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03-01-2019 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for controlling an operation mode of a mobile terminal

Номер: US20190004586A1
Автор: Jin Park, Min-Ji Kim, Yong-Soo Jeong
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A method and apparatus for controlling an operation mode in a mobile terminal provides the mobile terminal to determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed, after a lapse of which it enters a first power-saving mode, and drive a camera module if the predetermined time has elapsed. Meanwhile, the mobile terminal determines whether a predetermined subject is recognized by the camera module, and then delays changing to the first power-saving mode if the predetermined subject is recognized, and enters the first power-saving mode if the predetermined subject is not recognized.

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Номер записи: 1
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Synchronous playback with battery-powered playback device

Номер: US20190004592A1
Автор: Gossain Hrishikesh
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Example techniques related to battery-powered playback devices. In an example, a first battery-powered playback device receives audio content from a network device and forwards the audio content to a second playback device for synchronous playback of the audio content with the second playback device, plays back the audio content, detects that a battery level of a battery of the first playback device has fallen below a predefined threshold, and ceases the forwarding of the audio content after the battery level of the battery of the first playback device has fallen below the predefined threshold. After the battery level of the first playback device has fallen below the predefined threshold, the second playback device receives the audio content from the network device, forwards the audio content to the first playback device for synchronous playback with the first playback device, and plays back the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device. 1. A system comprising first and second playback devices , wherein:the first playback device comprises at least one battery, a processor, and tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable memory having first instructions encoded therein, wherein the first instructions, when executed by the processor of the first playback device, cause the first playback device to (i) receive audio content from a network device and forward the audio content to a second playback device for synchronous playback of the audio content with the second playback device, (iii) play back the audio content, (iv) detect that a battery level of the at least one battery of the first playback device has fallen below a predefined threshold, and (v) cease the forwarding of the audio content after the detection of the battery level of the at least one battery of the first playback device has fallen below the predefined threshold; andthe second playback device comprises a processor and tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having second ...

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Номер записи: 2
03-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING FRACTIONAL SUBFRAME TRANSMISSION

Номер: US20190007178A1
Автор: JIANG Chuangxin, JIANG Lei, Liu Hongmei, Sun Zhennian, Wang Gang
Принадлежит: NEC Corporation

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for performing fractional subframe transmission. The method may comprise: in response to detecting that a channel becomes available, determining a target position from at least one potential position predefined in a subframe; and performing the fractional subframe transmission from the target position. 1. A method of performing transmission , the method comprising:sending to a user equipment (UE) in subframe n, an information capable of indicating a configuration of symbols used for a downlink transmission in subframe n+1 in an unlicensed spectrum; andperforming the downlink transmission in the subframe n+1.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration the symbols is configuration of occupied symbols for the downlink transmission.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: performing the downlink transmission in a channel after sensing the channel to be idle.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: sending to the UE claim 1 , information indicating possible starting positions of the downlink transmission.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the possible starting positions of the downlink transmission is periodical.6. A method of performing reception claim 4 , the method comprising:receiving from a base station in subframe n, an information capable of indicating a configuration of symbols used for a downlink transmission in subframe n+1 in an unlicensed spectrum; andreceiving the downlink transmission in the subframe n+1.7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the configuration the symbols is configuration of occupied symbols for the downlink transmission.8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the downlink transmission is performed in a channel after the channel is sensed to be idle.9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising: receiving from the BS claim 6 , information indicating possible starting positions of the downlink transmission.10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the possible starting ...

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Номер записи: 3
03-01-2019 дата публикации

INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT DEVICE

Номер: US20190007543A1
Автор: Bridgwater Thomas, Haitani Robert Yuji, Hawkins Jeffrey Charles, Rees William
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A mobile computing device is disclosed. In some aspects, the mobile computing device may execute a first application using one or more processors, and may receive, during execution of the first application, a user selection of a shift key. The mobile computing device may transition a state of the shift key from an unlocked non-shift state to a shift state based on the user selection. The mobile computing device may change the execution of the first application to an execution of a second application, and clear the state of the shift key in response to changing the execution from the first application to the second application. 1. A method performed by one or more processors of a mobile computing device , the method comprising:executing a first application using the one or more processors;receiving, during execution of the first application, a first user selection of a shift key;transitioning a state of the shift key from an unlocked non-shift state to a shift state based on the user selection;changing the currently executing application from the first application to a second application that is different than the first application; andclearing the state of the shift key in response to changing the currently executing application.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the clearing comprises:transitioning the state of the shift key from the shift state to the unlocked non-shift state.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:avoiding unintended shift key input during execution of the second application based on transitioning the state of the shift key from the shift state to the unlocked non-shift state.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:detecting the user pressing the shift key for a first period of time;transitioning the state of the shift key to a shift lock state based on the user pressing the shift key for the first period of time; andcanceling the shift lock state of the shift key if additional user input is not detected within a second period of time ...

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Номер записи: 4
02-01-2020 дата публикации

Content Delivery in Wireless Wide Area Networks

Номер: US20200007616A1
Автор: Shattil Steve J.
Принадлежит: Genghiscomm Holdings, LLC

A wireless client device in a wireless network listens to transmissions from other wireless client devices to determine a local wireless network topology of wireless client devices, and transmits the local wireless network topology to a server in a content delivery network. The wireless client device transmits a request for content to the server and receives a message from the server via the wireless network, the message indicating at least one source wireless client device in the local wireless network topology that contains the content. The wireless client device can transmit a request for the content to the at least one source wireless client device. The wireless client device receives the content from the at least one source wireless client device via a peer-to-peer link in the wireless network. 1. A method performed by a wireless client device in a wireless network communicatively coupled to a content delivery network , comprising:listening to transmissions from other wireless client devices in the wireless network for determining a local wireless network topology of wireless client devices;transmitting the local wireless network topology to a server in the content delivery network;transmitting a request for content to the server;receiving a message from the server via the wireless network, the message indicating at least one source wireless client device in the local wireless network topology that contains the content; andreceiving the content from the at least one source wireless client device via a peer-to-peer link in the wireless network.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message configures a set of wireless client devices in the local wireless network topology to receive the content from the at least one source wireless client device to provide for multi-receiver diversity gain.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message designates multiple source wireless client devices to transmit the content to provide for multi-transmitter diversity gain.4. The ...

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Номер записи: 5
02-01-2020 дата публикации

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

Номер: US20200007674A1
Автор: TAKEUCHI Shun
Принадлежит:

A communication apparatus may perform: receiving a specific signal from a first external apparatus via a second interface; changing a state of a first interface from a first state to a second state, in a case where the specific signal including predetermined information is received via the second interface while the state of the first interface is the first state; maintaining the state of the first interface in the first state, in a case where the specific signal not including the predetermined information is received while the state of the first interface is the first state; and performing a communication of target data with the first external apparatus via the first interface being in the second state, after the state of the first interface has been changed to the second state. 1. A printer comprising:a print performing unit;a Wi-Fi interface configured to communicate according to a Wi-Fi scheme;a Bluetooth interface configured to communicate according to version 4.0 or a later version of a Bluetooth scheme;a processor; and while an operation state of the printer is a non-parent state, receiving a specific signal from an external apparatus via the Bluetooth interface, wherein the non-parent state is different from a parent state, the parent state is a state where the printer operates as a parent station of a wireless network, and the wireless network is a network for performing a wireless communication via the Wi-Fi interface;', 'after the specific signal has been received, changing the operation state of the printer from the non-parent state to the parent state;', 'after the specific signal has been received, sending, to the external apparatus via the Bluetooth interface, network information to be used in the wireless network;', 'after the operation state of the printer has been changed to the parent state and the network information has been sent, establishing a Wi-Fi connection with the external apparatus via the Wi-Fi interface so as to form the wireless ...

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Номер записи: 6
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Peer to Peer Mobile User Equipment Communication with On-Demand Discovery Signal Transmission

Номер: US20190007823A1
Автор: Kim Yuchul, Mujtaba Syed Aon, Tabet Tarik, Wang Xiaowen, Zhang Dawei
Принадлежит:

In some embodiments, a user equipment device (UE) implements a method for discovering the presence of neighboring UEs using an on-demand discovery signal transmission technique. This discovery process may be performed to enable the UEs to perform peer-to-peer communications with each other, wherein peer-to-peer communications is defined as direct communication between the UEs without involving a base station. The UE may be configured to transmit a discovery request signal when it has moved greater than a threshold amount since transmission of a prior discovery request signal. The discovery request signal causes one or more neighboring UEs to each transmit a discovery signal in response, and also causes the UE which generated the discovery request signal to transmit its own discovery signal. The received discovery signal from each of the neighboring UEs is useable to discover, or detect the presence of, these neighboring UEs. 1. A wireless device , comprising:at least one antenna;at least one radio communicatively coupled to the at least one antenna, wherein the at least one radio is configured to perform cellular communication using at least one radio access technology (RAT);one or more processors communicatively coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors and the at least one radio are configured to perform wireless voice and/or data communications using the at least one antenna; monitor one or more discovery request channels in a discovery resource set assigned by a base station;', 'determine that the wireless device has moved greater than a threshold distance since transmission of a prior discovery request signal to neighboring wireless devices, wherein the threshold distance comprises a specified distance since the transmission of the prior discovery request signal to the neighboring wireless devices; and', 'transmit, in response to one of determining that a discovery request signal relevant to the wireless device has been received from ...

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Номер записи: 7
03-01-2019 дата публикации

RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO TERMINAL, RADIO NETWORK, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM

Номер: US20190007853A1
Автор: Aminaka Hiroaki, FUTAKI Hisashi, Kobayashi Kosei
Принадлежит: NEC Corporation

A wireless communication system comprises: a setting notifying means for notifying, to a radio terminal, setting information related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information to a radio network; a status notifying means for notifying, to the radio network, a status related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of the measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information; and a re-establishing means for receiving the status and determining whether to re-establish the setting information. 1. A method for a radio terminal , the method comprising:detecting radio link failure;storing radio link failure related measurements that indicate measurement results related to the radio link failure; andtransmitting to a radio network, before reception by the radio terminal of a report request for requesting a report of the radio link failure related measurements, radio link failure status information indicating that the radio terminal has the radio link failure related measurements, wherein the radio link failure status information does not include the radio link failure related measurements, measurement results of a cell in which the radio link failure was detected,', 'measurement results of a neighbour cell of the cell, or', 'the measurement results of the cell and the neighbour cell., 'wherein the radio link failure related measurements comprises2. The method according to claim 1 ,wherein the radio terminal supports transmission of the report of the radio link failure related measurements, upon reception of the report request, and the radio terminal has received a report not required message indicating that the report of the radio link failure related measurements is not required by the radio network, or', 'the radio terminal has not received the report request., 'wherein the radio terminal does not transmit the report of the ...

