus startups have collectively raised over $1.1B in funding and outcomes. 17 startups have been acquired.
EvoNexus San Diego/La Jolla Contact
Kayla Trautwein
Director & Sr. Portfolio Manager
ktrautwein@evonexus.org, 858-354-7823
EvoNexus Irvine Contact
Alexa Enlow
Sr. Portfolio Manager
aenlow@evonexus.org, 858-437-4757
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SOURCE EvoNexus
United States Patent 9,596,599
Xiao , et al. March 14, 2017
Authentication for secure wireless communication
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in authentication for secure wireless communication is provided. A received signal is physically authenticated and higher layer processed. Physical authentication includes performing hypothesis testing using a channel impulse response (CIR) measurement of the received signal and predetermined referenced data. Higher layer processing includes validating the signal using a one-way hash chain value in the signal. Once a signal is authenticated, secure wireless communication is performed.
Inventors:
Xiao; Liang (Piscataway, NJ), Ye; Chunxuan (Wayne, PA), Mathur; Suhas (Edison, NJ), Shah; Yogendra C (Exton, PA), Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Xiao; Liang
Ye; Chunxuan
Mathur; Suhas
Shah; Yogendra C
Reznik; Alexander
Piscataway
Wayne
Edison
Exton
Titusville
NJ
PA
NJ
PA
NJ
US
US
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002460858
Appl. No.:
13/121,190
Filed:
September 18, 2009
PCT Filed:
September 18, 2009
PCT No.:
PCT/US2009/057477
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
December 16, 2013
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2010/033802
PCT Pub. Date:
March 25, 2010
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140173682 A1 Jun 19, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61098480 Sep 19, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04L 9/3236 (20130101); H04L 2209/38 (20130101); H04L 2209/805 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04L 9/32 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;726/
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United States Patent 9,596,674
Somasundaram , et al. March 14, 2017
Radio link control reset using radio resource control signaling
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for implementing a reset procedure for radio link control (RLC) using radio resource control (RRC) signaling. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives a request for RLC reset. A processor at the WTRU comprises a RRC entity and a RLC entity. The RRC entity receives the request for a RLC reset in a radio resource control message. The RLC entity reassembles RLC service data units (SDUs) from any protocol data units (PDUs) that are received out of sequence at a receiving side of the RLC entity. The reassembled SDUs are delivered in sequence to a packet data convergence protocol entity (PDCP). At the receiving side of the RLC entity, any remaining PDUs that are not able to be reassembled are discarded. At a transmitting side of the RLC entity, all SDUs and PDUs stored in transmit buffers are discarded.
Inventors:
Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Mukherjee; Rajat P. (Toronto, CA), Sammour; Mohammed (Alrabieh Amman, JO), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), 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:
1000002460928
Appl. No.:
14/791,642
Filed:
July 6, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150312896 A1 Oct 29, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14179280 Feb 12, 2014
13293528 Apr 8, 2014 8693479
12346443 Dec 30, 2008
61019049 Jan 4, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04L 1/1838 (20130101); H04L 47/32 (20130101); H04W 28/04 (20130101); H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04L 1/1848 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 12/823 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04W 28/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329
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United States Patent 9,596,691
Ozluturk March 14, 2017
Method and system for utilizing smart antennas in establishing a backhaul network
Abstract
A method and system for utilizing smart antennas in transmission of messages between nodes are disclosed. A wireless communication system includes a plurality of nodes, and each node is capable of being connected to each other node. At least a portion of the nodes are provided with a smart antenna configured to generate a plurality of directional beams. Each node maintains a list of other nodes and beam configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to other nodes. When a source node is required to transmit to a target node, the source node retrieves the beam configuration information and transmits with a directional beam directed to the target node.
