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United States Patent 9,516,657
Marinier , et al. December 6, 2016
Controlling inter-cell interference in forward access channel (Cell.sub.--FACH) state
Abstract
Since common E-DCH resources may be assigned from a single Node B, uplink macro-diversity may not be possible between neighboring Node B's. In addition, a user equipment (UE) assigned a common E-DCH resource may not be allowed to perform cell reselection. Thus, maintaining the assignment of a common E-DCH resource to a given UE for more than a few hundred milliseconds may result in unacceptable inter-cell interference, for example, when the UE moves closer to a neighboring cell controlled by a non-serving Node B. To overcome inter-cell interference and allow a more extensive utilization of the Cell_FACH state, a method may be used to detect and/or control inter-cell interference.
Inventors:
Marinier; Paul (Montreal, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cave; Christopher (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Marinier; Paul
Pani; Diana
Cave; Christopher
Montreal
Montreal
Montreal
N/A
N/A
N/A
CA
CA
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002275627
Appl. No.:
13/436,830
Filed:
March 30, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120250521 A1 Oct 4, 2012
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61470703 Apr 1, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/082 (20130101); H04W 28/048 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/08 (20090101); H04W 28/04 (20090101)
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United States Patent RE46,233
Zhang , et al. December 6, 2016
Method and apparatus for scheduling transmissions via an enhanced dedicated channel
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scheduling transmissions via an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) are disclosed. A scheduled power is calculated for scheduled data flows. A remaining transmit power is calculated for the E-DCH transmission. A rate request message is generated, wherein the scheduled power, remaining transmit power and rate request message are used to select transport format combinations (TFCs) and multiplex data scheduled for the E-DCH transmission. The remaining transmit power is calculated by subtracting from a maximum allowed power the power of a dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH), a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH), an enhanced uplink dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) and a power margin.
Inventors:
Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), DiFazio; Robert A. (Greenlawn, NY), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.:
14/135,739
Filed:
December 20, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
11402718 Aug 5, 2008 7408895
60673076 Apr 20, 2005
Reissue of: 12173363 Jul 15, 2008 8081595 Dec 20, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current International Class: H04W 52/34 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/318,338
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Actually $82.70 All time high! EOM
Supreme Court Sides With Samsung, Against Apple In Patent Infringement Fight
December 6, 2016·11:43 AM ET
The Supreme Court has weighed in on a patent battle between Samsung and Apple, siding with Samsung by declaring that the patent infringement for an element of a design should be treated differently from the infringement of an entire design.
The dispute between the two tech giants isn't about whether Samsung violated Apple's patents, but rather about how much money it's reasonable for Samsung to pay for the infringement.
Samsung previously had been ordered to pay Apple $399 million in damages. The high court's unanimous decision sends the suit back to a lower court to reconsider what is a reasonable amount.
Here's how NPR's Nina Totenberg and An-Li Herring explained the underlying issue a few months ago:
"The two smartphone giants have been battling each other — not just in the marketplace but also in the courts — since 2011, a year after Samsung unveiled a new set of smartphones, including the Galaxy. Like iPhones, the Samsung products, for the first time, had rounded corners and square icons on a touchscreen.
"Apple alleged, in part, that its South Korean rival had infringed three design patents for discrete components of the iPhone — the front face of the device, the rounded edges framing the face, and the device's distinctive matrix of colorful square icons.
"In 2012, a jury ruled in Apple's favor and Samsung was ordered to pay $399 million in damages — all the profits it had made on 11 infringing phone models.
"Samsung appealed, arguing that it should not have to fork over its total profits; rather, it should only be liable for the specific design elements it infringed.
"The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specializes in patent law, rejected that argument, agreeing with Apple that Samsung had to cough up all of its profits on an infringed 'article of manufacture.'
" 'The game then becomes, what's the article of manufacture?' says Daryl Joseffer, who formerly served as principal deputy U.S. solicitor general. 'Is it the cover of the phone which is the design? Or is it the entire phone?'
The Supreme Court unanimously concluded that the "article of manufacture" doesn't have to be the entire phone.
As we reported in May, Samsung has said the laws that govern copyright infringement like this were outdated and due for re-examination. The South Korean tech giant noted that the logic behind the $399 million decision would apply even if an 18-wheel tractor-trailer included design infringement in a single cup holder.
Here's more from our coverage then:
"A smartphone contains thousands of parts, many of which are functional rather than ornamental, Samsung argues. "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon," it says in court documents. ...
"In its opposing brief, Apple counters by arguing that the law 'could not be clearer': It explicitly holds an infringer liable for the 'total profit,' and not just a portion of it."
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/06/504545297/supreme-court-sides-with-samsung-against-apple-in-patent-infringement-fight
In the end, the highest court in the land released a very brief decision that turned largely on definitions.
The Supreme Court, citing multiple dictionaries, concluded there was no reason why an "article of manufacture" couldn't be a component, as easily as an entire product.
UPDATE – Bristol is Open Wins Internet of Things Award for Programmable City Initiative
InterDigital partner initiative wins The Smart Cities Award at the World Communication Awards & Internet of Things Awards
December 06, 2016 12:01 ET | Source: InterDigital, Inc.
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bristol is Open, an ambitious joint venture between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council, received the Internet of Things award in the “The Smart Cities Award” category for its programmable city initiative at the World Communications Awards & Internet of Things Awards on November 29, 2016 in London, U.K.
The Smart Cities Award recognizes leadership in the new smart cities space, from traffic management, transport and security services to street lighting, parking, waste management, and many other related applications. Bristol is Open was shortlisted alongside other industry leaders including Cisco Jasper, InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC), and Telekom Malaysia.
Bristol is Open is an open “programmable city” initiative that provides citizens with the ability to participate and contribute to the way their city works. The initiative uses dedicated fiber, mesh and wireless networks especially deployed across the city to create an experimental high-speed, high-performance software defined network. The network provides next generation network research and development opportunities to technology companies, enterprises, research organizations and others. The initiative comprises a number of industry, local host and ecosystem partners including Nokia, NEC, InterDigital, University of Bath, Knowle West Media, and Engine Shed, among others.
Since joining the project in December 2015, InterDigital has actively utilized the city-scale research and development network to discover how programmable networks can be used to address a variety of challenges in the city of the future. In February 2016, the company demonstrated a live large scale demonstration over the Bristol is Open test bed that yielded exponential video streaming gains at Mobile World Congress. This demonstration of FLIPS – Flexible IP-based Services – was recognized as ETSI’s MEC Industry Specification Group’s Fourth Proof-of-Concept. FLIPS was again demonstrated using the Bristol is Open network in Bristol, U.K. in May 2016.