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Номер записи: 8
03-01-2019 дата публикации

CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION FEEDBACK TECHNIQUES

Номер: US20190007878A1
Автор: Chen Xiaogang, Davydov Alexei, Han Seunghee, Maltsev Alexander, Morozov Gregory, Zhu Yuan
Принадлежит: Intel Corporation

Various embodiments are generally directed to improved channel quality information feedback techniques. In one embodiment, for example, an evolved node B (eNB) may comprise a processor circuit, a communication component for execution by the processor circuit to receive a channel quality index for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the channel quality index associated with a defined reference resource, and a selection component for execution by the processor circuit to select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for transmission over the PDSCH of user equipment (UE) data in one or more resource blocks, the selection component to compensate for a difference between a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) overhead of the defined reference resource and a CRS overhead of the one or more resource blocks when selecting the MCS. Other embodiments are described and claimed. 125-. (canceled)26. User equipment (UE) , comprising:a radio frequency (RF) receiver to receive a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS);circuitry coupled to the RF receiver, the circuitry to derive a channel quality indicator (CQI) index for a frequency band of an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) wireless communication system, the circuitry to derive the CQI index based on the CSI-RS and a CSI reference resource of a shared wireless downlink channel, a first three orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of the CSI reference resource to be occupied by control signals; andan RF transmitter coupled to the circuitry, the RF transmitter to transmit electromagnetic signals representing the CQI index on a wireless uplink channel.27. The UE of claim 26 , the CQI index comprising CSI for a serving cell of the UE.28. The UE of claim 26 , the CSI reference resource defined in a frequency domain by a group of downlink physical resource blocks corresponding to the frequency band.29. The UE of claim 26 , the circuitry to derive the CQI index without ...

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Номер записи: 9
03-01-2019 дата публикации

ACCESS AND POWER MANAGEMENT FOR CENTRALIZED NETWORKS

Номер: US20190007905A1
Автор: Ho Jin-Meng
Принадлежит:

A system and method for managing power in a subnet having a hub in communication with one or more nodes is disclosed. The hub and nodes communicate using one or more non-contention access methods, such as scheduled, polled or posted access. The node may enter a sleep or hibernation state while no scheduled, polled or posted allocation interval is pending. The hibernation state allows the node to hibernate through one or more entire beacon periods. In the sleep state, the node may be asleep between any scheduled, polled and posted allocation intervals for the node or during another node's scheduled allocation interval in a current beacon period. By selecting which access scheme is in use, the node and hub can increase the node's chances to be in hibernation or sleep state and minimize power consumption. 1. A method of macroscopic power management by a body area network (BAN) node , comprising:receiving a connection assignment frame from a network hub, the connection assignment frame including a first assigned wakeup field associated with a periodic allocation and a second assigned wakeup field associated with an assigned next wakeup beacon period;entering an inactive state; andwaking up in each of an allocated set of wakeup beacon periods based on the first assigned wakeup field and the second assigned wakeup field if the periodic allocation is not equal to 1.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the entering the inactive state includes suspending a transmission and a reception of frames.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the waking up includes resuming a transmission and a reception of frames.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the periodic allocation includes only an m-periodic allocation when the first assigned wakeup field has an integer value not equal to 1.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the periodic allocation includes only a 1-periodic allocation when the first assigned wakeup field has an integer value equal to 1.6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: ...

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Номер записи: 10
03-01-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS BASED ON TILT DETECTION

Номер: US20190007907A1
Автор: Babu Gunabalan, Chatterton Geoffrey W., Govindarajan Satish Narayan, Krishnaiah Akshay Sanjeevaiah, Rivas Carlos, Senguttuvan Guhan
Принадлежит:

Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe a computing system that includes a tilt sensor and a transceiver. The system is configured to determine one or more tilts of the system detected by the tilt sensor. The system is also configured to determine a scan interval and a rest interval based on the one or more tilts detected. The system is also configured to provide scanning power to cause a transceiver of the system to scan an environment for one or more signals of interest based on the scan interval and the rest interval. As such, the one or more signals may be identified from the scan of the environment. 1a non-transitory memory; and determining one or more tilts of the mobile computing system detected by a tilt sensor;', 'determining a scan interval and a rest interval based at least on the one or more tilts of the mobile computing system detected;', 'providing scanning power to cause a transceiver of the mobile computing system to scan an environment for one or more signals of interest based at least on the scan interval and the rest interval; and', 'identifying the one or more signals of interest from the scan of the environment., 'one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the mobile computing system to perform operations comprising. A mobile computing system, comprising: This continuation patent application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/174,536, filed Jun. 6, 2016, and issued on Jun. 26, 2018 as U.S. Pat. No. 10,009,847 which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 62/257,209 entitled “Power Management Based on Tilt Detection,” filed on Nov. 18, 2015, the entireties of which is herein incorporated by reference.Computing devices are becoming increasingly more prevalent in the modern world. In particular, it is not uncommon for a single user to own more than one mobile device or possibly utilize ...

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Номер записи: 11
03-01-2019 дата публикации

DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20190007908A1
Автор: Jones Lee, Lee Sue, SAVUR Sanjay
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The present invention relates to a data communication device and method for recording and transmitting data concerning conditions within or pertaining to a transportation container, such as a controlled environment transportation container. The communication device includes a processor, a memory, a port for receiving the data, a first power source, a communication module operatively coupled to the first power source, and a computer program stored in the memory. The program is operative, when executed on the processor, to store the received data in the memory and to cause the communication module to periodically power on, attempt for a specified time period to establish a network connection, and in the event of a successful connection, communicate data stored in the memory over the network, and to power off. The processor independently operates to switch between sleep and active modes in accordance with a system timer or receipt of data, and to determine whether the communication module is to be activated. 1. A data communication device for recording and transmitting data concerning conditions pertaining to a transportation container , the communication device including:a processor having a sleep mode and an active mode;a memory;a port for receiving said data;a first power source;a communication module operatively coupled to the first power source; and transition the processor from the sleep mode into the active mode in response to the receipt of data at the port;', 'store the received data in the memory; and', power on;', 'attempt for a specified time period to establish a network connection, and in the event of a successful connection, communicate data stored in the memory over the network; and', 'power off,, 'cause the communication module to periodically], 'a computer program stored in the memory, the program being operative, when executed on the processor towherein the processor is further configured to periodically transition from the sleep mode to an active ...

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Номер записи: 12
03-01-2019 дата публикации

POWER CONTROL METHOD AND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT

Номер: US20190007911A1
Автор: WANG Yi, Xu Haibo
Принадлежит: FUJITSU LIMITED

A user equipment includes: a transmitter configured to transmit uplink signals; and a processor circuit coupled with the transmitter, the processor circuit configured to: drop a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) transmission when a total transmission power exceeds maximum output power of the user equipment and the user equipment needs to transmit a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) signal in a secondary serving cell in parallel with the SRS transmission in a symbol on a subframe of a different serving cell; and adjust transmission power of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) signal until an adjusted total transmission power is less than or equal to the maximum output power of the user equipment when the user equipment needs to transmit a PRACH signal in a secondary serving cell in parallel with a PUSCH signal in a different serving cell within a symbol. 1. A user equipment comprising:a processor circuit configured to:perform a transmission power control according to the priority order of PARCH signal and Physical uplink channel signal so that the total transmission power is less than or equal to the maximum output power for the user equipment; andtransmit the PARCH signal or Physical uplink channel signal.2. The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission power control is performed to satisfy the transmission power of signal of higher priority order.3. The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the priority order is predefined the priority order of the PUSCH transmission with UCI is less than that of PUSCH transmission with no UCI.4. The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the PUSCH transmission includes to transmit PUSCH signal. This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/387,126, which was filed Dec. 21, 2016, now pending, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/044,427, which was filed Feb. 16, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,532,321, issued Dec. 27, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application ...

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Номер записи: 13
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for transmitting control information

Номер: US20190007939A1
Автор: Dongyoun Seo, Joonkui Ahn, Mingyu Kim, Suckchel Yang
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

A method for transmitting uplink control information at an apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a Primary Cell (PCell) and a Secondary Cell (SCell) in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving at least a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) signal indicating SPS release or a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) signal with a corresponding PDCCH, and transmitting reception response information about the at least the PDCCH signal indicating SPS release or the PDSCH signal with the corresponding PDCCH through a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH) on a subframe configured for Scheduling Request (SR) transmission.

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Номер записи: 14
03-01-2019 дата публикации

WIRELESS ROUTER OR RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY CAPABLE OF DISTINGUISHING POWER-SENSITIVE WIRELESS SENSORS AND PROVIDING SEPARATE TREATMENT THERETO

Номер: US20190007944A1
Автор: Amini Peiman, Emmanuel Joseph Amalan Arul, YONGYUTH Arms
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Techniques are disclosed for a wireless router or residential gateway to distinguish power-sensitive wireless sensors and provide separate treatments thereto for low power consumption connections. In some embodiments, a network device includes a wireless network circuit, and control circuitry coupled to the network circuit and configured to, upon receipt of a request of connection from a client, identify whether the client is power-sensitive. The network device can further cause, if the client is identified as power-sensitive, the power-sensitive client to connect using a low-power connection while maintaining a regular connection to other regular clients. The low-power connection can be operated on a first channel different from but in a same frequency band as a second channel on which the regular connection is operated. 1. A network system comprising control circuitry configured to perform operations comprising:operating a first virtual access point (AP) for a low-power connection;operating a second virtual AP for a regular connection;upon receipt of a request of connection from a client, identifying whether the client is power-sensitive; andif the client is identified as power-sensitive, causing the power-sensitive client to connect using the low-power connection while maintaining the regular connection to other regular clients.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the low-power connection is maintained on the same channel as the regular connection.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein communication packets different than those used in the regular connection are used for the low-power connection.4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the communication packets include beacons.5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the communication packets further include management and control packets.6. The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:transmitting management and control packets uniquely designated for the power-sensitive client.7. The system of claim 1 , the ...

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Номер записи: 15
02-01-2020 дата публикации

Identifying and Locating Users on a Mobile Network

Номер: US20200008010A1
Автор: Gautier Patrice Olivier, Hurley Timothy S., Narayanan Karthik, Pai Raghu, PARTHASARATHI Murthy, Veron Maxime
Принадлежит: Apple Inc.

A system and method of locating “friends” having mobile devices connected to a network and associated with a user account is disclosed. The method includes sending a request to a mobile device, the mobile device determining its present geographic location and responding to the requestor with this information. This information may be in the form of a coordinate location such as a GPS location or it may be in the form of a name that the mobile device owner assigned to a particular area (e.g., “home”). Having this location information, a user is able to view the location of the friend that is associated with the mobile device. 130-. (canceled)31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that , upon execution by a mobile device , cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:receiving, at an interface of a first mobile device associated with a first account, one or more inputs to cause the first mobile device to share a location of the first mobile device with a second account associated with a second mobile device, the location to be shared for a first period of time;sharing an estimated location of the first mobile device between the first mobile device and the second mobile device for the first period of time, the location shared with the second mobile device via the second account;receiving, at the first mobile device, an indication of a location of the second mobile device, wherein the location of the second mobile device is an estimated location received via the second account; andpresenting, on a map application executed by the first mobile device, an icon indicating the location of the second mobile device, the location of the second mobile device shared for a second period of time.32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as in claim 31 , wherein the icon indicating the location of the second mobile device includes an image associated with the second account.33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as in claim 32 , ...

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Номер записи: 16
03-01-2019 дата публикации

Apparatus For Role Identification And Power Supply Control In A Wireless Tunneling System

Номер: US20190007986A1
Автор: John Brian Henry, Kumar Nishit, Zeng Ron
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A disclosed wireless tunneling system determines a suitable configuration of a wireless tunneling apparatus for tunneling communications between two processing apparatuses through a wireless link. Responsive to determining the configuration of the wireless tunneling apparatus, the wireless tunneling system establishes a communication with another wireless tunneling apparatus through the wireless link, while maintaining compliance of the communications between the two processing apparatuses with a wired communication protocol. Moreover, the wireless tunneling apparatus can supply power to or source power from a processing apparatus coupled to the wireless tunneling apparatus through a wired cable. 1. A local wireless tunneling apparatus that operates in conjunction with a remote wireless tunneling apparatus to wirelessly tunnel communications between a remote processing apparatus and a local processing apparatus , the local wireless tunneling apparatus comprising: receive, via a local wired connection, a local identification signal indicating an initial local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus;', 'identify, based on a wireless receive signal originating from the remote wireless tunneling apparatus, a remote identification signal indicative of an initial remote configuration of the remote wireless tunneling apparatus; and', 'determine a resolved local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus based on the initial local configuration of the local wireless tunneling apparatus and the initial remote configuration of the remote wireless tunneling apparatus; and, 'a state machine configured toa power supply to output power to the local processing apparatus or receive power from the local processing apparatus depending on the resolved local configuration.2. The local wireless tunneling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the state machine is further configured to determine that a conflict exists between the initial remote configuration of the ...