Inventors:
Ozluturk; Fatih M. (Sands Point, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002460943
Appl. No.:
14/298,109
Filed:
June 6, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140287791 A1 Sep 25, 2014
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Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13750313 Jan 25, 2013 8787976
12542742 Feb 5, 2013 8369897
11648234 Aug 25, 2009 7580729
11015557 Jan 2, 2007 7158814
60578677 Jun 10, 2004
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0486 (20130101); H04B 7/026 (20130101); H04B 7/0695 (20130101); H04L 45/42 (20130101); H04W 16/28 (20130101); H04W 40/06 (20130101); H04W 40/248 (20130101); H04W 52/322 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04W 84/18 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 88/04 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04M 1/00 (20060101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 16/28 (20090101); H04W 40/06 (20090101); H04W 40/24 (20090101); H04W 52/32 (20090101); H04B 7/02 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 12/717 (20130101); H04B 1/38 (20150101); H04W 88/04 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 84/18 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;455/63.4,67.11,445-449,562.1 ;342/368,371-374 ;370/328,334,351
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Next generation biometrics Market Size, Share, Analysis, Report and Forecast to 2022
March 10, 2017 by James Lamb
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Next Generation Biometrics market is estimated at $14.7 billion in 2015 growing at a CAGR of 10.4% is expected to reach $29.37 billion by the year 2022. Adoption of e-commerce services and E-governance are the factors influencing the market growth. High cost of biometric devices and privacy concerns are the factors restricting the market growth. Security of biometric data is the biggest challenge for Next Generation Biometrics market.
North America accounted for the largest share in the market. However, Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a highest CAGR during the forecast period. The biometrics system market for single-factor authentication is expected to grow at the highest CAGR.
Some of the key players in global next generation biometrics market include NEC Corporation, Precise Biometrics Ab, 3M Cogent, Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Safran SA, Bio-Key International, Inc., Suprema Inc., Fulcrum Biometrics, Thales SA, ZK Technology LLC, Cross Match Technologies, FUTRONIC Technology Co. Ltd, IDEX Group and RCG Holdings Limited.
http://www.satprnews.com/2017/03/10/next-generation-biometrics-market-size-share-analysis-report-and-forecast-to-2022/
InterDigital, Inc. - Common Stock
Settlement Date
Short Interest
Percent Change
Average Daily Share Volume
Days to Cover
02/28/2017 1,552,902 17.72 754,104 2.06
United States Patent 9,591,031
Cartmell , et al. March 7, 2017
Lawful interception for local selected IP traffic offload and local IP access performed at a non-core gateway
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described to implement reporting of surveillance information associated with a device. A gateway device may intercept a communication associated with the device. The gateway device may route the communication such that the communication bypasses a core network. The gateway device may report information associated with the communication to a core network entity. The gateway device may receive a command message. The command message may include a request for a surveillance status of the device. The gateway device may send a response message. The response message may indicate a surveillance status of the device. The gateway device may receive an activate surveillance signal for the device. The gateway device may receive a deactivate surveillance signal for the device. Upon receiving the deactivate surveillance signal, the gateway device may stop further reporting.
Inventors:
Cartmell; John (Lynbrook, NY), Chandra; Arty (Manhasset Hills, NY), Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (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:
1000002445703
Appl. No.:
13/909,123
Filed:
June 4, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130326631 A1 Dec 5, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61655370 Jun 4, 2012
61693615 Aug 27, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 63/306 (20130101); H04W 12/02 (20130101); H04W 84/045 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 12/02 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,591,499
Comsa , et al. March 7, 2017
WTRU measurements handling to mitigate in-device interference
Abstract
A method for performing measurements in a device with at least two radio access technologies (RATs) is disclosed. The method may include establishing a first measurement schedule on a first RAT, and establishing a first transmission schedule for a second RAT. The method may further include changing at least one of the first measurement schedule or the first transmission schedule to prevent measurements of the first measurement schedule from occurring contemporaneously with transmissions of the first transmission schedule. Transmissions from the second RAT may interfere with measurements on the first RAT. The method may include transitioning from the first measurement mode to a second measurement mode based on determining the second RAT is operating on potentially interfering frequency.