“The World Communications Awards and Internet of Things Awards are hailed to be one of the industry’s most prestigious awards, recognizing innovation, merit and outstanding performance in telecoms,” said Alan Carlton, Vice President, InterDigital Europe. “We’re thrilled to congratulate Bristol is Open and honored to partner in building the world’s first open programmable city.”
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Patrick Van de Wille
Email: patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com
+1 (858) 210-4814
Numbers in View on Shares of BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI)
December 5, 2016 Beacon Staff Writer
Investors may be checking out multiple metrics for BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). Currently, the company has an MF Rank (Magic Formula) of 15368. Successful hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt developed the Magic Formula which was introduced in his book “The Little Book That Beats the Market”. Greenblatt was focused on a method for identifying bargains when purchasing company stock. This included spotting companies that earn more relative to the stock price, or companies with a high earnings yield. The Magic Formula may help identify strong, healthy companies. The MF is calculated using earnings yield and ROIC ratios. In general, investors may be looking for stocks with the lowest combined MF Rank.
Investors are always trying to identify the next great stock to own. Finding the next winner to pad the portfolio may involve very hard work and a shot of market magic. Analyzing the sea of information about public companies can be a daunting task. Many sharp investors will approach the equity markets from multiple angles. This may include keeping close tabs on fundamental and technical data. BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI) has a present Value Composite Score of 86. This score lands on a scale from 0 to 100 where a lower score would indicate an undervalued company and a higher score would indicate an overvalued company. This ranking was created by James O’Shaughnessy using six different valuation ratios including price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, price to earnings, and shareholder yield.
Investors may be focusing on some quality ratios for BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). Currently, BIO-key International, Inc. has a Gross Margin (Marx) ratio of 0.12274. This number is based on the research by University of Rochester professor Robert Novy-Marx. Marx believed that a high gross income ratio was a sign of a quality company. Going a little further, BIO-key International, Inc. has a Gross Margin score of 55. This score is based on the Gross Margin (Marx) calculation using a scale from 1 to 100 where a 1 would be considered positive, and a 100 would be seen as negative.
Investors may also be tracking the EV (Enterprise Value) for BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). Currently, the firm has an EV of 15801. Enterprise Value is a measure of the total value of a specific company. EV may often be used as a more comprehensive alternative to simply tracking the market cap of a firm. Enterprise Value is frequently used by value investors to help spot undervalued companies. EV is typically considered a more accurate calculation of total company value because of the inclusion of debt obligations.
Active investors might be tracking Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) information on BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). ROIC is a metric that can be used to assess the efficiency of a particular company at allocating controlled capital into investments that are profitable. ROIC can provide a good sense of how a company is using its money to generate returns. ROIC may provide the clearest view of just how efficient a company is at using its capital. BIO-key International, Inc. currently has an ROIC of -1.052807. The current ROIC 5 year average is -1.763914 and the ROIC Quality ratio is currently -0.426112.
http://wsbeacon.com/numbers-in-view-on-shares-of-bio-key-international-inc-otcpkbkyi-2/19477/
Spike in volume, sudden? EOM
As a side note, I believe the Board of Directors does meet next week. JMHO
United States Patent 9,509,378
Koo , et al. November 29, 2016
Quality control scheme for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems
Abstract
A method and apparatus for optimizing the system capacity of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system that uses with Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas. In a receiver, a target quality of service (QoS) metric and reference data rate are set. The target QoS metric may be set to a predetermined value and/or may be adjusted dynamically with respect to packet error rate (PER) by a slow outer-loop control processor. The QoS of received signals are compared to the target QoS. Depending on the comparison, the receiver generates a channel quality indicator (CQI) which is sent to the transmitter. The CQI is a one or two bit indicator which indicates to the transmitter to disable, adjust or maintain data transmission rates of particular sub-carriers, groups of sub-carriers per transmit antenna, or groups of sub-carriers across all transmit antennas. At the transmitter, the transmitted data rate is disabled, adjusted or maintained.
Inventors:
Koo; Changsoo (Melville, NY), Olesen; Robert Lind (Melville, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002261433
Appl. No.:
14/224,195
Filed:
March 25, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140205037 A1 Jul 24, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12983491 Jan 3, 2011 8705389
11118867 Jan 4, 2011 7864659
60598183 Aug 2, 2004
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04B 7/0417 (20130101); H04L 1/0002 (20130101); H04L 1/0026 (20130101); H04L 5/006 (20130101); H04L 5/0046 (20130101); H04L 5/0064 (20130101); H04L 5/0023 (20130101); Y02B 60/31 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04J 11/00 (20060101); H04B 7/04 (20060101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 5/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;370/203-210,229-235,241-252,310-350 ;375/260-265
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United States Patent 9,510,177
Deng , et al. November 29, 2016
Method and apparatus for performing neighbor discovery
Abstract
A method and apparatus for neighbor discovery in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A neighbor seeking wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may send a first beacon based on configuration information provided by the network. The neighbor WTRUs receive the first beacon and may send either a report to the network or send a second beacon to the neighbor seeking WTRU. The network may then provide neighbor WTRU information to the neighbor seeking WTRU. The neighbor discovery may be performed within a pre-defined group of WTRUs that is formed based on proximity to the WTRU and/or an attribute of the WTRU. The neighbor discovery procedure may be performed to find neighbor WTRUs in case where a WTRU fails to find any network. A neighbor list may be generated by the neighbor seeking WTRU by measuring reference signals transmitted by neighbor WTRUs on an uplink to the network.
Inventors:
Deng; Tao (Roslyn, NY), Pragada; Ravikumar V (Collegevill, PA), Sternberg; Gregory S (Mt. Laurel, NJ), Raghothaman; Balaji (Chester Springs, PA), Deng; Zhuorong (Brooklyn, NY), Vanganuru; Kiran K (San Diego, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Deng; Tao
Pragada; Ravikumar V
Sternberg; Gregory S
Raghothaman; Balaji
Deng; Zhuorong
Vanganuru; Kiran K
Roslyn
Collegevill
Mt. Laurel
Chester Springs
Brooklyn
San Diego
NY
PA
NJ
PA
NY
CA
US
US
US
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002262135
Appl. No.:
14/125,302
Filed:
June 8, 2012
PCT Filed:
June 08, 2012
PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/041515
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
July 24, 2014
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2012/170794
PCT Pub. Date:
December 13, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150063095 A1 Mar 5, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61495797 Jun 10, 2011
61495837 Jun 10, 2011
61565149 Nov 30, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/005 (20130101); H04W 24/04 (20130101); H04W 24/08 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 48/14 (20130101); H04W 76/027 (20130101); H04W 88/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 48/14 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 24/04 (20090101); H04W 24/08 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101); H04W 8/00 (20090101); H04W 88/06 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,510,239
Wang , et al. November 29, 2016
Configurable architecture with a converged coordinator
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a configurable architecture with a converged coordinator are described. The converged coordinator may have multiple radio transceivers or interfaces. The converged coordinator may communicate with a plurality of clusters or Personal Area Networks (PANs). The converged coordinator may include a protocol stack with a Convergence Layer and a Converged Medium Access Control (MAC) layer. The converged coordinator may perform channel switching to allow devices to switch from one channel to another (or from one PAN to another). The method may include active channel switching, passive channel switching, and group-based channel switching, as well as two-step active channel switching and one-step active channel switching. The converged coordinator may perform channel switching due to increased congestion or traffic in a particular cluster or PAN. The method may include new messages and fields within messages for use in channel switching.