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Номер записи: 17
02-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING DEDICATED PAL BAND FOR CONTROL PLANE AND GAA BAND AS WELL AS PARTS OF PAL BAND FOR DATA PLAN ON A CBRS NETWORK

Номер: US20200008081A1
Автор: ASHRAFI SOLYMAN
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A system for providing small cell backhaul communications includes a small cell backhaul network including a plurality of small cell network nodes each including transceivers enabling communication with at least two other small cell network nodes. A software defined network (SDN) controller controls the transceivers at each of the plurality of small cell network nodes to establish link configurations between the plurality of small cell network nodes of the small cell backhaul network. The SDN controller implements an optimizer module for managing operation the small cell backhaul network. The optimizer module uses an OpenFlow protocol to gather wireless and power consumption statistics. 1. A system for providing small cell backhaul communications , comprising:a small cell backhaul network including a plurality of small cell network nodes each including transceivers enabling communication with at least two other small cell network nodes;a software defined network (SDN) controller for controlling the transceivers at each of the plurality of small cell network nodes establishing link configurations between the plurality of small cell network nodes of the small cell backhaul network; andwherein the SDN controller implements an optimizer module for managing operation the small cell backhaul network, the optimizer module using an OpenFlow protocol to gather wireless and power consumption statistics.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the optimizer module further generates control instructions to the small cell backhaul network to minimizes power and latency of the small cell backhaul network.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the optimizer module further generates control instructions to the small cell backhaul network to maximize capacity of the small cell backhaul network.4. The system of further including a wireless statistics manager associated with the SDN controller for collecting the wireless and consumption statistics gathered by the optimizer module.5. The system ...

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Номер записи: 18
02-01-2020 дата публикации

Sleeping and Wake-Up Methods and Apparatuses of Master-Slave Network, and Power Saving System of Master-Slave Network

Номер: US20200008150A1
Автор: CHEN PENG, Yang Zhirong, Zhu Chong
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Example sleeping and wake-up methods and apparatuses of a master-slave network, and a power saving system of a master-slave network, are described. One example method includes obtaining running statuses of slave devices on links from a link management list. A target device is determined. The target device is a slave device whose running status is idle. If running statuses of the target slave device to an end slave device on a link on which the target slave device is located are all idle, it is determined that a sublink from the target slave device to the end slave device on the link on which the target slave device is located is a target sublink. A power saving message is sent to at least one slave device on the target sublink, so that the slave device enters a sleep and listen state when receiving the power saving message. 1. A sleeping method in a master-slave network , wherein the master-slave network comprises a master device , a first slave device and a second slave device , wherein the first slave device is a lower level slave device connected to the master device and the second slave device is a lower level slave device connected to the first slave device , and wherein the method comprises:obtaining, by the master device, running statuses of the first slave device and the second slave device;determining, by the master device, the second slave device as a target slave device, wherein a running status of the target slave device is idle; andsending, by the master device, a power saving message to at least one of the first slave device or the second slave device in response to determining that the second salve device is the target slave device and that a running status of the first slave device is idle, wherein the at least one of the first slave device or the second slave device enters a sleep and listen state, wherein the sleep and listen state is a running status indicating that signal transmission is disabled.2. The sleeping method in a master-slave network ...

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Номер записи: 19
10-01-2019 дата публикации

DYNAMIC CONNECTION PATH DETECTION AND SELECTION FOR WIRELESS CONTROLLERS AND ACCESSORIES

Номер: US20190014539A1
Автор: DOOLEY Craig, Mathews Dennis, Sandesara Anjali S.
Принадлежит: Apple Inc.

Controllers can communicate with accessories using various paths, such as a wireless communication path. A controller can maintain reachability information for each accessory indicating the path(s) via which the accessory is currently reachable. Maintaining the reachability information can include scanning to detect broadcasts from the accessories and updating the reachability information based on the results of scanning. Scanning parameters such as scan interval and scan duration can be selected dynamically based on the current operating context of the controller (e.g., where the controller is located, what processes are active on the controller, what other devices have been detected within communication range of the controller). 1. A method comprising:identifying, by a controller device, a missing accessory associated with a location;receiving, by the controller device, information that identifies a first plurality of accessories detected on a previous scan associated with the location;comparing, by the controller device, the information that identifies the plurality of accessories to cluster information that identifies a second plurality of accessories;determining, by the controller device, a probability of the controller device being within communication range of the missing accessory based at least in part on the comparison; andin accordance with a determination that the probability is above a threshold, modifying, by the controller device, a communication connection with the missing accessory.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the communication connection with the missing accessory comprises selecting a communication connection path between the controller device and the missing accessory.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising ranking a plurality of different communication connection paths between the controller device and the missing accessory.4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising attempting to connect to the missing accessory using a ...

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Номер записи: 20
09-01-2020 дата публикации

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS HAVING SPECIFIC STATE DETERMINATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Номер: US20200014806A1
Автор: Naruse Taketomo
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An apparatus that executes a job, broadcasts a wireless signal prior to establishing a connection by wireless communication with an external apparatus. The wireless signal includes information relating to the apparatus, by which it can be identified whether execution of a job by the apparatus is possible, in a predetermined packet. 1. An apparatus that executes a job , the apparatus comprising:a broadcast unit configured to broadcast a wireless signal prior to establishing a connection by wireless communication with an external apparatus, whereinthe wireless signal includes information relating to the apparatus, by which it can be identified whether execution of a job by the apparatus is possible, in a predetermined packet.217.-. (canceled) The present invention relates to a processing technique that processes a job received via a communication unit.In recent years, in the Bluetooth (registered trademark) Core Specification V4.0, a very low power consumption wireless communication standard called Bluetooth Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as BLE) has been established. In BLE, extended operation using a battery such as a button battery is envisioned. In BLE, a new child node notifies its own existence to a parent node by intermittently broadcasting an advertisement packet. A child node can control the timing of advertisement packet broadcasting and the timing of reception of packets from a parent node, and power consumption is significantly reduced by entering a sleep state during other times.In a case where a parent node is a mobile terminal such as a smart phone and a child node is an image processing apparatus such as a printer, the mobile terminal becomes a central and the image processing apparatus becomes a peripheral. The image processing apparatus, by an advertising communication scheme, broadcasts advertisement packets intermittently, and the mobile terminal can recognize the existence of the image processing apparatus by acquiring the advertisement ...

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Номер записи: 21
09-01-2020 дата публикации

SECURE AND PRIVATE CLOUD BASED BROADCAST IDENTIFICATION

Номер: US20200015033A1
Автор: de la Broise Josselin
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A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device. 1. A method comprising:receiving, at a mobile device from a tracking device, a hash value computed by the tracking device based on a unique identifier associated with the tracking device and an incremented value maintained by the tracking device;determining, by the mobile device, if the tracking device is associated with the mobile device by computing a hash value for each of a set of tracking devices associated with the mobile device based on a set of unique identifiers associated with the set of tracking devices and the incremented value; andin response to a determination that the tracking device is not associated with the mobile device, providing the received hash value to a tracking server, the tracking server configured to resolve a conflict between the received hash value and one or more other hash values based on a comparison of account information associated with the tracking device and account information associated with each of the one or more other hash values.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hash value is computed based further on ...

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Номер записи: 22
09-01-2020 дата публикации

ENERGY-EFFICIENT LOCATION DETERMINATION

Номер: US20200015037A1
Автор: Scellato Salvatore, Stuttle Matthew Nicholas, Thota Chandrasekhar
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A location management system identifies points of interest that may be of interest to one or more users. The location management system defines a geofence boundary encompassing a particular point of interest. When the location management system determines that the user device is inside the geofence boundary—but not, for example, when the location management system determines that the user determines that the user device is outside the geofence boundary—the location management system instructs the user device to determine wireless signals available to the user device. The location management system then receives wireless signal data from the user device for available wireless signals. By matching the received wireless signal data to known wireless signals available at the identified points of interest, the location management system determines that the user device (and hence the user) is at the point of interest. 120-. (canceled)21. A computer implemented method to initiate wireless signal detection modules of user computing devices , comprising: determining that a user computing device is located proximate to a particular point of interest; and,', 'in response to determining that the user computing device is located proximate to the particular point of interest, communicating, by the one or more computing devices, instructions to the user computing device to invoke a wireless signal detection module of the user computing device to scan for wireless signal data in accordance with the instructions., 'by one or more computing devices22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:receiving particular wireless signal data for a particular wireless signal from the user computing device after receipt of the particular wireless signal data by the wireless signal detection module associated with the user computing device, the particular wireless signal data comprising a wireless device identifier associated with the particular wireless signal;determining, based on the ...

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Номер записи: 23
09-01-2020 дата публикации

Low Energy Network

Номер: US20200015053A1
Автор: John Bradford Hart, Michael Patrick Connelly, Theodore Balan Cyril
Принадлежит: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Methods and systems are disclosed relating to low energy communication devices. A device may be configured as a low energy central device that is associated with a particular location within a premises. Information may be received from a peripheral device when the peripheral device is within a threshold proximity of the low energy central device.

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Номер записи: 24
09-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE PAIRING OF BLUETOOTH DEVICES

Номер: US20200015057A1
Автор: Lo Chi Wah
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A mobile device includes a Bluetooth transceiver, the Bluetooth transceiver being in an idle power state when not securely paired to a second Bluetooth transceiver of a peripheral device. The mobile device further includes an audio interface, the audio interface coupled to the Bluetooth transceiver, the audio interface configured to connect to a second audio interface of the peripheral device. The mobile device is configured to establish an out-of-band audio communication channel to the peripheral device by connecting the audio interface to the second audio interface, the mobile device configured to exchange Bluetooth authentication data with the peripheral device via the out-of-band audio communication channel in response to transitioning to an operating state, the mobile device configured to initialize the Bluetooth transceiver with the Bluetooth authentication data to establish an authenticated and cryptographically protected in-band Bluetooth communication channel allowing the mobile device to be securely paired with the peripheral device. 1. A peripheral device to securely pair with a host device comprising a host audio interface and a host Bluetooth transceiver , the peripheral device comprising: the host Bluetooth transceiver and the peripheral device Bluetooth transceiver are in an idle power state when the host device and the peripheral device are not securely paired,', 'the peripheral device couples to the host device via the peripheral device audio interface, and the peripheral device communicates with the host device by establishing an out-of-band audio communication channel via the peripheral device audio interface;', 'the peripheral device transmits Bluetooth authentication data to the host device via the out-of-band audio communication channel,', 'the peripheral device receives Bluetooth authentication data from the host device via the out-of-band audio communication channel, and', 'the peripheral device securely pairs with the host device by ...