Inventors:
Comsa; Virgil (Montreal, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Comsa; Virgil
Pani; Diana
Marinier; Paul
Montreal
Montreal
Brossard
N/A
N/A
N/A
CA
CA
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002446116
Appl. No.:
13/289,984
Filed:
November 4, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120281563 A1 Nov 8, 2012
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61410589 Nov 5, 2010
61441808 Feb 11, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 24/10 (20130101); H04L 1/0026 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 72/082 (20130101); H04W 72/085 (20130101); H04W 72/1215 (20130101); H04W 88/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04W 72/08 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 88/06 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/336,345,395.4
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United States Patent 9,591,605
Stern-Berkowitz , et al. March 7, 2017
Method and apparatus for supporting positioning measurements
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supporting positioning measurements. The methods include designating a reference cell, choosing a positioning signal, and, for inter-frequency measurements, determining which inter-frequency cell to measure and how to make such an inter-frequency positioning measurement.
Inventors:
Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA), Dennean; Charles A. (Melville, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002446216
Appl. No.:
14/517,243
Filed:
October 17, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150094091 A1 Apr 2, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12856171 Aug 13, 2010 8909271
61233655 Aug 13, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 64/00 (20130101); G01S 5/0205 (20130101); G01S 5/10 (20130101); H04W 24/10 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 15/00 (20060101); H04W 64/00 (20090101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); G01S 5/02 (20100101); G01S 5/10 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;455/432.1,432.3,434,435.1,435.2,435.3,436,446,447,502,456.1,456.2,456.3,456.5 ;370/329,335,338,350
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United States Patent 9,591,634
Pan , et al. March 7, 2017
Method and apparatus for component carrier aggregation in wireless
Abstract
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives a downlink subframe having multiple component carriers, each component carrier having control information encoded in a physical data control channel (PDCCH). The WTRU performs a blind decoding of control information in a first PDCCH located within a first component carrier to obtain a location of a second PDCCH located within a second component carrier, where the location of the second PDCCH is relative to a location of the first PDCCH as control channel element offset. The WTRU decodes the second PDCCH at the obtained location.
Inventors:
Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY), Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002446241
Appl. No.:
14/706,138
Filed:
May 7, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150245329 A1 Aug 27, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13735230 Jan 7, 2013 9055577
12696928 Feb 26, 2013 8385281
61148696 Jan 30, 2009
61149265 Feb 2, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04L 5/001 (20130101); H04L 5/0037 (20130101); H04L 5/0053 (20130101); H04L 5/0091 (20130101); H04L 5/0007 (20130101); H04L 27/2656 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 80/04 (20090101); H04W 88/06 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 27/26 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/328,329
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Reality in All Directions
Electrical and computer engineering professor Kenneth Rose and his team search for better 360° video encoding
By Sonia Fernandez Monday, March 6, 2017 - 13:45
Santa Barbara, CA
With the popularity of virtual reality surging, the potential uses of the technology widen as more applications are conceived to capitalize on its immersive nature.
But like many emerging digital innovations, one major roadblock stands in the way of its widespread adoption: the sheer amount of data that must be processed for an effective user experience.
The data generated by 360° video is a case in point. It often exceeds the bandwidth available for rapid transmission, leading to the all-too-familiar choppy output or the interruptions caused by buffering. To compensate, more sophisticated hardware can be purchased, or more precious bandwidth can be allocated — neither of which is a satisfactory solution for the host of the video, or for the consumer.
UC Santa Barbara electrical and computer engineering professor Kenneth Rose and his research group are poised to make things smoother. With a $40,000 gift from the company InterDigital Communications, through its charitable affiliate the Signal Foundation for Wireless Innovation, Inc., Rose and his team will investigate methods of compression to decrease both the volume of data and the time needed to process it.
“Our objective is to develop enabling technology in terms of compression, since the amount of data involved in 360 video is extensive, which as it stands would make many application scenarios impractical,” Rose said. In contrast to conventional video technology, which is projected on a flat plane, 360° video is projected on a spherical plane that encloses the viewer. And that presents unique challenges.
“Usually, video compression — as in MPEG standards — leans heavily on prediction, essentially predicting the next frame from the previous frame, based on estimating the motion that occurs between frames,” Rose said. “This is straightforward in standard video coding by assuming that motion consists locally of simple translations.” In standard video compression, the receiver also sends small corrections to the video prediction, resulting in relatively little data in transit.