Inventors:
Wang; Chonggang (Princeton, NJ), Seed; Dale N. (Allentown, PA), Starsinic; Michael F. (Newtown, PA), Russell, Jr.; Paul L. (Pennington, NJ)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Wang; Chonggang
Seed; Dale N.
Starsinic; Michael F.
Russell, Jr.; Paul L.
Princeton
Allentown
Newtown
Pennington
NJ
PA
PA
NJ
US
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002262193
Appl. No.:
13/984,273
Filed:
February 9, 2012
PCT Filed:
February 09, 2012
PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/024538
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
October 17, 2013
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2012/109478
PCT Pub. Date:
August 16, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140029434 A1 Jan 30, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61441125 Feb 9, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/085 (20130101); H04W 48/18 (20130101); H04W 52/0219 (20130101); H04L 5/06 (20130101); H04W 28/042 (20130101); H04W 36/14 (20130101); H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 84/10 (20130101); H04W 84/18 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/08 (20090101); H04W 48/18 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 84/10 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 36/14 (20090101); H04W 28/04 (20090101); H04W 84/18 (20090101); H04L 5/06 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,510,294
Shin , et al. November 29, 2016
Base station for controlling uplink power
Abstract
A base station and a method of operating the base station is disclosed for controlling an uplink power. A total uplink transmission power employed when transmitting via a single antenna may be offset by a total power offset value from a total uplink transmission power employed when transmitting via a plurality of antennas.
Inventors:
Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY), Roy; Vincent (Longueuil, CA), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Pan; Kyle Jung-Lin (Saint James, NY), Grieco; Donald M. (Manhasset, NY), Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A. (Little Neck, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002262245
Appl. No.:
14/628,737
Filed:
February 23, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150173025 A1 Jun 18, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12725713 Mar 17, 2010 8964868
61160958 Mar 17, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/42 (20130101); H04B 7/024 (20130101); H04B 7/0413 (20130101); H04B 7/0689 (20130101); H04L 1/0003 (20130101); H04W 52/242 (20130101); H04W 52/40 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 27/28 (20060101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 52/42 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 52/40 (20090101); H04B 7/02 (20060101); H04B 7/04 (20060101
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United States Patent 9,510,375
Wang , et al. November 29, 2016
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:
1000002262321
Appl. No.:
14/942,127
Filed:
November 16, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160081130 A1 Mar 17, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13738589 Jan 10, 2013 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 88/08 (20130101); H04L 9/0844 (20130101); H04L 63/0428 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/28 (20060101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04L 12/06 (20060101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04L 9/08 (20060101); H04W 12/04 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,510,386
Marinier , et al. November 29, 2016
Method and apparatus for monitoring for a radio link failure
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for monitoring for a radio link failure in a long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) system operated with carrier aggregation. The methods include criteria for determining radio link failure, recovery events, and the actions that a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may take upon the occurrence of such events.
Inventors:
Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (La Prairie, CA), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Pelletier; Ghyslain (Laval, CA), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002262332
Appl. No.:
14/262,392
Filed:
April 25, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140233396 A1 Aug 21, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12722862 Mar 12, 2010 8711709
61256687 Oct 30, 2009
61250773 Oct 12, 2009
61248264 Oct 2, 2009
61218171 Jun 18, 2009
61159649 Mar 12, 2009
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/027 (20130101); H04W 24/08 (20130101); H04W 72/02 (20130101); H04W 28/04 (20130101); H04W 76/028 (20130101); H04W 76/068 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 72/02 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 12/26 (20060101); H04W 24/08 (20090101); H04W 76/00 (20090101); H04W 76/06 (20090101); H04W 28/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/242,254,329,423,67.11
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United States Patent 9,510,390
Sammour , et al. November 29, 2016
Method and apparatus for enhancing discontinuous reception in wireless systems
Abstract
A method of discontinuous reception (DRX) in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes the WTRU receiving DRX setting information over a radio resource control (RRC) signal, and the WTRU receiving DRX activation information over medium access control (MAC) signal.
Inventors:
Sammour; Mohammed (Alrabieh, JO), Chandra; Arty (Manhasset Hills, NY), Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002262335
Appl. No.:
14/717,145
Filed:
May 20, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150257202 A1 Sep 10, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13526104 Jun 18, 2012 9066350
11924484 Jul 24, 2012 8228829
60863185 Oct 27, 2006
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 76/048 (20130101); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 76/04 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101
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Raspberry Pi 3 snags LTE support with help of new add-on chip
An Altair LTE Category-1 chipset will attach to the top of the Raspberry Pi 3 board for long-distance communications
By Agam Shah U.S. Correspondent, IDG News Service
Nov 30, 2016 6:38 AM PT
Raspberry Pi 3 today has only Wi-Fi connectivity, but soon it will also be able to handle low-throughput cellular communications and let users control devices over long distances.
Altair has completed testing of its ALT1160 Category 1 LTE chip on Raspberry Pi, and is now making it available, a company representative said. That’s significant, as it will bring much-needed, long-range communications to the popular board computer.
The LTE chip is ready for sale by Altair and its partners, a company representative said. The chip will be included in various third-party add-on LTE expansion boards and sensor modules for Raspberry Pi; otherwise, Altair will take volume orders for the chip. Each chip will cost roughly $15 to $20, though prices are coming down, said Eran Eshed, co-founder of Altair.
Raspberry Pi is used to make gadgets, robots, drones and smart devices. But, with Wi-Fi only, up to now it has had limited communication range. Users will be able to tack on the Altair LTE chip module for long-distance communications, albeit at slow data speeds.
Users will, for example, be able to control robots that are miles away, or access video surveillance cameras over cellular networks.
Adding LTE capability is also an enabler for IoT applications, said Eben Upton, founder of Raspberry Pi. For example, users will be able to use Raspberry Pi to remotely control industrial IoT equipment.
The chip transfers data at 10Mbps, which is much slower than speeds of up to 600Mbps in the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Apple iPhone 7. IoT and smart devices typically require less bandwidth for communications, however, and that helps retain long device battery life.