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Номер записи: 25
09-01-2020 дата публикации

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND REPORTING METHOD

Номер: US20200015110A1
Автор: AOYAMA Takahisa, Matsuo Hidenori, Tamura Takashi
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In a wireless communication terminal in a wireless communication system for performing a control not to transmit signals, or to transmit signals with a reduction in a transmission power by a part of radio resources for a downlink signal in a cell provided by a base station, the terminal receives control information in generating a report related to a measurement result of the cell provided by the base station, monitors a state of a radio link with an own cell, and performs measurement on reception of the downlink signal. If an instruction for restricting the measurement to a part of the radio resources is included in the control information from the base station after the radio link failure occurs, the terminal generates and transmits a radio link failure report including the measurement result in the radio resources as instructed when the radio link failure occurs. 1. A communication apparatus comprising: configures carrier aggregation (CA) of communication cells which include a primary cell (PCell) and at least one secondary cell (SCell), and', 'generates control information including an instruction to restrict measurement of the PCell to a portion of radio resources of the PCell;, 'circuitry which, in operation,'}a transmitter, which is coupled to the circuitry and which, in operation, transmits the generated control information to a wireless communication terminal, wherein the wireless communication terminal is configured to generates a radio link failure report including a measurement result of the portion of the radio resources of the PCell when a radio link failure occurs in the PCell; anda receiver, which is coupled to the circuitry and which, in operation, receives the radio link failure report from the wireless communication terminal.2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe portion of the radio resources of the PCell includes a subframe, in which no downlink signals are transmitted or downlink signals are transmitted at a reduced ...

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Номер записи: 26
09-01-2020 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHOD

Номер: US20200015210A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Morioka Yuichi
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of transmitting downlink data in a mobile communications system, wherein the mobile communications system comprises a base station configured to communicate wireless signals to one or more terminal devices. The method comprises receiving an indicator of a maximum number of downlink repetitions “Nmax” currently accepted by a terminal device, wherein a number of downlink repetitions indicates a number of times that the same signal is transmitted to the terminal device; setting an actual number of downlink repetitions “Ntx” so that the actual number of downlink repetitions meets the condition Ntx≤Nmax; and transmitting the downlink data, to the terminal device, wherein the downlink data is transmitted via a signal transmitted a number of times equals to the actual number of downlink repetitions. 1. A base station for transmitting downlink data and for communicating wireless signals to one or more terminal devices in a mobile communications system , the base station configured to:receive an indicator of a maximum number of downlink repetitions (Nmax) supported by a terminal device, wherein a number of downlink repetitions indicates a number of times that the same signal is transmitted to the terminal device;set an actual number of downlink repetitions (Ntx) so that the actual number of downlink repetitions meets the condition Ntx≤Nmax; andtransmit the downlink data, to the terminal device, via a signal transmitted a number of times equal to the actual number of downlink repetitions.2. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein setting of the actual number of downlink repetition is based on the type of downlink data to be transmitted to the terminal device.3. The base station according to claim 2 , wherein the type of downlink data comprises a priority level for the downlink data.4. The base station according to claim 2 , wherein the type of downlink data is at least partially derived from the type of service or application requesting the data transmission. ...

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Номер записи: 27
09-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT TRAFFIC OFFLOAD WITHOUT SERVICE DISRUPTION

Номер: US20200015253A1
Автор: Moses Danny, Stojanovski Alexandre Saso, Venkatachalam Muthaiah
Принадлежит: Intel IP Corporation

Methods, systems, and devices for offloading traffic flows without service disruption are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) is configured to receive an indication that a current packet data network (PDN) connection can be optimized. The current PDN connection is established over a first PDN gateway (PGW). The UE requests connection over a new PDN connection to a same type of service as the current PDN connection without releasing the connection over the first PGW. The UE routes new traffic flows over a second PGW corresponding to the new PDN connection and routes old traffic flows over the first PGW. 120-. (canceled)21. An apparatus for a network node for a network , the network node configured to provide mobility management for a user equipment (UE) wirelessly connectable to the network , the apparatus comprising:a memory interface to send or receive, to or from a memory device, user equipment (UE) information regarding a point of attachment to the network; and process the information to determine whether a user plane connection of the UE needs to be relocated; and', 'generate a message to indicate a request for the user plane connection to be relocated by release of a first user plane connection to the network after establishment of a second user plane connection to the network., 'a processor to22. The apparatus of claim 21 , in which the message is a non-access stratum (NAS) message.23. The apparatus of claim 21 , in which the message is generated for the UE.24. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations of a mobility management function.25. The apparatus of claim 21 , in which the information regarding the point of attachment to the network is based on a geographic location of the UE.26. A method for a network node claim 21 , the method comprising:processing information to determine whether a user plane connection of a user equipment (UE) needs to be relocated within a network including the network node; ...

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Номер записи: 28
09-01-2020 дата публикации

PROVIDING A SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCK REQUEST AND RESPONSE

Номер: US20200015292A1
Автор: Agarwal Ravi, Horn Gavin Bernard, Ji Tingfang, Kubota Keiichi, Tavildar Saurabha
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Aspects of the present disclosure provide various techniques for requesting a system information block (SIB) and providing a SIB response for a user equipment (UE) in a UE-centric wireless communication network. In some aspects of the disclosure, the network may transmit the SIB to the UEs in a broadcast mode or in an on-demand mode. 1. A method of wireless communication operable at a user equipment (UE) , comprising:receiving a master information block (MIB) from an access network, the MIB comprising configuration information for the access network;establishing a connection with the access network utilizing information in the MIB;transmitting a chirp signal to the access network as part of a random access procedure, the chirp signal comprising a reference signal, the chirp signal being configured as a system information request to facilitate the access network in determining one or more system information blocks comprising system information utilized by the UE; andreceiving a system information response comprising the one or more system information blocks transmitted in response to the chirp signal.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the one or more system information blocks in a unicast radio resource control (RRC) message.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more system information blocks are scrambled with a serving cell identifier.4. A method of wireless communication operable at an access network comprising a plurality of base stations claim 1 , the method comprising:transmitting a master information block (MIB) comprising configuration information for the access network;receiving a chirp signal from a user equipment (UE) as part of a random access procedure, the chirp signal comprising a reference signal;determining one or more system information blocks comprising system information based on the chirp signal; andtransmitting a system information response comprising the one or more system information blocks to the UE in response to ...

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Номер записи: 29
17-01-2019 дата публикации

Antenna With Microprocessor Control and Drive

Номер: US20190020095A1
Автор: Camuso John, Keen Brian, Tunnell David, Zurasky Jacob
Принадлежит: NXT-ID, INC.

An antenna for transmitting electromagnetic radiation. The antenna comprises a core further comprising at least one layer of contiguous core material and windings disposed on the core forming a plurality or winding segments. The windings define gaps between each winding segment. A microprocessor supplies current to the antenna in the form of a bit stream. The microprocessor controlling the current to control parameters of the bit stream, the parameters further comprising bit amplitude, bit width, bit rate, timing, delays, bit direction, bit order, and frequency. A material of the core comprises an amorphous or annealed material, further comprising metal or alloys, comprising one or more of nickel or nano-crystalline or nano-materials. 1. An antenna for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic energy , the antenna comprising:a dielectric substrate;one or more conductive traces on a surface or surfaces of the dielectric substrate connected by one or more conductive vias extending through the dielectric substrate the one or more conductive traces operating as radiating elements for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic energy; anda microprocessor for driving the antenna by supplying current to the antenna.2. The antenna of the dielectric substrate comprising multiple layers of dielectric material with the one or more conductive traces disposed on one or more of the multiple layers and a core material disposed between the one or more multiple layers of dielectric material.3. The antenna of the current supplied to the antenna comprising a bit stream claim 1 , the microprocessor controlling the current to control parameters of the bit stream claim 1 , the parameters further comprising one or more of bit amplitude claim 1 , bit width claim 1 , bit rate claim 1 , timing claim 1 , delays claim 1 , bit direction claim 1 , bit order claim 1 , and frequency.4. The antenna of further comprising a core disposed within the dielectric substrate.5. The antenna of wherein a ...

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Номер записи: 30
17-01-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACE

Номер: US20190021049A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device transmits data to a mobile communications network or receives data from a mobile communications network. The mobile communications network includes plural infrastructure equipment each providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interfaces may have a different frequency but operate in accordance with the same standard or may use different radio access technologies. The communications device selects one of the wireless access interface by generating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment and each if the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment, and selects or reselects one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment or one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment in accordance with predetermined criteria based on the generated signal reception metrics. 1: A method of selecting a wireless access interface of an infrastructure equipment in a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network including a plurality of infrastructure equipment each providing one or more wireless access interfaces for the communications device , the method comprisingselecting, by the communications device, one of the wireless access interfaces of the infrastructure equipment as a serving wireless access interface, wherein one or more of the selected infrastructure equipment or one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment provide an enhanced wireless access interface providing a facility for transmitting or receiving signals at a lower power relative to a wireless access interface which is not enhanced, and the selecting the one of the wireless access interface comprisesgenerating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more ...

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Номер записи: 31
17-01-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS

Номер: US20190021056A1
Автор: Chen Zhuo, Gao Yongqiang, Ma Hui
Принадлежит: Huawei Technologies CO.,Ltd.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and provide a communications method and apparatus, which can solve a problem in the prior art that, in order to save power, when a mobility management entity (MME) delays delivering a paging message or a UE uses a long discontinuous reception (DRX) period, an exception may occur in a serving gateway (SGW). The method includes: acquiring, by an MME, information of a UE (S); determining, by the MME according to the information, whether the UE satisfies a first preset condition (S); if the UE satisfies the first preset condition, generating, by the MME, a first indication, where the first indication is used for instructing an SGW to retain first data or discard first data, and the first data is downlink data of the UE (S); and sending, by the MME, the first indication to the SGW. 1. A communications method , comprising:acquiring, by a mobility management entity (MME), information of a user equipment device (UE);determining, by the MME according to the information of the UE, that the UE is a power-saving UE;upon determining that the UE is a power-saving UE, generating, by the MME, a first indication comprising an instruction to retain first data, wherein the first data is downlink data of the UE; andsending, by the MME, the first indication to a serving gateway (SGW) to instruct the SGW to retain the first data;receiving, by the SGW, the first indication from the MME; andretaining, by the SGW, the first data according to the first indication.2. The communications method according to wherein:the first indication comprises a first paging delaying instruction and a first suggested waiting time, and is used for instructing the SGW to retain the first data within the first suggested waiting time after the SGW determines, according to the first paging delaying instruction, that the MME needs to delay paging the UE.3. The communications method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring claim 1 , by the ...

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Номер записи: 32
17-01-2019 дата публикации

WIRELESS ROUTER OR RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY CAPABLE OF DISTINGUISHING POWER-SENSITIVE WIRELESS SENSORS AND PROVIDING SEPARATE TREATMENT THERETO

Номер: US20190021086A1
Автор: Amini Peiman, Emmanuel Joseph Amalan Arul, YONGYUTH Arms
Принадлежит:

Techniques are disclosed for a wireless router or residential gateway to distinguish power-sensitive wireless sensors and provide separate treatments thereto for low power consumption connections. In some embodiments, a network device includes a wireless network circuit, and control circuitry coupled to the network circuit and configured to, upon receipt of a request of connection from a client, identify whether the client is power-sensitive. The network device can further cause, if the client is identified as power-sensitive, the power-sensitive client to connect using a low-power connection while maintaining a regular connection to other regular clients. The low-power connection can be operated on a first channel different from but in a same frequency band as a second channel on which the regular connection is operated. 1. A network device , comprising: upon receipt of a request of connection from a client, identify whether the client is power-sensitive; and', 'if the client is identified as power-sensitive, cause the power-sensitive client to connect using a low-power connection while maintaining a regular connection to other regular clients,', 'wherein the low-power connection is operated on a first channel different from a second channel on which the regular connection is operated., 'control circuitry coupled to one or more wireless network circuits operating in accordance to IEEE 802.11 family of standards and configured to2. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:switch, for data traffic from the power-sensitive client, the power-sensitive client from the first channel to the second channel for a duration of the traffic.3. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:discover whether a connected client is power-sensitive; andshift the connected client from the second channel to the first channel if the connected client is power-sensitive.4. The network device of claim 1 ...