“In 360 the ‘frame’ is effectively the image on an entire sphere and we need to estimate how everything moved from an available reconstructed frame or sphere to the frame in the next time instant,” Rose continued. “Proper modeling of the motion on the sphere would lead to accurate prediction and would hopefully yield considerable reduction of the data needed to provide high-quality reconstructed 360 video.”
In doing so, the aim is that 360° video becomes more accessible for more applications, and more users, without the need for extremely high bandwidth connections or storage requirements. Aside from the rapid adoption by social media and the gaming community for entertainment, the immersive video can be used in virtual reality applications geared toward business, therapy, education and even tourism.
“Improving compression efficiency is fundamental to cost reduction in all parts of the virtual eco-systems,” said InterDigital video research manager Yan Ye, who anticipates more efficient compression technologies as a result of the sponsorship relationship with UCSB. “Storage reduction at the host site and on the device reduces cost, bandwidth reduction during transmission improves speed, even processing power can be potentially reduced, if the technology has reasonable complexity.”
http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2017/017748/reality-all-directions
Intel, Spreadtrum Demo Brainchild
Is Intel getting ready for Apple?
Junko Yoshida 3/1/2017 02:01 PM EST
BARCELONA – Intel Corp. is showing off in its booth at the Mobile World Congress a new mobile SoC chip developed by China’s Spreadtrum Communications.
Designated SC90861-IA, the new chip is based on Intel architecture, manufactured by Intel using its own 14nm LP process technology.
The SoC’s CPU inside comes from Intel. It’s based on Octa-Core 2GHz Intel Airmont architecture.
Meanwhile, the modem — designed to cover TD-LTE/FD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/WCDMA/GSM, LTE Category 7 (downlink offering 300Mbps, and uplink at 100Mbps) — comes from Spreadtrum.
Spreadtrum was responsible for integration and the overall design of the SoC, according to Intel.
The 64-bit Octa-core LTE SoC platform represents the first tangible result from Intel’s $1.5 billion investment in the Chinese outfit, showcasing the companies’ collaboration on a commercial chip three years in the making.
The SC90861-IA is already sampling, with its first customer scheduled to be announced in the second quarter this year. The first design win is a Chinese OEM planning to market the phone outside China, said Jimmy Zhang, senior product marketing manager at Intel.
Getting ready for Apple?
Spreadtrum’s new SoC is a big boost for Intel’s aspirations to be a big player in the foundry business. Thus far, Intel has been unable to win large customers to use its foundry service for commercial SoCs.
The real significance of this news is not necessarily the volume of production expected from Spreadtrum’s new chip, said an industry observer who spoke with EE Times on the condition of anonymity. Rather, this “paves the way for Intel to manufacture their own new XMM 7560 modem later this year in their own fab for the first time, targeting Apple.”
The XMM 7560, Intel’s fifth generation LTE modem, is the first to be manufactured based on Intel’s 14nm process.
For Spreadtrum, the project with Intel brings three blessings: “access to Intel’s foundry, strong IP and Intel is the only processor architecture company that has its own foundry,” Leo Li, chairman and CEO of Spreadtrum Communications, told EE Times two years ago.
In the SC90861-IA, Spreadtrum is using Intel CPU cores for the first time — all its other smartphone SoCs are based on ARM cores. Spreadtrum is also debuting Imagination’s PowerVR GT7200 GPU, instead of ARM’s Mali.
The other core that remains inside the SC90861-IA is CEVA’s DSP. Spreadtrum has used it for its LTE modem in every chip they make, including the new one.
Key multimedia features of the new SoC include: support for 26 Megapixel, dual 13 Megapixl camera; ultra-HD 4K 2K video, and 2556 x 1440 display.
Intel’s Zhang told EE Times the SC90861-IA is designed for high-to-medium range smartphones. On the chip level, it’s equivalent to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 series.
How it started
Most likely, the Intel-Spreadtrum partnership took a lot of effort by both teams.