There is no plan right now to integrate LTE directly into Raspberry Pi, said Upton. So users will have to buy third-party modems like Altair’s LTE chipset and attach them to the board.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3145614/computers/raspberry-pi-3-gets-low-bandwith-lte-with-add-on-chip.html#tk.rss_all
Numbers in View on Shares of BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI)
November 29, 2016 Beacon Staff Writer
Value investors may be interested in the Magic Formula (MF Rank) on shares of BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). After a recent check, BIO-key International, Inc. has an MF Rank of 15236. Successful hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt introduced the Magic Formula in his bestselling book “The Little Book That Beats the Market”. Greenblatt was focused on a method for identifying bargains when purchasing company shares. This included finding companies that earn more in relation to the stock price, or companies with a high earnings yield. The Magic Formula may help spot good, healthy companies. The MF is calculated using earnings yield and ROIC ratios. In general, investors may be searching for stocks with the lowest combined MF Rank.
Investors are always trying to identify the next great stock to own. Finding the next winner to pad the portfolio may involve very hard work and a shot of market magic. Analyzing the sea of information about public companies can be a daunting task. Many sharp investors will approach the equity markets from multiple angles. This may include keeping close tabs on fundamental and technical data. BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI) has a present Value Composite Score of 87. This score lands on a scale from 0 to 100 where a lower score would indicate an undervalued company and a higher score would indicate an overvalued company. This ranking was created by James O’Shaughnessy using six different valuation ratios including price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, price to earnings, and shareholder yield.
Investors may be focusing on some quality ratios for BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). Currently, BIO-key International, Inc. has a Gross Margin (Marx) ratio of 0.12274. This number is based on the research by University of Rochester professor Robert Novy-Marx. Marx believed that a high gross income ratio was a sign of a quality company. Going a little further, BIO-key International, Inc. has a Gross Margin score of 55. This score is based on the Gross Margin (Marx) calculation using a scale from 1 to 100 where a 1 would be considered positive, and a 100 would be seen as negative.
Investors may also be tracking the EV (Enterprise Value) for BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). Currently, the firm has an EV of 17979. Enterprise Value is a measure of the total value of a specific company. EV may often be used as a more comprehensive alternative to simply tracking the market cap of a firm. Enterprise Value is frequently used by value investors to help spot undervalued companies. EV is typically considered a more accurate calculation of total company value because of the inclusion of debt obligations.
Active investors might be tracking Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) information on BIO-key International, Inc. (OTCPK:BKYI). ROIC is a metric that can be used to assess the efficiency of a particular company at allocating controlled capital into investments that are profitable. ROIC can provide a good sense of how a company is using its money to generate returns. ROIC may provide the clearest view of just how efficient a company is at using its capital. BIO-key International, Inc. currently has an ROIC of -1.052807. The current ROIC 5 year average is -1.763914 and the ROIC Quality ratio is currently -0.426112.
http://wsbeacon.com/numbers-in-view-on-shares-of-bio-key-international-inc-otcpkbkyi/17916/
Docomo grants W-CDMA, LTE patent license to HTC
Monday 28 November 2016 | 09:59 CET | News
NTT Docomo has granted HTC a patent license covering Docomo standard-essential patents for the W-CDMA, LTE and LTE-Advanced standards. HTC will pay Docomo licensing fees for the patent license. The agreement also settles all pending patent litigation between Docomo and HTC.
Docomo has granted standard-essential patent licenses to more than 10 companies. Docomo receives licensing fees for more than 5,000 standard-essential patents, which are paid via patent pools or directly by individual companies.
https://www.telecompaper.com/news/docomo-grants-patent-w-cdma-lte-license-to-htc--1173602
InterDigital, Inc. - Common Stock
Settlement Date
Short Interest
Percent Change
Average Daily Share Volume
Days to Cover
11/15/2016 1,278,516 (7.84) 366,671 3.49
Fong Wong Kwok Purchases 6,200,000 Shares of BIO-key International Inc. (BKYI) Stock
Posted by Jared Coughlin on Nov 23rd, 2016 //
BIO-key International Inc. (OTCMKTS:BKYI) Director Fong Wong Kwok bought 6,200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $0.30 per share, with a total value of $1,860,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 12,594,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,778,484.10. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
Fong Wong Kwok also recently made the following trade(s):
•On Friday, September 16th, Fong Wong Kwok bought 651,500 shares of BIO-key International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $0.25 per share, with a total value of $162,875.00.
•On Thursday, September 15th, Fong Wong Kwok bought 925,200 shares of BIO-key International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $0.25 per share, with a total value of $231,300.00.
•On Tuesday, September 13th, Fong Wong Kwok bought 841,975 shares of BIO-key International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $0.24 per share, with a total value of $202,074.00.
Shares of BIO-key International Inc. (OTCMKTS:BKYI) opened at 0.23 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $0.27 and a 200-day moving average of $0.24. BIO-key International Inc. has a 52 week low of $0.11 and a 52 week high of $0.31. The firm’s market cap is $15.27 million.
https://www.com-unik.info/2016/11/23/fong-wong-kwok-purchases-6200000-shares-of-bio-key-international-inc-bkyi-stock.html
United States Patent 9,503,438
Choyi , et al. November 22, 2016
Characteristics of security associations
Abstract
Authentication of a user or a wireless transmit/receive unit may be based on an obtained measure of authentication strength, which may referred to as an assurance level. For example, a user, via a WTRU, may request access to a service controlled by an access control entity (ACE). The user may be authenticated with a user authenticator and assertion function (UAAF), producing a result. A user assertion may be provided that includes the user authentication result, a user assurance level, and/or a user freshness level. The WTRU may be authenticated with a device authenticator and assertion function (DAAF), producing an associated result. A device assertion may be provided that may include the device authentication result, a device assurance level, and/or a device freshness level. The assertions may be bound together to receive access to a service or resource.
Inventors:
Choyi; Vinod Kumar (Norristown, PA), Shah; Yogendra C (Exton, PA), Meyerstein; Michael V (Martlesham Heath, GB), Guccione; Louis J (East Chester, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
N/A
DE
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002247787
Appl. No.:
13/940,794
Filed:
July 12, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140201809 A1 Jul 17, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61671419 Jul 13, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 63/08 (20130101); H04L 63/0807 (20130101); H04L 63/105 (20130101); H04L 63/205 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04L 63/0876 (20130101); H04L 2463/081 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 12/06 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,503,869
Starsinic , et al. November 22, 2016
Service capability server (SCS) terminated short message service (SMS) systems and methods
Abstract
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are provided to determine routing associated with a short message. A SMS-SC may send a first routing request to a home subscriber server (HSS). The first routing request may be associated with the short message. The SMS-SC may receive a first routing reply. The first routing reply may include one of an indication that the short message is associated with a service capability server (SCS) or a first control plane routing associated with the short message. The SMS-SC may send the short message to an SCS serving node. The first routing reply may include the indication that the short message is associated with a service capability server (SCS). The SMS-SC may send a second routing request to a SCS subscription database. The SMS-SC may receive a second routing reply from the SCS subscription database, which may indicate a second control plane routing for the short message.