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Номер записи: 33
16-01-2020 дата публикации

RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20200021531A1
Автор: BOOIJ Wilfred Edwin, OLSEN Øystein Haug
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A network has wireless access points, each configured for bi-directional communication, using a first radio protocol, with a communication device that has been associated with the access point by an association data exchange. Each access point is also configured to receive, at a first data rate using the first radio protocol, a multicast radio message and to forward the multicast message onto the network. A radio transmitter is configured to send data at a second data rate, using a second radio protocol different from the first radio protocol. A wireless communication unit transmits a multicast radio message at the first data rate using the first radio protocol. It also receives data from the radio transmitter at the second data rate using the second radio protocol and decodes the data. 141-. (canceled)42. A temperature monitoring system comprising:a network comprising a plurality of Wi-Fi access points, each Wi-Fi access point being configured for bi-directional Wi-Fi communication with devices that are associated with the Wi-Fi access points, wherein each Wi-Fi access point is further configured to receive messages by radio from devices that are not associated with the Wi-Fi access points and to forward the messages onto the network;a non-Wi-Fi radio transmitter configured to transmit radio data using a non-Wi-Fi radio protocol; anda wireless temperature-sensing unit, a temperature sensor;', 'a radio transmitter configured to transmit radio messages comprising temperature information derived from the temperature sensor for reception by one or more of the Wi-Fi access points, wherein the wireless temperature-sensing unit is not associated with the one or more Wi-Fi access points; and', 'a radio receiver configured to receive and decode command data transmitted by the non-Wi-Fi radio transmitter using the non-Wi-Fi radio protocol., 'wherein the wireless temperature-sensing unit comprises43. The temperature monitoring system of claim 42 , wherein the radio messages ...

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Номер записи: 34
16-01-2020 дата публикации

HIGH EFFICIENCY DISTRIBUTED DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) CHANNEL ACCESS

Номер: US20200021632A1
Автор: Chen Xiaogang, Fwu Jong-Kae, Li Honggang, Li Qinghua, Zhu Yuan
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Techniques for facilitating device-to-device (D2D) communications using a high efficiency distributed channel access scheme are generally described herein. In some examples, a communication zone allocated for wireless D2D communications is divided into resource contention and scheduled transmission portions. The resource contention segment may be used to transmit a request message from a transmitting device to a receiving device (a request-to-send message), and transmit a response to the request message from the receiving device to the transmitting device (a clear-to-send message). The response can indicate a time for the data transmission to occur during the scheduled transmission segment. During the scheduled transmission segment, the scheduled data transmission and other D2D data transmissions among the various devices will be performed. In further examples, contention access techniques may be used during the resource contention segment to manage access to the resource channel. 1. (canceled)2. An apparatus for a first user equipment (UE) configured for communication in a carrier network system , the apparatus comprising: memory; and processing circuitry , the processing circuitry configured to:decode uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration information indicating UL subframes of a communication frame that are configured as a Device-to-Device (D2D) segment for D2D communication among a plurality of UEs;decode resource configuration information that allocates a first portion of the UL subframes of the D2D segment to be used to exchange D2D control information among the plurality of UEs and that allocates a second portion of UL subframes of the D2D segment to be used to exchange data among the plurality of UEs;identify, using data in the first portion of the UL subframes of the D2D segment, a second UE of the plurality of UEs;encode data in the first portion of the D2D segment the encoded data indicating of a first set of resources in the second portion of the D2D ...

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Номер записи: 35
16-01-2020 дата публикации

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELECTIVELY APPLYING SECURITY MODE IN MOBILE DEVICE

Номер: US20200021990A1
Автор: Kim Seungman
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A method of a mobile device including a display unit having a panel to display a screen includes a first unlocking process and a second unlocking process to unlock the mobile device to a normal mode of the mobile device. The first unlocking process includes a password input, and the second unlocking process includes sensing a motion, sensing a signal from a user in response to the sensed motion, determining an authorized user from the sensed signal, and unlocking the mobile device according to the determination. 1. A method of a mobile device configured to generate a user image from a user , the method comprising:displaying a screen on a panel of a display unit; andunlocking the mobile device to access a normal mode of the mobile device according to either one of a first unlocking process and a second unlocking process, by using a control processor, receiving a password input through the panel of the display unit of the mobile device; and', 'unlocking the mobile device to the normal mode according to the password input, and, 'wherein the first unlocking process comprises sensing a motion of the mobile device by using a first sensor of the mobile device in a motion detection process;', 'activating a user identification process, which includes sensing a signal from the user by using a second sensor of the mobile device and determining whether the sensed signal of the user represents an authorized user of the mobile device, in response to the sensed motion of the motion detection process; and', 'unlocking the mobile device to access the normal mode according to the determination that the sensed signal of the user represents the authorized user of the mobile device., 'wherein the second unlocking process comprises2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user identification process is automatically performed after the motion detection process in the second unlocking process.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control processor changes the mobile device from a non-normal ...

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Номер записи: 36
16-01-2020 дата публикации

TRANSMISSIONS OF PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNELS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20200022078A1
Автор: Papasakellariou Aris
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A method of a user equipment (UE) for controlling a signal. The method comprises receiving configuration information for enabling or disabling a signal transmission, receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) conveying a first downlink control information (DCI) format, decoding the first DCI format, determining whether the first DCI format is correctly decoded; and transmitting the signal or suspending a transmission of the signal according to the configuration information when the first DCI format is not correctly decoded. 1. A user equipment (UE) comprising: configuration information for reception of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the configuration information includes a time periodicity for the reception of the first PDCCH; and', the first PDCCH reception is over control channel elements (CCEs) of the control resource set that are determined according to a common search space,', 'the first PDCCH includes a first downlink control information (DCI) format, and', 'the first DCI format provides an indication for reception of second PDCCHs over a time duration;, 'the first PDCCH in a control resource set, wherein], 'a receiver configured to receivea decoder configured to decode the first DCI format; anda controller configured to instruct the receiver to either receive the second PDCCHs or skip reception of the second PDCCHs over the time duration based on the indication in the first DCI format.2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the time duration is equal to the periodicity.3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the indication is applicable to all control resource sets configured for reception of the second PDCCHs over the time duration.4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to instruct the receiver to receive the second PDCCHs over the time duration when the decoder does not correctly decode the first DCI format.5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the first DCI format further indicates a sub-band claim 1 , among ...

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Номер записи: 37
16-01-2020 дата публикации

RESOURCE POOL SELECTING METHOD PERFORMED BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL USING THE METHOD

Номер: US20200022113A1
Автор: Jung Sunghoon, Seo Hanbyul
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The present invention provides a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a network, a configuration indicating at least one or more resource pool; receiving at least one or more index on each of the at least one or more resource pool; selecting, on the basis of the at least one or more index, one resource among the at least one or more resource pool; and performing direct communication through the selected resource pool, wherein the index is information indicating the usage of the at least one or more resource pool. 114-. (canceled)15. A method for performing proximity based service (Prose) operation in a wireless communication system , the method performed by a user equipment (UE) and comprising:receiving, from a network, resource pool information including at least one resource pool;receiving, from the network, identifying information related to each of the at least one resource pool; andperforming the Prose operation on a specific resource pool among the at least one resource pool based on the resource pool information and the identifying information,wherein the identifying information includes information identifying whether each of the at least one resource pool is available to be used for a specific service related to the specific resource pool or not.16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the identifying information includes information identifying a communication range of the each of the at least one resource pool.17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the UE determines the specific resource pool used for a specific communication range based on the information identifying the communication range.18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the Prose operation includes a Prose communication or a Prose discovery.19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the Prose communication is a communication between the UE and another UE.20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the ...

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Номер записи: 38
24-01-2019 дата публикации

INTELLIGENT CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITION DEVICE

Номер: US20190022567A1
Автор: CHAN Ping-Chieh, HSIEH Hua-Yi, HSIEH Yuan-Ping, HUANG CHENG-YI
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An intelligent control method applied in an intelligent control system that is having an air condition device, an intelligent control device, and a temperature sensor unit is disclosed and including following steps of: sensing and recording a set of first temperature values of a first time segment with the temperature sensor unit in the first time segment before the air condition device is started; calculating a temperature reference value by the intelligent control device according to the set of first temperature values after the air condition device is started; fine adjusting the temperature reference value by the intelligent control device according to a humidity value currently in the area; and, querying a mode association table by the intelligent control device according to fine adjusted temperature reference value to determine an operation mode of the air condition device. 1. An intelligent control method of air condition device applied in an intelligent control system disposed in an area and having an air condition device , an intelligent control device having a temperature sensor unit for sensing surrounding temperature and humidity of the intelligent control device , the intelligent control method comprising:a) sensing and recording a set of first temperature values of a first-time segment with the temperature sensor unit in the first-time segment before the air condition device is started;b) calculating a temperature reference value by the intelligent control device according to the set of first temperature values after the air condition device is started;c) fine adjusting the temperature reference value by the intelligent control device according to a humidity value currently in the area; andd) querying a mode association table by the intelligent control device according to fine adjusted temperature reference value to determine an operation mode of the air condition device.2. The intelligent control method of claim 1 , wherein the mode association table ...

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Номер записи: 39
24-01-2019 дата публикации

Harvest tag design and systems

Номер: US20190028147A1
Автор: Keoki Trask, Michelle MOULIN, William T. Pittman
Принадлежит: Izipline LLC, Vietagz LLC

The instant invention is directed to a tuned inductive coil that is designed to work within the field of a separate NFC (Near Field Communication) tag for the purpose of harvesting ambient energy that is transmitted during the bi-directional signal process in order to effect unique functionality which requires higher energy consumption and which would not otherwise be possible or as effective absent such harvest of energy such as, but not limited to operation of a light, a sound or a tactile transducer or similar circuitry, separate of the function of the nearby NFC tag.

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Номер записи: 40
24-01-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A GATED RETRO-REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT UPLINK COMMUNICATION

Номер: US20190028196A1
Автор: Rains Jack C., Ramer David P.
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A device uses gated retro-reflectors to transmit uplink data in a visible light communication (VLC) system. The gated retro-reflector includes a retro-reflector and a gating shutter between the retro-reflector and a VLC light source. A light sensor receives VLC data at regular intervals in which a light pulse received during one of the intervals represents a first downloaded symbol and absence of a light pulse during another one of the intervals represents a second downloaded symbol. A controller controls the gating shutter to send uplink data from the device responsive to each received VLC light pulse. The controller opens the gating shutter during the reception of a VLC light pulse to upload a first uploaded symbol and closes the gating shutter during the reception of a VLC light pulse to upload a second uploaded symbol. 1. A device , comprising:a gated retro-reflector mounted to receive light from a lighting device and configured to selectively reflect light received from the lighting device back toward the lighting device;a light sensor configured to wirelessly receive and detect light from the lighting device;a controller responsive to the light sensor and coupled to control the gated retro-reflector, the controller being configured to respond to modulated light from the lighting device detected via the light sensor to selectively open and close the gated retro-reflector so as to modulate light reflected back toward the lighting device to wirelessly transmit uplink data to the lighting device.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to respond to the light sensor to obtain downlink data from modulated light received from the lighting device detected via the light sensor.3. The device of claim 1 , wherein:the gated retro-reflector is configured to reflect infrared light, andthe sensor is configured to detect infrared (IR) light from the lighting device.4. The device of claim 3 , further comprising an optical filter between the ...