The originally promised Intel Architecture-based SoC by Spreadtrum was first scheduled for rollout in the second half of 2015, but the project slipped to 2016.
Two years ago, during a one-on-one interview with EE Times, Spreadtrum’s Li insisted, “I am under no obligation” to use Intel technologies “unless they prove to be competitive on the market.”
Although he wasn’t forthright with Spreadtrum’s plan for Intel Architecture in 2015, he was happy to discuss the genesis of the two companies’ partnership.
The project with Intel that has culminated with the SC90861 started at the Mobile World Congress in 2014, when Spreadtrum’s Li met Renée James, then Intel’s president.
By September 2014, the relationship had grown to the point that Intel agreed to invest up to RMB 9 billion (about $1.5 billion) for a minority stake in a holding company under Tsinghua Unigroup, which eventually owned both Spreadtrum and RDA Microelectronics.
Intel’s ambition at that time was to leverage the market prowess of Spreadtrum — China’s leading telecommunication chip company — and penetrate the Chinese market with Intel-based mobile devices. On the cutthroat smartphone SoC market, between now and then, Intel retreated from the mobile SoC business. However, it has retained its modem chip business.
It’s unclear if the new SC90861-IA will be the tipping point for Spreadtrum to flip to Intel Architecture in the company’s entire mobile SoC line. Considering the number of low-end and super low-end mobile SoCs Spreadtrum markets, it’s unlikely.
But for Intel, if it can win a modem socket in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8, that estimated $1.5 billion investment in Spreadtrum might be well justified.
The SC90861-IA is just the beginning, said Intel’s Zhang. Intel and Spreadtrum are cooking up other projects, he added.
— Junko Yoshida, Chief International Correspondent, EE Times
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1331424
ZTE inks deal with Intel for IoT innovation
By Gulli Arnason in Media and Technology · March 1, 2017
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for mobile Internet, and Intel have signed a strategic cooperation agreement at an IoT forum in Barcelona, Spain, the company said.
Both parties will jointly establish an innovative lab for research and development of future key IoT technologies, including experimental verification, evaluation, and research and development of related technologies, thereby providing integrated market-oriented IoT solutions.
ZTE is committed to becoming an industry leader in the commercial use of IoT and 5G in the IoT field.
ZTE and Intel have previously cooperated in many fields, such as IoT access technologies, open-source collaboration, IoT platforms, and solution integration.
As an ICT enabler for the IoT industry, ZTE provides Internet of Everything (IoE) solutions involving narrow band IoT (NB-IoT), long term evolution (LTE), LTE-M ASICs, modules, OSs for smart devices and software development kits, accelerating the development of various sensor technologies and facilitating the research and development of IoT application gateways, sensors, and modules.
ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices, and enterprise technology solutions to consumers, carriers, companies and public sector customers
http://www.financial-news.co.uk/39947/2017/03/zte-inks-deal-with-intel-for-iot-innovation-20170301112/
United States Patent 9,584,296
Terry February 28, 2017
Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting data transmission parameters and controlling H-ARQ processes
Abstract
A method and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for uplink data transmission is disclosed. Information indicating an allowed limit for uplink data transmission over an enhanced uplink channel is received. A hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process to use for transmission of data over the enhanced uplink channel is identified. Data is selected for transmission over the enhanced uplink channel. A data transmission parameter is selected based on the received information indicating the allowed limit for uplink data transmission. The selected data is transmitted over the enhanced uplink channel using the identified H-ARQ process. An indication of the selected data transmission parameter is transmitted over an associated physical control channel.