Inventors:
Starsinic; Michael F. (Newtown, PA), Shaheen; Kamel M. (King of Prussia, PA), Seed; Dale N. (Allentown, PA), Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Gellert; Dorothy (Mountain View, CA), Majumder; Debjani (Bangalore, IN)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002248158
Appl. No.:
13/891,634
Filed:
May 10, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130303206 A1 Nov 14, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61645834 May 11, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 4/12 (20130101); H04L 51/38 (20130101); H04L 61/1588 (20130101); H04W 4/14 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 4/14 (20090101); H04W 4/12 (20090101); H04L 12/58 (20060101); H04L 29/12 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,503,954
Olvera-Hernandez , et al. November 22, 2016
Method and system for station location based neighbor determination and handover probability estimation
Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for station location based neighbor determination and handover probability estimation. A serving access point determines the location and movement measurements of a station (STA). Neighboring access points report coordinates of cell fringes of the neighboring access points. The STA sends a request for system information to the current access point along with current location of the STA. The current access point provides the system information, and the STA utilizes the system information to determine best handover candidate from among neighboring access points and an estimate of the time for handover.
Inventors:
Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA), Carlton; Alan G. (Mineola, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002248235
Appl. No.:
14/610,462
Filed:
January 30, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150148045 A1 May 28, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13463490 May 3, 2012 8971293
11372762 Mar 10, 2006
60660963 Mar 11, 2005
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/32 (20130101); H04W 36/36 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 36/32 (20090101); H04W 36/36 (20090101)
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United States Patent 9,503,989
Haim , et al. November 22, 2016
Method and apparatus for power control for wireless transmissions on multiple component carriers associated with multiple timing advances
Abstract
A method and apparatus for power control for wireless transmissions on multiple component carriers corresponding to multiple serving cells associated with multiple timing advances are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may determine transmit powers for a first physical channel for a first serving cell in a first timing advanced group (TAG) and a second physical channel for a second serving cell in a second TAG. The first TAG may less timing advanced than the second TAG. The WTRU may determine a WTRU configured maximum output power (P.sub.CMAX) for an overlapping portion, which may be a portion of a transmission of the first channel in a first subframe that overlaps in time with a portion of a transmission of the second channel in a next subframe. The WTRU may adjust the channels such that a sum of their transmit powers in the overlapping portion does not exceed the determined P.sub.CMAX.
Inventors:
Haim; John W (Baldwin, NY), Stern-Berkowitz; Janet A (Little Neck, NY), Terry; Stephen E (Northport, NY), Comsa; Virgil (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002248267
Appl. No.:
14/524,699
Filed:
October 27, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150043413 A1 Feb 12, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13668108 Oct 28, 2014 8873443
61555853 Nov 4, 2011
61591050 Jan 26, 2012
61612096 Mar 16, 2012
61644726 May 9, 2012
61677750 Jul 31, 2012
61705436 Sep 25, 2012
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 52/146 (20130101); H04W 52/0216 (20130101); H04W 52/243 (20130101); H04W 52/34 (20130101); H04W 52/367 (20130101); H04W 52/04 (20130101); H04W 52/143 (20130101); H04W 52/30 (20130101); H04W 52/32 (20130101); H04W 52/365 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 52/34 (20090101); H04W 52/14 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 52/04 (20090101); H04W 52/32 (20090101); H04W 52/30 (20090101); H04W 52/36 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/311,328 ;455/13.4,522
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United States Patent 9,504,032
Wang , et al. November 22, 2016
Method, wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and base station for transferring small packets
Abstract
A method, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a base station for transferring small packets are described. The WTRU generates a packet that has one or more of a medium access control (MAC) or a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header, the one or more of the MAC or the PLCP header including a field. On a condition that the WTRU has data buffered for transmission, the WTRU includes in the field information that indicates a time or a transmission opportunity (TXOP) needed to transmit at least one packet of data that the WTRU has buffered for transmission. The WTRU transmits the packet to another WTRU in the wireless network. The WTRU receives another packet from the other WTRU with a granted TXO) based on the time needed to transmit the at least one packet of the data that the WTRU has buffered for transmission.
Inventors:
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:
1000002248306
Appl. No.:
14/025,023
Filed:
September 12, 2013
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140071873 A1 Mar 13, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61700720 Sep 13, 2012
61831759 Jun 6, 2013
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0446 (20130101); H04W 72/1284 (20130101); H04W 74/08 (20130101); H04L 1/0083 (20130101); H04L 1/1607 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: G08C 17/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04L 1/00 (20060101); H04L 1/16 (20060101)
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Once enemies, Huawei and InterDigital are now allies brought together by patents
21 Nov 16
When Huawei and InterDigital reveraled that they had entered into a broad worldwide licensing agreement recently, it brought to an end a years-long dispute over standard-essential patents that at times had been rather ugly. Now, relations between the two companies couldn’t be more different as they look to partner on future research and development efforts – and, potentially, on monetising patents, too.
InterDigital announced a “multi-year, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty bearing patent licence agreement” with Huawei in September. This settled all proceedings relating to arbitration initiated in December 2013, so largely ending the two companies’ global web of FRAND-related disputes and antitrust complaints (though litigation and an anti-monopoly investigation in China remain unaffected). In addition to the licence itself, the pair put in place a “framework for discussions regarding joint research and development efforts”. They also agreed on a “process for transfer of patents from Huawei to InterDigital”.
InterDigital reported some particularly impressive financial results for Q3 2016. The publicly traded IP company’s (PIPCO’s) excellent performance could be explained in large part by the realisation of the licence deal signed with Huawei around the start of September, which was the primary reason for its year-on-year revenue for the quarter more than doubling from $100.4 million in 2015 to $208.3 million. Another result of the agreement was that the past patent royalties that InterDigital collected during the quarter totalled $124.0 million – a marked increase of $102.2 million on a year previously.
There was another important titbit in InterDigital press release announcing its Q3 results; in Q2 2017, the PIPCO “expects to recognise additional past patent royalties associated with a patent transfer in connection with the new patent licence agreement” signed with Huawei. This clearly appears to refer to the “transfer of patents” mentioned when the licence agreement was signed in September. A quick search of USPTO assignments data indicates that, in a transaction executed on 15th September and recorded on 19th October, Huawei transferred four granted patents to Vid Scale, Inc, a subsidiary of InterDigital. All four patents seem to relate to online video processing technologies, and were originally assigned to Huawei.