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Номер записи: 41
24-01-2019 дата публикации

Power Control for Battery Powered Personal Area Network Device System and Method

Номер: US20190028795A1
Автор: Boesen Peter Vincent, Hirsch Eric Christian
Принадлежит: BRAGI GmbH

A system and method for managing wireless earpieces. Circuitry of the wireless earpieces are powered utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces. The power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces is altered to a low power mode in response to detecting the magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces. 1. A method for power control for a wireless earpiece , comprising:powering circuitry of the wireless earpiece utilizing a low power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to the wireless earpiece;powering circuitry of the wireless earpieces utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces;altering the power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpiece to a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces;altering the power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces to a low power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces; andcharging an onboard battery of the wireless earpiece in response to detecting a magnetic field is applied to the wireless earpiece.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:operating the wireless earpiece utilizing an onboard battery in response to detecting the magnetic field is not applied to the wireless earpiece.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is applied by a magnet of a smart case configured to receive the wireless earpiece.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is detected by a reed switch of the wireless earpiece.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:coupling the wireless earpiece to a smart case, wherein the smart case applies a magnetic field to the wireless earpiece.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is detected by a reed switch integrated ...

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Номер записи: 42
24-01-2019 дата публикации

Coordinated Access and Backhaul Networks

Номер: US20190028908A1
Автор: Ling Curtis
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A communications network comprises performance determination circuitry and link control circuitry. The performance determination circuitry is operable to determine performance of a microwave backhaul link between a first microwave backhaul transceiver and a second microwave backhaul transceiver. The microwave backhaul link backhauls traffic of a mobile access link. The link control circuitry is operable to, in response to an indication from the performance determination circuitry that the performance of the microwave backhaul link has degraded, adjust one or more signaling parameters used for the mobile access link. The link control circuitry is operable to, in response to the indication that the performance of the microwave backhaul link has degraded, adjust one or more signaling parameters used for the backhaul link in combination with the adjustment of the parameter(s) of the access link. 13-. (canceled)4. A system comprising:a receiver operable to estimate a predicted performance metric of a microwave backhaul link; anda link control circuit operable to coordinate one or more signaling parameters used for the microwave backhaul link and one or more signaling parameters used for a mobile access link, based on the predicted performance metric.5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the signaling parameters used for the microwave backhaul link comprise:a number of bits per sample used for transmission of common public radio interface (CPRI) data over the microwave backhaul link; anda code rate of the CPRI data.6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the estimation of the predicted performance metric comprises a determination of signal-to-noise ratio of the microwave backhaul link.7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the receiver comprises sensors for measuring atmospheric conditions.8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the receiver is operable to estimate a predicted atmospheric attenuation.9. The system of claim 4 , wherein the link control circuit is operable to jointly ...

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Номер записи: 43
24-01-2019 дата публикации

System and Method for Implementing Combined Broadband and Wireless Self-Organizing Network (SON)

Номер: US20190028951A1
Автор: Opferman Stephen, Schwengler Thomas
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Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. 1. A method , comprising:monitoring, with one or more first sensors, one or more first operational states of each of a plurality of fixed broadband network nodes between a service provider facility and a plurality of network interface devices located at a plurality of service areas;monitoring, with one or more second sensors, one or more second operational states of each of a plurality of wireless network nodes, the plurality of wireless network nodes comprising a plurality of wireless access points and a plurality of wireless endpoint devices, the plurality of wireless endpoint devices being located at the plurality of service areas;analyzing, with a computing system, the monitored one or more first operational states of each of the plurality of fixed broadband network nodes and the monitored one or more second operational states of each of the plurality of wireless network nodes;determining, with the computing system, an optimal network pathway from the service provider facility to one or more wireless endpoint devices, through a determined first combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, based at least in part on the ...

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Номер записи: 44
24-01-2019 дата публикации

DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE

Номер: US20190028969A1
Автор: WANG Jian
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A data transmission method and a device are disclosed and relate to the field of communications technologies, so that the technical solutions can reduce power consumption of the second device during the channel detection. The method includes: determining, by a first device, a candidate-moment set; determining, by the first device, a target candidate moment from the candidate-moment set; and sending, by the first device, data on a channel according to the target candidate moment. The method and the device are used for data transmission. 1. A data transmission method , comprising:determining, by a first device, a candidate-moment set according to a preset moment on a channel;determining, by the first device, a target candidate moment from the candidate-moment set, wherein if the candidate-moment set includes an end moment of a clear channel assessment (CCA) backoff process, the target candidate moment is equal to the end moment of the CCA backoff process, and if the candidate-moment set does not include the end moment of the CCA backoff process, the target candidate moment is a candidate moment in the candidate-moment set that is later than the end moment of the CCA backoff process; andsending, by the first device, data on a channel according to the target candidate moment.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending claim 1 , by the first device claim 1 , the data on the channel according to the target candidate moment comprises:starting, by the first device, to send the data on the channel from the target candidate moment.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein in response to determining that the target candidate moment is the candidate moment in the candidate-moment set that is later than the end moment of the CCA backoff process claim 2 , the method further comprises:starting, by the first device, to send padding data on the channel from the end moment of the CCA backoff process; andstopping, by the first device, sending the padding data on the ...

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Номер записи: 45
24-01-2019 дата публикации

PORTABLE DEVICE FOR ADAPTIVE DATA COMMUNICATION CONTROL AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

Номер: US20190028972A1
Автор: KIM Jin Yup
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A portable device and a method of operating a portable device for performing adaptive data communication control are provided. The method includes determining the on or off state of a display unit, extracting data communication setting information including a fast dormancy policy according to the on or off state of the display unit, and controlling a data communication setting with a specific service provider network based on the extracted data communication setting information, and a portable device supporting the method. 1. A method of operating a portable device for performing adaptive data communication control , the method comprising:determining an on or off state of a display;extracting data communication setting information including a fast dormancy policy according to the on or off state of the display;controlling a data communication with a specific service provider network based on the extracted data communication setting information;starting a first timer;determining whether data transmission or reception occurs before the first timer reaches a preset time, the preset time being determined based on the data communication setting information; andwhen no data transmission or reception occurs before the first timer reaches the preset time, transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) release message.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising claim 1 , when the data transmission reception occurs before the first timer reaches the preset time claim 1 , resetting the first timer.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising claim 1 , when the display changes from an on state to an off state or from an off state to an on state claim 1 , starting a second timer.4. A portable device comprising:a display;a transceiver configured to communicate with a specific service provider network; and determine an on or off state of the display,', 'extract data communication setting information including a fast dormancy policy according to the on or off state of the display ...

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Номер записи: 46
24-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDRESSING IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED NETWORK

Номер: US20190028979A1
Автор: Norair John Peter
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An electronic device may receive a protocol data unit (PDU) comprising a plurality of addressing bits. Data-link-layer processing of the PDU may be based on each of the addressing bits. Network layer processing of the PDU may be based on a first subset of the plurality of addressing bits. Transport-layer processing of the PDU may be based on a second subset of plurality of addressing bits. The data-link-layer processing may comprise determining whether the PDU is unicast-addressed or non-unicast-addressed. For a unicast-addressed PDU, the data-link-layer processing may comprise determining whether the PDU is destined for the electronic device based on a comparison of a Target ID field of the PDU and a device ID of the electronic device. For a non-unicast-addressed PDU, the Target ID field may not be present, and whether the PDU is destined for the electronic device may be determined based on other criteria. 1. A method performed by an electronic device , the method comprising:receiving a protocol data unit (PDU) comprising a plurality of addressing bits;performing data-link-layer processing of said PDU based on each of said plurality of addressing bits;performing network layer processing of said PDU based on a first subset of said plurality of addressing bits; andperforming transport-layer processing of said PDU based on a second subset of said plurality of addressing bits.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said data-link-layer processing of said PDU comprises determining whether said PDU is a unicast-addressed PDU or non-unicast-addressed PDU.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , in instances that said PDU is a unicast-addressed PDU claim 2 , said data-link-layer processing comprises determining whether said PDU is destined for said electronic device based on a comparison of a Target ID field of said PDU and a device ID of said electronic device.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein claim 3 , in instances that said PDU is a non-unicast-addressed PDU claim 3 , ...

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Номер записи: 47
23-01-2020 дата публикации

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TIME OF FLIGHT DETECTION

Номер: US20200029169A1
Автор: Hua Wensheng
Принадлежит: SKAOTLOM LLC

A position-determining apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, determines the position of the mobile device based on the time of flight of a transmitted probe signal using a method in which sections of the received signal is classified into two or more categories and accumulated according to categories before being used to compute the correlations familiar in the context of a matched filter. Using the method of the present invention to compute the correlations, and optionally applying additional time-saving techniques described herein, a position determination is achieved using arithmetic operations that are significantly reduced from that required in prior art methods to compute the correlations. The reduced number of arithmetic operations can reduce significantly the power consumption required of a device carrying out a method of the present invention, and thereby realizing a significant advantage. 1. A method for determining a distance between a signal source and a receiver , based on a signal that is recovered from a probe signal transmitted at a predetermined time from the signal source and received and digitized at the receiver , the probe signal comprising a repeating pseudo-random noise (PRN) code signal , the PRN code signal comprising a sequence of sections , each section having a predetermined duration and having samples corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined waveforms , the method comprising:(i) assigning each sample of the digitized recovered signal by an offset time value relative to the predetermined time;(ii) dividing the digitized recovered signal into sections, each section having the predetermined duration;(iii) aligning in time the sections of digitized recovered signal with the sections of the PRN code signal;(iv) associating each section of the digitized recovered signal with the predetermined waveform of the aligned section of the PRM code signal;(v) for each predetermined waveform, coherently summing the samples in the sections of ...

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Номер записи: 48
23-01-2020 дата публикации

Enhanced Data Download Mechanism for Power Constrained Internet of Things Devices

Номер: US20200029192A1
Автор: Gupta Gaurav, Kodaypak Rajendra Prasad
Принадлежит: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to an enhanced data download mechanism for power constrained Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices. An IoT file share server can receive an update file from an IoT application server. The IoT file share server can calculate a file chunk size based upon a device type of the IoT device and a file size of the update file. The file chunk size can be calculated such that each file chunk of a plurality of file chunks is downloadable to the IoT device in a single awake period of the IoT device. The IoT file share server can partition the update file into a plurality of file chunks to be sent to the IoT device, each of which can include a portion of the update file, and the portion can be of the file chunk size. 1. A method comprising:receiving, by an Internet of Things (IoT) device comprising a processor, from an IoT file share server, a plurality of file chunks, wherein each file chunk of the plurality of file chunks is received in a single awake period of the IoT device, wherein each file chunk of the plurality of file chunks has a file chunk size that was calculated by the IoT file share server based, at least in part, upon a device type of the IoT device and a file size of an update file from which the plurality of file chunks are partitioned, and wherein the update file comprises an update for the IoT device;combining, by the IoT device, the plurality of file chunks to complete the update file; andsending the update file to an application layer of the IoT device for further processing.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising claim 1 , in response to receiving each file chunk of the plurality of file chunks claim 1 , storing claim 1 , by the IoT device claim 1 , in a memory claim 1 , each file chunk of the plurality of file chunks.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein each file chunk of the plurality of file chunks is associated with a file chunk identifier that identifies a particular file chunk of the plurality ...