Inventors:
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:
1000002432927
Appl. No.:
14/291,747
Filed:
May 30, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140281781 A1 Sep 18, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12539186 Aug 11, 2009 8743710
11140034 Sep 1, 2009 7584397
60578728 Jun 10, 2004
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 5/0092 (20130101); H04L 1/0003 (20130101); H04L 1/188 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); H04L 1/1848 (20130101); H04L 1/1896 (20130101); H04W 28/18 (20130101); H04W 72/0413 (20130101); H04L 1/0007 (20130101); H04L 1/0009 (20130101); H04L 1/0026 (20130101); H04L 1/1816 (20130101); H04L 1/1819 (20130101); H04L 1/1835 (20130101); H04W 28/04 (20130101); H04W 28/14 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04W 28/18 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 28/04 (20090101); H04W 28/14 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,584,630
Lu , et al. February 28, 2017
Light weight protocol and agent in a network communication
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for using a light weight protocol (LWP) and protocol agent in a network communication system. A protocol agent receives a message in LWP from an end node. The message in LWP is directed to a destination network node that uses a network protocol that the end node is incapable of supporting, such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) or other network protocols. The protocol agent determines a network protocol to map the message to, and generates a message in the determined network protocol based on the received LWP message. The protocol agent then sends the generated message to the destination network node.
Inventors:
Lu; Guang (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Perras; Michelle (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Lu; Guang
Perras; Michelle
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Montreal
N/A
N/A
CA
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002433223
Appl. No.:
13/095,593
Filed:
April 27, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120110192 A1 May 3, 2012
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61329711 Apr 30, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 69/08 (20130101); H04L 69/10 (20130101); H04L 69/18 (20130101)
Current International Class: G06F 15/16 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;709/227,230,246,217,219
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United States Patent 9,584,998
Terry , et al. February 28, 2017
System for permitting control of the purging of a node B by the serving radio network controller
Abstract
A system and method which permit the RNC to control purging of data buffered in the Node B. The RNC monitors for a triggering event, which initiates the purging process. The RNC then informs the Node B of the need to purge data by transmitting a purge command, which prompts the Node B to delete at least a portion of buffered data. The purge command can include instructions for the Node B to purge all data for a particular UE, data in one or several user priority transmission queues or in one or more logical channels in the Node B, depending upon the particular data purge triggering event realized in the RNC.
Inventors:
Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Chao; Yi-Ju (Minnetonka, MN), Miller; James M. (Verona, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002433542
Appl. No.:
14/875,150
Filed:
October 5, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160029200 A1 Jan 28, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14491443 Sep 19, 2014 9154937
13947846 Oct 21, 2014 8867452
13481137 Jul 23, 2013 8493865
12240492 Jun 12, 2012 8199650
10431895 Sep 30, 2008 7430185
60379828 May 10, 2002
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/02 (20130101); H04L 1/1809 (20130101); H04L 12/2856 (20130101); H04L 12/4633 (20130101); H04L 43/065 (20130101); H04L 47/10 (20130101); H04L 47/14 (20130101); H04L 47/30 (20130101); H04L 47/32 (20130101); H04L 47/34 (20130101); H04L 49/90 (20130101); H04W 28/12 (20130101); H04W 36/02 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04L 2001/0097 (20130101); H04W 28/14 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04W 88/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 80/04 (20090101); H04L 12/823 (20130101); H04L 12/835 (20130101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 12/46 (20060101); H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04W 8/02 (20090101); H04W 36/02 (20090101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 12/861 (20130101); H04L 12/26 (20060101); H04W 28/12 (20090101); H04W 28/14 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 88/12 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04W 88/02 (20090101
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United States Patent 9,585,043
Grandhi February 28, 2017
Group transmissions in wireless local area networks
Abstract
A method for channel sounding by an access point includes transmitting a sounding frame to a plurality of mobile stations (STAs). The sounding frame includes training symbols to be measured by each of the plurality of STAs. A sounding response frame is received from each of the plurality of STAs. The sounding response frame received from a first STA of the plurality of STAs is received at a short interframe spacing interval delay after completion of the sounding request frame transmission.
Inventors:
Grandhi; Sudheer A. (Pleasanton, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Grandhi; Sudheer A.