It isn’t clear at this stage what can be made of InterDigital’s expectation to benefit from past patent royalties associated with this portfolio. It may be the case that Huawei was already receiving royalty payments from licensees to these patents, and that these will now be going to InterDigital. A brief search of SIPO transactions data suggests that no licence agreements relating to the Chinese equivalents of these patents have been recorded – though this doesn’t definitively rule out such a scenario, since licence recordal isn’t mandatory in China.
Another thing that we can only guess about at this stage is whether or not Huawei will be due any share of those expected royalties, or of any future revenues that InterDigital manages to generate from the patents. After all, the Shenzhen-based company does appear to have become more determined to realise value from its patents of late, with assertions against Samsung and T-Mobile and a licence deal with Apple that stimulated much gossip in the tech press. But even if their cooperation on patent monetisation goes no further than this, the fact that the two companies, both major players in 5G technologies, are now exploring an R&D partnership could be seen as pretty extraordinary considering that a few years ago their FRAND dispute had reached such a point that InterDigital executives were reportedly being threatened with arrest if they set foot in China. It just goes to show what the right patents – and the right patent professionals, of course – can achieve on the business front.
http://www.iam-media.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=c360c4b3-cdd0-4738-a3dc-a3aa8d87d5bf
Huawei and DOCOMO conduct world’s first 5G large scale field trial in the 4.5 GHz band
Friday, Nov 18, 2016
Huawei announced today the world’s first 5G large-scale field trial in the 4.5 GHz band using new numerology and frame structure complying with 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) current agreements. In the trial jointly conducted with NTT DOCOMO, Inc., 11.29 Gbps total user throughput and less than 0.5 millisecond one way user plane latency were achieved in the macro cell coverage of a real urban application scenario in Yokohama, Japan. This leading-edge breakthrough is of foundational importance to shape the future of 5G and a milestone of the two companies’ joint efforts on 5G field trials.
The test was performed in Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 District, which is one of the largest commercial areas in Japan. The macro cell was made up with one base station that works in the 4.5 GHz band with 200 MHz bandwidth, 64 TRXs and 23 UEs of both static and mobile types. According to the test, 11.29 Gbps total user throughput was achieved with 24 layers with each UE receiving 2 layers. The peak spectrum efficiency reached was 79.82 bps/Hz/cell. With new frame structure and numerology, less than 0.5ms one way user plane delay was achieved. This user plane latency is about one tenth of LTE.
After signing MoU on partnership in 5G joint field trials in December 2014, Huawei and DOCOMO succeeded in the world’s first large-scale outdoor field trial of Massive MIMO in Chengdu, China in October 2015. Currently, two companies are moving their large scale field trial to Japan and continue the systematic verification of 5G key technologies such as Massive MIMO, ultra-reliability and low latency, mixed numerology using f-OFDM (filtered OFDM), and combined performance of SCMA (Sparse Code Multiple Access), Polar Code and f-OFDM.
On the success of this joint field trial, Mr. Takehiro Nakamura, Vice President and Managing Director of NTT DOCOMO’s 5G Laboratory said “Our success in 5G large-scale field trial in the 4.5 GHz band brought the whole industry one step closer to 5G commercialization by 2020. DOCOMO and Huawei have been expanding their collaboration on 5G from R&D to international spectrum harmonization initiatives for 5G since December 2014. Together with Huawei, we will continue to promote 5G both from technical and ecosystem perspective.”
Dr. Wen Tong, Huawei Fellow and CTO of Huawei Wireless Networks, said “Huawei is now putting a lot of resource and energy to 5G NR foundational technology development, market development and product solution development. With the expert team we put together, the collaboration between Huawei and DOCOMO is now on the fast track and the progress is very encouraging, this achievement is extremely important to form the foundation of future 5G.”
3GPP standardization in terms of 5G NR has recently made significant progress because of strong momentum towards the global standard from the entire ecosystem. The 5G industry now focuses on the further consolidation and concentration of the real development of 5G solution. Huawei and DOCOMO will continue to further expand their joint 5G NR test scope, including mobility and large coverage, which are the most important aspects to launch the 5G network.
http://www.yourcommunicationnews.com/huawei+and+docomo+conduct+world%E2%80%99s+first+5g+large+scale+field+trial+in+the+4.5+ghz+band_138305.html
United States Patent 9,496,915
Proctor , et al. November 15, 2016
Use of orthogonal or near orthogonal codes in reverse link
Abstract
An apparatus and method for use with a shared access communication channel is disclosed. A wireless network device receives signals and recovers data from a first plurality of subscriber units and a second plurality of subscriber units in a time interval. Received signals from the first plurality of subscriber units are distinguishable by having unique pseudo noise (PN) sequence with respect to others of the first plurality of subscriber units. Received signals the second plurality of subscriber units are distinguishable by a unique orthogonal sequence with respect to others of the second plurality of subscriber units. Received signals are distinguished between the first and second plurality of subscriber units based on detection of an orthogonal sequence present only in the received signals from the second plurality of subscriber units.
Inventors:
Proctor; James A. (Indialantic, FL), Alapuranen; Pertti O. (Indialantic, FL)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Proctor; James A.
Alapuranen; Pertti O.
Indialantic
Indialantic
FL
FL
US
US
Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002232325
Appl. No.:
13/600,931
Filed:
August 31, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120320901 A1 Dec 20, 2012
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
12433309 Apr 30, 2009 8259744
11152858 May 5, 2009 7529264
10196569 Jul 12, 2005 6917581
60306062 Jul 17, 2001
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04B 1/707 (20130101); H04J 13/0022 (20130101); H04J 13/18 (20130101); H04B 1/7077 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 7/216 (20060101); H04J 13/18 (20110101); H04J 13/00 (20110101); H04B 1/707 (20110101); H04B 1/7077 (20110101)
Field of Search: ;370/204,208,209,335,342,441 ;375/140,141,145
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United States Patent 9,497,761
Nelson , et al. November 15, 2016
Qualifying available reverse link coding rates from access channel power setting
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding a field unit, which may receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of forward link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective forward link transmission. The unit may receive at least one of the forward link transmissions in at least two of the time slots at the respective indicated modulation and code rate. The unit may receive a plurality of reverse link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of reverse link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective reverse link transmission. The unit may transmit at least one of the reverse link transmissions in at least two of the time slots at the respective indicated modulation and code rate.