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Номер записи: 49
23-01-2020 дата публикации

UPLINK SIGNALING FOR COOPERATIVE MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATION

Номер: US20200029203A1
Автор: Bendlin Ralf, Chen Runhua, Ekpenyong Anthony
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A method of operating a wireless communication system is disclosed (FIG. ). The method includes receiving a virtual cell identification (VCID) parameter () from a remote transmitter. A base sequence index (BSI) and a cyclic shift hopping (CSH) parameter () are determined in response to the VCID. A pseudo-random sequence is selected in response to the BSI and CSH (). A reference signal is generated using the selected pseudo-random sequence (). 1. A method of operating a wireless communication system , comprising:receiving a signal from a base station;selecting a cell-specific parameter in response to a first state of the signal;selecting a user-specific parameter in response to a second state of the signal; andtransmitting an uplink reference signal in response to the selected parameter.2. A method as in claim 1 , wherein the user-specific parameter is a virtual cell identification parameter.3. A method as in claim 2 , comprising:initializing a first pseudo-random sequence generator for generating a base sequence with the virtual cell identification parameter;initializing a second pseudo-random sequence generator for generating a cyclic shift hopping sequence with the virtual cell identification parameter; andtransmitting the uplink reference signal generated from the base sequence and the cyclic shift hopping sequence.4. A method as in claim 1 , wherein the cell-specific parameter is common to a cell served by the base station.5. A method as in claim 1 , comprising transmitting the reference signal on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).6. A method as in claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is a sounding reference signal (SRS).7. A method as in claim 1 , comprising:configuring a user equipment with dedicated user-specific uplink control resource allocation parameters for determining an uplink control region for transmitting channel state information reports; anddetermining the uplink control region for transmitting scheduling requests and Hybrid Auto Repeat ...

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Номер записи: 50
23-01-2020 дата публикации

OPTIMIZING MOBILE NETWORK TRAFFIC COORDINATION ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS RUNNING ON A MOBILE DEVICE

Номер: US20200029279A1
Автор: Backholm Ari, Luna Michael
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Systems and methods for prediction of activity session for mobile network use optimization and user experience enhancement are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system for enhancing user experience with a mobile application on a mobile device including, using user activity characteristics at a mobile device and server activity characteristics of a host server to anticipate a future activity session at the mobile device and transferring impending content from the host server the mobile device to pre-cache content on the mobile device to support predicted data activity for the future activity session that has been predicted. 1using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device.. A method of conserving battery consumption on a mobile device, the method, comprising: This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/503,952 filed Jul. 5, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/164,601 filed Oct. 18, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/046,960 filed Jul. 26, 2018, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,194,398 on Jan. 29, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/595,104 filed May 15, 2017, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,091,734 on Oct. 2, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/710,167 filed May 12, 2015, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,671,851 on Jun. 6, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/477,625 filed May 22, 2012, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/407,406 filed Feb. 28, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/178,598 filed Jul. 8, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applications No. 61/430,828 filed Jan. 7, 2011, No. 61/416,033 filed Nov. 22, 2010, No. 61/416,020 ...

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Номер записи: 51
31-01-2019 дата публикации

KEY FOB WITH RSSI

Номер: US20190035192A1
Автор: HANSON Ryan Edwin, WIELAND STEPHEN SCOTT
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A key fob includes: communicator(s), a battery, memory, and processor(s) configured to: find signal strengths of received polls; determine, based on the signal strengths, that the received polls have: (a) increased, (b) decreased, (c) leveled off; and if (a), issue a poll response; if (c), not issue the poll response. 1. A key fob comprising:a communicator to communicate with a vehicle; determine signal strengths of polling messages received from the vehicle;', 'establish a set of boundaries a decibel width around a running average of the signal strengths;', 'transmit a polling response message when the signal strengths are outside the boundaries; and', 'reset the running average after a threshold number of the received polling messages have signal strength outside the boundaries., 'a processor to2. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the decibel width of the set of boundaries is a fixed decibel width equidistant above and below the running average.3. The key fob of claim 2 , wherein the decibel width of the set of boundaries is 3 dB above and below the running average.4. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the decibel width of the set of boundaries is a variable decibel width equidistant above and below the running average.5. The key fob of claim 4 , wherein the decibel width of the set of boundaries is a percentage of the running average.6. The key fob of claim 6 , wherein the decibel width of the set of boundaries is ten percent of the running average.7. The key fob of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to approximate locations of the key fob based on the received polls.8. A method comprising:determining, via a communicator of a key fob, signal strengths of polling messages received from s vehicle;establishing, via a processor of the key fob, a set of boundaries a decibel width around a running average of the signal strengths;transmitting, via the communicator, a polling response message when the signal strengths are above an upper one of the set of boundaries; ...

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Номер записи: 52
31-01-2019 дата публикации

BASE STATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF CHANNEL QUALITY FROM MOBILE STATION

Номер: US20190036643A1
Автор: Cheng Jun, Nishio Akihiko
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A wireless communication method and apparatus are provided for selecting quality-reporting sub-carrier bands based on sub-carrier band quantity information received from a base station. The method includes generally four steps. First, from a base station, information indicating quantity of sub-carrier bands is acquired. Second, channel quality of each of a plurality of sub-carrier bands within a communication band is measured from a received signal. Third, sub-carrier bands are selected from the plurality of sub-carrier bands, wherein quantity of the selected sub-carrier bands corresponds to the quantity of sub-carrier bands indicated by the acquired information. Fourth, information indicating channel quality of the selected sub-carrier bands is reported to the base station. 1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:circuitry configured to:acquire, from a base station, signals and a first information indicating a number that is associated with a quantity of sub-carrier bands to be selected for channel quality reporting;measure channel quality of each of a plurality of sub-carrier bands within a communication band from the acquired signals;select sub-carrier bands from the plurality of sub-carrier bands, wherein quantity of the selected sub-carrier bands matches the quantity of sub-carrier bands identified by the number indicated by the acquired first information;modulate a second information indicating channel quality of the selected sub-carrier bands according to a modulation scheme and a third information indicating positions of the selected sub-carrier bands according to the modulation scheme; andreport to the base station the second and third modulated information.2. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to select the indicated number of sub-carrier bands in descending order of measured channel quality.3. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further ...

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Номер записи: 53
31-01-2019 дата публикации

INTERNET OF EVERYTHING DEVICE RELAY DISCOVERY AND SELECTION

Номер: US20190037022A1
Автор: Gupta Piyush, Li Junyi
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Wireless communication systems and methods related to the discovery and selection of relay devices by internet of everything (IoE) devices are disclosed. For example, IoE devices with low pathloss to a base station can broadcast information during discovery frames that allow other IoE devices to discover them and select them as a relay, if appropriate. The discovery broadcast message from an IoE device can include information to allow a listening IoE device to select a suitable IoE device for relaying its data that satisfies latency parameters while minimizing the energy impact of relaying. Signaling structures are also provided to allow different IoE devices to select slots for broadcasting within the discovery frame in a distributed manner without disrupting existing periodic broadcasts. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. 1. A method for wireless communication , the method comprising:listening, by a first wireless communication device, for transmissions of one or more other wireless communication devices during a broadcast time of one or more discovery slots of a discovery frame;broadcasting, by the first wireless communication device, a discovery message in a first discovery slot of the discovery frame if no transmissions of the one or more other wireless communication devices are received during the first discovery slot; andassociating, by the first wireless communication device during an association time period, with a second wireless communication device that selected the first wireless communication device as a relay device based on the broadcast discovery message.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:listening, by the first wireless communication device, for transmissions of the one or more other wireless communication devices during a backoff period of the one or more discovery slots of the discovery frame if no transmissions of the one or more other wireless communication devices are heard during the broadcast ...

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Номер записи: 54
30-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA BY USING MULTIPLE CARRIERS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20200036502A1
Автор: JEONG Kyeong In, KIM Sang Bum, KIM Soeng Hun, Van Lieshout Gert Jan
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To solve the above-mentioned problem, the method for transmitting and receiving a signal by user equipment (UE) through one or more cells, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a first message indicating whether one or more cells usable by the UE are enabled; determining which cells to enable or disable on the basis of the first message; and enabling or disabling the selected cells. According to the embodiment of the present specification, by aggregating carriers amongst different base stations, a possibility for the UE to transmit and receive high-speed data through carrier aggregation can increase. 1. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system , the method comprising:receiving, from a first base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including first information for configuring a second cell group of one or more serving cells associated with a second base station;receiving a medium access control (MAC) control element including second information indicating activation or deactivation of at least one secondary cell (SCell);activating or deactivating at least one SCell in the second cell group based on the second information, in case that the second information is received on the second cell group; andactivating or deactivating at least one SCell in a first cell group of one or more serving cells associated with the first base station based on the second information, in case that the second information is received on the first cell group,wherein the at least one SCell in the second cell group is identified based on the first information received from the first base station and the second information received from the second base station,wherein the second information includes one or more bits, each of the one or more bits indicating the at least one SCell to be activated or deactivated, andwherein one serving cell, configured with a physical uplink control channel ( ...

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Номер записи: 55
31-01-2019 дата публикации

Ap connection method, terminal, and server

Номер: US20190037399A1
Автор: Manzhao Bu, Ping Huang, Yuancheng Cao, Yue Cao
Принадлежит: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd

The present disclosure discloses an access point (AP) connection method, a terminal, and a server, and relates to the field of network technologies. The method includes: scanning a graphic identifier of a target AP, to obtain address information of the target AP, where the address information includes at least an identity of the target AP; acquiring, according to the identity and an operating system identifier of a terminal, target AP connection information prestored in a server; and connecting to the target AP according to the target AP connection information. In the present disclosure, after scanning a graphic identifier of a target AP, a terminal acquires, according to the identity and an operating system identifier of a terminal, target AP connection information prestored in a server; and connects to the target AP according to the target AP connection information, thereby implementing a connection to the target AP according to the graphic identifier of the target AP, which not only is convenient and fast, and time-saving and energy-saving, but also avoids, no matter how complex the access password is, a connection failure due to an excessively complex access password during a connection.

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Номер записи: 56
30-01-2020 дата публикации

Systems and Methods for "Machine-to-Machine" (M2M) Communications Between Modules, Servers, and an Application using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Номер: US20200036521A1
Автор: NIX JOHN A.
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Methods and systems are provided for supporting efficient and secure “Machine-to-Machine” (M2M) communications using a module, a server, and an application. A module can communicate with the server by accessing the Internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or an actuator. The module, server, and application can utilize public key infrastructure (PKI) such as public keys and private keys. The module can internally derive pairs of private/public keys using cryptographic algorithms and a first set of parameters. A server can authenticate the submission of derived public keys and an associated module identity. The server can use a first server private key and a second set of parameters to (i) send module data to the application and (ii) receive module instructions from the application. The server can use a second server private key and the first set of parameters to communicate with the module. 1. A method to support secure machine to machine communications comprising:(a) storing, in memory operatively connected to at least one server, a server private key, module identity information associated with at least one module, and a pre-shared secret key associated with the at least one module, wherein the module identity information comprises a permanent identifier for the at least one module;(b) receiving, by the at least one server from a first module, a first module public key derived by the first module, parameters associated with the first module public key, and first module encrypted data, wherein the first module encrypted data comprises data encrypted at the first module;(c) deriving, by the at least one server, a shared secret key using an Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman algorithm based at least on the first module public key and the server private key,wherein the derived shared secret key is derived by the first module using the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman algorithm based at least on a server public key corresponding to the server private key and a first ...