Pleasanton
CA
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002433584
Appl. No.:
13/085,111
Filed:
April 12, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20110261708 A1 Oct 27, 2011
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61323617 Apr 13, 2010
61332404 May 7, 2010
61334346 May 13, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 24/10 (20130101); H04L 1/1685 (20130101); H04W 4/06 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 99/00 (20130101)
Current International Class: H01J 1/16 (20060101); H04W 24/10 (20090101); H04W 4/06 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 99/00 (20090101); H04L 1/16 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/252,241,312,328,343 ;455/434,450,464,509,515,516,575.115
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United States Patent 9,585,054
Ahmad , et al. February 28, 2017
Method and apparatus for detecting and managing user plane congestion
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing user plane congestion in a network are disclosed. A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for user plane congestion in a network includes receiving an indication from the network that user plane congestion exists in the network, transmitting a request for the network to provide a lower Quality of Service (QoS) level for a particular service based on the indication, and observing a decrease in user plane QoS based on the transmitted request.
Inventors:
Ahmad; Saad (Montreal, CA), Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA), Wang; Guanzhou (Longueuil, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002433595
Appl. No.:
13/944,077
Filed:
July 17, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140022904 A1 Jan 23, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61673366 Jul 19, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0289 (20130101); H04L 47/10 (20130101); H04L 47/12 (20130101); H04L 47/14 (20130101); H04W 28/0231 (20130101); H04L 47/263 (20130101); H04W 28/02 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 12/825 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/235
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United States Patent 9,585,060
Pani , et al. February 28, 2017
Method and apparatus for supporting segmentation of packets for uplink transmission
Abstract
A method and apparatus for segmenting medium access control (MAC) service data units (SDUs) creates enhanced MAC-es PDUs in the enhanced MAC-e/es sub-layer by concatenating MAC SDUs received from the logical channels. An enhanced transport format combination (E-TFC) selection entity controls the concatenation of MAC SDUs into enhanced MAC-es PDUs. When a MAC SDU is received that is too large to fit into a selected enhanced MAC-es PDU payload, a segmentation entity segments the MAC SDU such that the MAC SDU segment fills the remaining payload available in the selected enhanced MAC-es PDU. The enhanced MAC-es PDU is then assigned a transmission sequence number (TSN) and multiplexed with other enhanced MAC-es PDUs to create a single enhanced MAC-e PDU that is transmitted on the E-DCH in the next transmission time interval (TTI). A HARQ entity stores and, if necessary retransmits the enhanced MAC-e PDU when a transmission error occurs.
Inventors:
Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cave; Christopher R. (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA), Marinier; Paul (Brossard, 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:
1000002433601
Appl. No.:
14/339,146
Filed:
July 23, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140334384 A1 Nov 13, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13423628 Mar 19, 2012 8817781
12238599 Mar 20, 2012 8139609
60975596 Sep 27, 2007
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/065 (20130101); H04L 47/34 (20130101); H04W 80/02 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); H04L 1/1841 (20130101); H04W 28/06 (20130101); H04W 72/1278 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/06 (20090101); H04W 80/02 (20090101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04W 72/12 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,585,063
Terry February 28, 2017
Multiplexing data of a plurality of channels
Abstract
A code division multiple access (CDMA) communication device comprises a medium access controller (MAC) configured to receive data from a plurality of channels. Each channel is associated with a priority and an identifier. The MAC is further configured to multiplex the data of the plurality of channels for transmission over a CDMA channel based on the priority.
Inventors:
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:
1000002433604
Appl. No.:
14/967,863
Filed:
December 14, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160100333 A1 Apr 7, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14636595 Mar 3, 2015 9215727
14248014 Mar 24, 2015 8989003
12603974 Apr 29, 2014 8711692
10832678 Oct 27, 2009 7609632
09569731 May 18, 2004 6738368
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/10 (20130101); H04L 12/5602 (20130101); H04L 47/2458 (20130101); H04W 28/0215 (20130101); H04W 28/0263 (20130101); H04W 28/0289 (20130101); H04W 28/14 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04W 72/0486 (20130101); H04W 72/10 (20130101); H04W 72/1263 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/10 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 28/14 (20090101); H04L 12/833 (20130101); H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 28/10 (20090101); H04L 12/54 (20130101)
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United States Patent 9,585,067
Wang , et al. February 28, 2017
Procedures for operating in long term evolution idle mode
Abstract
Various procedures for operating a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in Long Term Evolution (LTE) Idle mode are described. The procedures include: methods for applying cell reselection priorities in the WTRU, methods for converting a mobility state of the WTRU between operating modes, a method for assigning a mobility state to the WTRU, and a method for determining whether the WTRU may access a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell. Also described are methods and an apparatus on the operations of the LTE mobility state transition mechanism between LTE WTRU Idle mode and Connected mode, a definition of the Pcompensation parameter for LTE, inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology cell reselection priority validity definitions, and coverage extension principles for CSG cells.