Inventors:
Nelson; George R. (Merritt Island, FL), Hoffmann; John E. (Indialantic, FL), Proctor; James A. (Indialantic, FL), Rouphael; Antoine J. (Escondido, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
IPR LICENSING, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002233077
Appl. No.:
14/935,677
Filed:
November 9, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160066323 A1 Mar 3, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14462124 Aug 18, 2014 9185604
11295270 Aug 19, 2014 8811367
09792637 Feb 28, 2006 7006483
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0446 (20130101); H04J 13/00 (20130101); H04J 13/0003 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20130101); H04W 52/24 (20130101); H04W 52/26 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04W 72/048 (20130101); H04W 24/00 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 28/22 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 52/26 (20090101); H04J 13/00 (20110101); H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329,328,320,252,338,331,348
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United States Patent 9,497,566
Aghili , et al. November 15, 2016
Efficient signaling for machine type communication
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments for Machine Type Communication (MTC). The techniques disclosed may reduce signaling by transmitting MTC data over control planes and avoiding a full cycle of connection procedures typically required for transmission. MTC data may be directly appended to a control plane message, in addition, in order to reduce the signaling load, a WTRU may autonomously release the connection without being told, by the network. Techniques may be used to indicate a network provider's machine type communication (MTC) capability. The MTC services or capabilities that may be provided by a respective network operator may be communicated to a WTRU.
Inventors:
Aghili; Behrouz (Commack, NY), Murray; Joseph M. (Schwenksville, PA), Gauvreau; Jean-Louis (Montreal, CA), Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A. (Breinigsville, PA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Cai; Lujing (Morganville, PA), Gomes; Sylvie (Douglaston, NY), Cave; Christopher (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Aghili; Behrouz
Murray; Joseph M.
Gauvreau; Jean-Louis
Pinheiro; Ana Lucia A.
Pani; Diana
Cai; Lujing
Gomes; Sylvie
Cave; Christopher
Commack
Schwenksville
Montreal
Breinigsville
Montreal
Morganville
Douglaston
Montreal
NY
PA
N/A
PA
N/A
PA
NY
N/A
US
US
CA
US
CA
US
US
CA
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002232892
Appl. No.:
13/636,508
Filed:
March 23, 2011
PCT Filed:
March 23, 2011
PCT No.:
PCT/US2011/029550
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
December 21, 2012
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2011/119680
PCT Pub. Date:
September 29, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130100895 A1 Apr 25, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61329392 Apr 29, 2010
61320610 Apr 2, 2010
61316596 Mar 23, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04W 4/00 (20130101); H04W 4/20 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04W 72/00 (20090101); H04W 4/20 (20090101
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United States Patent 9,497,626
Case , et al. November 15, 2016
Certificate validation and channel binding
Abstract
A constrained network entity may determine, via an authentication procedure with a core network entity, the trustworthiness of an endpoint attempting to establish a secure channel with the constrained network entity. The constrained network entity may receive a certificate from the endpoint attempting to establish the secure channel and the constrained network entity may send the certificate asserted by the endpoint to a core network entity for validation. The core network entity may receive the certificate during a key exchange with the constrained network entity and the core network entity may indicate to the constrained network entity the validity of the certificate. The constrained network entity may determine whether to establish the secure channel with the endpoint based on the validity of the certificate.
Inventors:
Case; Lawrence (Austin, TX), Shah; Yogendra C. (Exton, PA), Cha; Inhyok (Yardley, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Case; Lawrence
Shah; Yogendra C.
Cha; Inhyok
Austin
Exton
Yardley
TX
PA
PA
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002232943
Appl. No.:
13/296,855
Filed:
November 15, 2011
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20120297473 A1 Nov 22, 2012
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61430855 Jan 7, 2011
61413839 Nov 15, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04L 9/3263 (20130101); H04L 63/0823 (20130101); H04L 63/0853 (20130101); H04L 63/0884 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04L 9/32 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;713/168-181,150,155-159
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United States Patent 9,497,627
De Foy , et al. November 15, 2016
Method and apparatus for enabling access to applications integrated with a visited network
Abstract
A method and apparatus for interworking between a mobile network operator and an application provider are disclosed. A network application function (NAF) may be co-located with an OpenID provider such that an application server may communicate with the NAF to access a home subscriber server (HSS) via a bootstrapping server function (BSF). The interfaces between BSF and HSS, and between BSF and NAF may be enhanced to carry information that is available through Sh interface between the application server and the HSS. When the WTRU is roaming in a visited network, the application server may communicate with the visited network for charging and policing for serving the service request from the WTRU. The application server may be co-located with an NAF, and may authenticate the WTRU using Generic Bootstrapping Architecture, and may communicate with a BSF in a home network via an eZn-proxy function to access an HSS.
Inventors:
De Foy; Xavier (Kirkland, CA), Targali; Yousif (Cliffwood, NJ), Shaheen; Kamel M. (King of Prussia, PA), Liu; Hang (North Potomac, MD), Patel; Milan (Middlesex, GB), Lotfallah; Osama (San Diego, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002232944
Appl. No.:
13/630,523
Filed:
September 28, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130084829 A1 Apr 4, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61540682 Sep 29, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/20 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04L 63/0815 (20130101); H04W 4/001 (20130101); H04W 4/005 (20130101); H04L 41/0893 (20130101); H04L 41/5054 (20130101); H04L 61/1588 (20130101); H04L 63/102 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 8/20 (20090101); H04L 12/24 (20060101); H04L 29/12 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;455/405-405,410-411,403,432.1 ;713/2,155,160-170 ;726/2-7,12,14,17,27-30 ;707/783-787
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United States Patent 9,497,671
Wang , et al. November 15, 2016
Method and apparatus for performing a handover in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for performing a handover in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) sends a measurement report to a source evolved Node B (eNB), and receives a handover command from the source eNB. The WTRU initiates reception and processing of a primary broadcast channel (P-BCH) at the target cell after receiving the handover command. The WTRU then sends a random access preamble to the target eNB, receives a random access response from the target eNB, and sends a handover complete message to the target eNB. The reception and processing of the P-BCH may be initiated immediately after receiving the handover command or after sending the handover complete message. The WTRU may apply default configuration or source cell configuration in the target cell until a target cell SFN and/or P-BCH information are acquired.