Inventors:
Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Mukherjee; Rajat P. (Toronto, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002433608
Appl. No.:
14/720,144
Filed:
May 22, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150257054 A1 Sep 10, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12505031 Jul 17, 2009 9042883
61086674 Aug 6, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0072 (20130101); H04J 11/0086 (20130101); H04J 11/0093 (20130101); H04W 8/18 (20130101); H04W 8/183 (20130101); H04W 36/08 (20130101); H04W 48/02 (20130101); H04W 52/243 (20130101); H04W 48/12 (20130101); H04W 84/105 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04J 11/00 (20060101); H04W 8/18 (20090101); H04W 36/08 (20090101); H04W 48/02 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 48/12 (20090101); H04W 84/10 (20090101
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United States Patent 9,585,101
Stern-Berkowitz , et al. February 28, 2017
Methods, apparatus and systems for power control and timing advance
Abstract
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may establish communication with a first set of cells and a second set of cells. The first set of cells may be associated with a first scheduler and the second set of cells may be associated with a second scheduler. The maximum allowed transmit power for the WTRU may be determined for and/or distributed across the first set of cells and the second set of cells. The first scheduler may determine a first maximum power value for the first set of cells and a second maximum power value for the second set of cells configured. The first scheduler may signal the second maximum power value to the second scheduler.
Inventors:
Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY), Haim; John W. (Baldwin, NY), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A.
Haim; John W.
Terry; Stephen E.
Little Neck
Baldwin
Northport
NY
NY
NY
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002433637
Appl. No.:
13/572,571
Filed:
August 10, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130176953 A1 Jul 11, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61522834 Aug 12, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/248 (20130101); H04W 52/365 (20130101); H04W 52/08 (20130101); H04W 52/34 (20130101); H04W 52/367 (20130101); H04W 52/40 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 52/40 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 52/36 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 52/08 (20090101); H04W 52/34 (20090101
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) eliminating key barrier that’s keeping it from winning iPhone’s cellular modem business
February 24, 2017 By Carina Storrs
On Thursday Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) share price closed at $36.18. Company net profit margin stands at 17.40% whereas its return on equity (ROE) is 16.40%. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is -5.23% away from its 52 week high and its 52 week range is $27.52 – 38.18.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is eliminating a key barrier that’s keeping it from winning all of the iPhone’s cellular modem business. This week, the chip giant announced a new LTE modem called the XMM 7560 which crucially supports CDMA technology, or code division multiple access, a cellular technology used in some LTE networks. It will be Intel’s fifth LTE modem and the first that theoretically supports download speeds of more than one gigabit per second on LTE networks. Now Intel is positioning itself to swallow up Qualcomm’s iPhone modem connection. Intel said it’s sampling the modem to customers in the first half of this year and will move into production soon after. Apple is expected to release its next major iPhone in September.
http://www.kcregister.com/intel-corporation-nasdaqintc-eliminating-key-barrier-thats-keeping-it-from-winning-iphones-cellular-modem-business/41310/
captainslog - Good analysis. A portion of your post copied below:
The value for the first transfer of Huawei patents received by IDCC were included in the 4th quarter 2016 income. The second transfer of patents from Huawei are to be included in IDCC second quarter 2017 numbers. So that leaves the first quarter's revenue guidance noticeably less than the 4th quarter. IMO
But for me the $91 Million is low for the 1st quarter and why so much lower than 4th quarter of $136.5 million. That is a $45 Million dollar difference and that difference is also between Gross and Net numbers.