Inventors:
Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY), Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ), Sammour; Mohammed (Amman, JO), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (Kirkland, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002232988
Appl. No.:
14/664,829
Filed:
March 21, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150201356 A1 Jul 16, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
13670657 Nov 7, 2012 8989143
12492469 Dec 11, 2012 8331326
61076943 Jun 30, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/0061 (20130101); H04J 11/0069 (20130101); H04W 36/0055 (20130101); H04W 74/0833 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04J 11/00 (20060101); H04W 74/08 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/310-350,436-437,439,442
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Settlement Date
Short Interest
Percent Change
Average Daily Share Volume
Days to Cover
10/31/2016 1,387,344 (22.13) 463,007 3.00
United States Patent 9,489,498
Cha , et al. November 8, 2016
Digital rights management using trusted processing techniques
Abstract
The present invention discloses several methods to strengthen the integrity of entities, messages, and processing related to content distribution as defined by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Digital Rights Management (DRM). The methods use techniques related to the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) specifications. A first embodiment uses TCG techniques to verify platform and DRM software integrity or trustworthiness, both with and without modifications to the DRM rights object acquisition protocol (ROAP) and DRM content format specifications. A second embodiment uses TCG techniques to strengthen the integrity of ROAP messages, constituent information, and processing without changing the existing ROAP protocol. A third embodiment uses TCG techniques to strengthen the integrity of the ROAP messages, information, and processing with some changes to the existing ROAP protocol.
Inventors:
Cha; Inhyok (Seoul, KR), Shah; Yogendra C. (Exton, PA), Singhal; Amit (King of Prussia, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002218084
Appl. No.:
14/319,659
Filed:
June 30, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20140310528 A1 Oct 16, 2014
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
11744304 May 4, 2007 8769298
60798152 May 5, 2006
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: G06F 21/10 (20130101); G06F 21/57 (20130101); H04L 9/3247 (20130101); H04L 63/12 (20130101); H04L 63/20 (20130101)
Current International Class: G06F 21/10 (20130101); G06F 21/57 (20130101); H04L 9/32 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)
Field of Search: ;713/176,187
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United States Patent 9,490,764
Ferrante , et al. November 8, 2016
Fast automatic gain control (AGC) for packet based systems
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in a packet based wireless communication system for reducing automatic gain control (AGC) convergence time at a receiver are described. A radio frequency (RF) signal is received. The RF signal includes a sequence of a plurality of pre-defined power levels at a beginning of a preamble of the RF signal. Statistics for each of the plurality of pre-defined power levels at the beginning of the preamble of the RF signal are computed. An appropriate gain for a variable gain amplifier (VGA) is then computed based on the computed statistics for each of the plurality of pre-defined power levels and a-priori information related to transmission power differences between the plurality of pre-defined power levels of the sequence.
Inventors:
Ferrante; Steven (Doylestown, PA), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002219220
Appl. No.:
14/689,615
Filed:
April 17, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150303960 A1 Oct 22, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61981002 Apr 17, 2014
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H03G 3/3042 (20130101); H03G 3/3078 (20130101); H04B 1/1027 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04B 1/16 (20060101); H04B 1/10 (20060101); H03G 3/30 (20060101); H04B 1/28 (20060101)
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United States Patent 9,490,977
Ye , et al. November 8, 2016
Method and apparatus for enabling physical layer secret key generation
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating physical layer security keys is provided. Channel impulse response (CIR) measurements are recorded. Each CIR measurement is associated with a time-stamp. Where possible, the time-stamps are paired with time-stamps that are associated with another plurality of CIR measurements. The CIR data associated with the paired time-stamps is aggregated. Each of the aggregated CIR measurements is aligned, and at least one CIR measurement is selected for use in secret key generation.
Inventors:
Ye; Chunxuan (King of Prussia, PA), Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ), Shah; Yogendra C. (Exton, PA), Closs; Julien (Grenoble, FR), Truco; Frederic H. (Gattieres, FR)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Ye; Chunxuan
Reznik; Alexander
Shah; Yogendra C.
Closs; Julien
Truco; Frederic H.
King of Prussia
Titusville
Exton
Grenoble
Gattieres
PA
NJ
PA
N/A
N/A
US
US
US
FR
FR
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002219402
Appl. No.:
12/266,435
Filed:
November 6, 2008
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20090141900 A1 Jun 4, 2009
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
60985775 Nov 6, 2007
61033195 Mar 3, 2008
61079320 Jul 9, 2008
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 9/0875 (20130101); H04K 1/00 (20130101); H04L 2209/80 (20130101); H04W 12/02 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04K 1/00 (20060101); H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04L 9/08 (20060101); H04B 10/00 (20130101); H04W 12/04 (20090101); H04W 12/02 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;380/44,270 ;713/600
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United States Patent 9,490,984
Leicher , et al. November 8, 2016
Method and apparatus for trusted authentication and logon
Abstract
A method and apparatus for trusted authentication and logon is disclosed. A trusted platform module (TPM) based logon method is presented for authentication and access. A user registers an identity with an identity provider that is tightly bound to the user's specific platform, e.g., the TPM. If the user decides to login, for example to a service provider using this identity, the identity provider challenges the user to provide the correct credentials. The credentials consist of a TPM generated ticket, that is, a credential chain. This allows the user to login without the need for a password at the identity provider.
Inventors:
Leicher; Andreas (Frankfurt am Main, DE), Schmidt; Andreas U. (Frankfurt am Main, DE)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Leicher; Andreas
Schmidt; Andreas U.
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main
N/A
N/A
DE
DE
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002219409
Appl. No.:
12/558,907
Filed:
September 14, 2009
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20110067095 A1 Mar 17, 2011
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 9/3234 (20130101); H04L 9/3271 (20130101); H04L 63/06 (20130101); H04L 63/0807 (20130101); H04L 63/12 (20130101); G06F 21/00 (20130101); G06F 21/57 (20130101); G06F 2221/2103 (20130101); G06F 2221/2129 (20130101); H04L 63/0823 (20130101); H04L 2209/127 (20130101); H04L 2209/80 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04L 9/32 (20060101); G06F 21/57 (20130101); G06F 21/00 (20130101)
Field of Search: ;713/150,152,156,162,168,171,172,175,185 ;726/10,21,27 ;380/44,247,259,270,285
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United States Patent 9,491,761
Chitrapu November 8, 2016
Full duplex communication system using disjoint spectral blocks
Abstract
The invention involves utilizing pieces of disjoint spectral blocks. In one embodiment, a frequency division duplex approach is used, where each spectral block is utilized solely for either uplink or downlink communications. In another embodiment, a time division duplex approach is used, where each spectral block is time divided and uplink and downlink communications are assigned to different time slots within the same spectral blocks. In another embodiment, a code division duplex approach is utilized, where uplink and downlink communications are assigned different codes/hopping patterns within a same spectral block.
Inventors:
Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (Blue Bell, PA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002220095
Appl. No.:
14/793,294
Filed:
July 7, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150312914 A1 Oct 29, 2015
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
11072703 Mar 4, 2005 9083436
60550492 Mar 5, 2004
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04B 7/2615 (20130101); H04B 7/2618 (20130101); H04L 27/2601 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 27/26 (20060101); H04B 7/26 (20060101)
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