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Номер записи: 57
31-01-2019 дата публикации

METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING CONTROL INFORMATION USING CARRIER AGGREGATION

Номер: US20190037432A1
Автор: Etemad Kamran, Fwu Jong-Kae, Wang Ping
Принадлежит: Intel Corporation

An apparatus may include a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to receive a first message over a first carrier in a first band in a downlink sub-frame of a first radio frame in a communications link, where the communications link comprises interband carriers aggregated over primary and secondary cells. The apparatus may also include a processor and a reply message assignment module operable on the processor to determine a downlink sub-frame in which the downlink transmission is received and to adjust timing of a reply/acknowledge message to be sent by the RF transceiver in response to the first message so as to coincide with a predetermined uplink sub-frame of a radio frame. Other embodiments are described and claimed. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to receive a first message over a first carrier in a first band in a downlink sub-frame of a first radio frame in a communications link, the communications link comprising interband carriers aggregated over a primary and a secondary cell;a processor; and determine a downlink sub-frame in which the downlink transmission is received; and', 'adjust timing of a reply/acknowledge message to be sent by the transceiver in response to the first message so as to coincide with a predetermined uplink sub-frame of a radio frame., 'a reply message assignment module operable on the processor to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the RF transceiver arranged to receive the first message over the secondary cell and to send the reply message over the primary cell.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , the reply message assignment module comprising an adapted downlink association set index claim 1 , the adapted downlink association set index mapping claim 1 , for each of a multiplicity of uplink-downlink configurations claim 1 , one or more downlink sub-frames for carrying the first message to a common uplink sub-frame of a radio frame for carrying the reply message.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , the adapted downlink ...

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Номер записи: 58
31-01-2019 дата публикации

System enhancements for using power saving

Номер: US20190037488A1
Автор: Behrouz Aghili, Guanzhou Wang, Mahmoud Watfa, Martino M. Freda, Pascal M. Adjakple, Saad Ahmad, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
Принадлежит: InterDigital Patent Holdings Inc

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive at least three sets of parameters associated with power saving. A first set of the parameters is associated with an idle state. A second set of the parameters is associated with a connected state. A third set of the parameters is associated with not being in a connected state and remains registered with a network and maintains a packet data network (PDN) connection. The WTRU is configured to enter active times based on the third set of parameters on a condition that the WTRU is not in the connected state and remains registered with the network. During the active times, the WTRU is configured to monitor physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) for paging messages.

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Номер записи: 59
31-01-2019 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER SAVINGS IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

Номер: US20190037489A1
Автор: Ghosh Monisha, GRANDHI Sudheer A., Shah Nirav B., Wang Lei, Wang Xiaofei, Zhang Guodong
Принадлежит: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.

A method and apparatus for power savings in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A station (STA) may receive parameters that associate the STA to a specific group of STAs and perform a channel access during a period that is allowed for the group of STAs based on the parameters. The STA may receive information regarding an access slot that is allowed for the group of STAs and access a channel during the access slot. The STA may receive a schedule for wake up from a doze state and goes in and out of the doze state based on the schedule. A highest channel access priority may be provided to a sensor or meter type of STA. The STA may indicate to an access point (AP) that the STA will not listen to a traffic indication map (TIM) or a delivery TIM (DTIM) in a beacon. 1. An access point (AP) associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) , the AP comprising: receive a first request for a first power save preference from a station (STA), wherein the first power save preference is associated with a first wake-up schedule;', 'determine whether to accept the first power save preference, wherein being configured to determine whether to accept the first power save preference comprises being configured to determine to accept the first power save preference associated with the first wake-up schedule or being configured to determine to reject the first power save preference associated with the first wake-up schedule; and', 'send a first response to the STA indicating that that the first power save preference has been accepted, wherein the first power save preference is associated with an uplink access for a selected group of STAs, wherein the first power save preference is to be sent to the selected group of STAs, and wherein the selected group of STAs includes the STA; and', 'on a condition that it is determined to accept the first power save preference,'}, 'send a second response to the STA indicating that the first power save preference has been rejected.', ' ...

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Номер записи: 60
31-01-2019 дата публикации

Base station, radio communications system, base station control method, radio communications method and base station control program

Номер: US20190037490A1
Автор: Kazushi Muraoka, Kojiro Hamabe, Masayuki Ariyoshi, Toshifumi Nakamura
Принадлежит: NEC Corp

Because it is not possible to sufficiently reduce the number base stations that start uselessly in spite of being in a low traffic state, it is not possible to lower interference between adjacent cells and power consumption sufficiently. A base station starts transmission of a control signal with predetermined power when communication between another base station and a mobile station is started and a first predetermined condition is satisfied.

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Номер записи: 61
31-01-2019 дата публикации

LOCAL POWER MANAGEMENT FOR REMOTE ANTENNA UNITS IN DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS

Номер: US20190037492A1
Автор: Heidler Christian, Hull Jonathan Richard, Kedziora Jessica Joy, Sauer Michael, Schweiker Wolfgang Gottfried Tobias
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Power management for remote units in a distributed communication system. Power can be managed for a remote unit configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the remote unit. For example, the remote unit may be configured to include power-consuming remote unit modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the remote unit may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the remote unit to external power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the remote unit, the power-consuming remote unit modules and/or external power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the remote unit. In this instance, the power available at the remote unit can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the remote unit. 1. A powered remote unit comprising: at least one electrical-to-optical (E/O) converter configured to convert received uplink radio frequency (RF) communications signals from a coverage area to uplink optical communications signals;', 'an RF communications module configured to receive the uplink RF communications and to provide RF communications services to the coverage area;, 'at least one power-consuming remote unit module comprisingat least one powered port configured to provide power to at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port; and determine an available power budget for the at least one powered port; and', 'disable the at least one powered port based on the powered required to power the at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port, wherein', 'the controller is configured to determine the available power budget based at least in part upon the power required by the at least one power-consuming remote unit module., 'a controller configured to2. The powered remote unit of ...

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Номер записи: 62
31-01-2019 дата публикации

INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHOD FOR REDUCING OVERHEAD OF SIGNALING TRANSMISSIONS AND PROCESSING

Номер: US20190037493A1
Автор: Richards Derek John
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device establishes a communications context for communicating data packets using a packet communications bearer from the communications device via a mobile communications network. A controller of the communications device is configured to identify that the communications device can enter a stasis state because no data packets are available for transmission for a predetermined time via the packet communications bearer or there are no data packets to receive via the packet communications bearer, to transmit a stasis state message to the mobile communications network, and to store information relating to the communications context associated with the packet communications bearer in a data store. The stored information can be used by the controller to re-establish the packet communications bearer to transmit and/or receive data packets using the packet communications bearer, the communications device thereby entering the stasis state. 1. An infrastructure equipment for forming part of a mobile communications network , the infrastructure equipment comprising:a transmitter configured to transmit data to communications devices via a wireless access interface;a receiver configured to receive data transmitted from the communications devices via the wireless access interface; and control the transmitter and the receiver to form the wireless access interface,', 'receive one or more signaling messages from a communications device and, in response, establish a communications context for communicating data packets via a packet communications bearer via the mobile communications network,', 'receive a stasis state message from the communications device for which the context has been established, the stasis state message indicating that the communications device wishes to enter a stasis state because no data packets are available for transmission for a predetermined time via the packet communications bearer, wherein during the stasis state, information relating to ...

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Номер записи: 63
31-01-2019 дата публикации

VIRTUAL CELLS FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) SHARING

Номер: US20190037494A1
Автор: McKibben Bernard, Mun Kyung, Poletti Mark J., RICE DANIEL
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Systems and methods herein provide for the aggregation of a plurality of wireless base stations for access by a Mobile Central Office (MCO) communicating with user equipment (UEs) through a network. In one embodiment, a communication system includes a first plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to communicate with UEs. The system also includes a base station aggregator operable to aggregate the wireless base stations into a virtual base station, and to interface with the MCO. The base station aggregator is further operable to process a request from the MCO for access to communications provided by the virtual base station, to grant the request, to intermediate on behalf of the MCO, and to exchange communications between the MCO and a UE subscribing to the MCO and operating within the coverage of the virtual base station. 1. A communication system , comprising:a plurality of wireless base stations, each being operable to communicate with a plurality of user equipment (UEs); anda base station aggregator operable to aggregate the plurality of wireless base stations into a virtual base station, and to interface with a Mobile Central Office (MCO), the MCO being operable to communicate with subscribing UEs through a network.2. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein:the base station aggregator is further operable to process a request from the MCO for access to at least a portion of communications provided by the virtual base station, to grant the request, to intermediate on behalf of the MCO, and to exchange communications between the MCO and a first of the subscribing UEs operating within the virtual base station.3. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein:the base station aggregator is further operable to process a message from the MCO that a second of the subscribing UEs has moved into communication coverage provided by the virtual base station, and to exchange communications between the MCO and the second subscribing UE when the second ...

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Номер записи: 64
31-01-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED DEVICE WAKEUP USING BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY COMMUNICATIONS

Номер: US20190037497A1
Автор: Ramachandran Prashanth, Wang Liang-Yun
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Systems and methods for activating select devices are described herein. More particularly, this specification relates to using structure specific service IDs (SSSIDs) when two devices that are part of a common ecosystem are deciding whether to establish a connection according to a Bluetooth protocol. The SSSID can be a unique identifier that can be included in packets that are transmitted in accordance with the standards defining the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol. The SSSIDs can be generated and provided to select devices such that only the select devices that are in possession of the SSSID are able to communicate with each other. This advantageously eliminates spurious activation of unintended recipient devices by enabling them to ignore the packet if the SSSID is not recognized, thereby enabling the unintended recipient device to remain in a low power sleepy state. 117.-. (canceled)18. A central device operative to communicate with a peripheral device , the central device comprising:a transceiver;Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) circuitry; and receive a structure specific service ID (SSSID)), wherein the central device and the peripheral device are associated with a structure corresponding to the SSSID;', 'store the SSSID in the BLE circuitry;', 'receive, via the BLE circuitry, a wake packet; and', 'ignore the wake packet if it does not include a SSSID that matches the SSSID stored in the BLE circuitry., 'control circuitry coupled to the transceiver and the BLE circuitry, the control circuitry operative to19. The central device of claim 18 , wherein the control circuitry is operative to activate the BLE circuitry if the wake packet includes a SSSID that matches the SSSID stored in the BLE circuitry.20. The central device of claim 18 , wherein the control circuitry is operative to enable a user to interact with the central device so that the user can cause data to be transmitted from the central device to the peripheral device.21. The central device of claim 20 , ...

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Номер записи: 65
31-01-2019 дата публикации

System and Method for Always On Connections in Wireless Communications System

Номер: US20190037501A1
Автор: Au Kelvin Kar Kin, Ma Jianglei, Zhang Liqing
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A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes determining a first operating state in accordance with a first message traffic generated by a non-session based application executing in the UE, setting a state machine in the UE to the first operating state, and transmitting a first message in accordance with the state machine. 1. A method comprising:obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), a UE identifier uniquely identifying the UE that is in a first state being different from an active state and an idle state, the first state allowing maintenance of the UE identifier for a data transmission and/or reception of the UE that is in the first state and for a state transition of the UE from the first state to the active state; andcommunicating by the UE that is in the first state with a communication device in a network, using the UE identifier.2. The method according to claim 1 , the first state supporting a data transfer connectivity without dynamic resource allocation request and grant from the communication device.3. The method according to claim 2 , the data transfer connectivity including data transmission and reception.4. The method according to claim 1 , the UE identifier and a dedicated connection signature (DCS) having a one-to-one mapping claim 1 , the DCS being unique to the UE.5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:obtaining, by the UE, the DCS.6. The method according to claim 1 , the UE identifier being a combination of a UE-centric identifier and other information.7. The method according to claim 6 , the UE-centric identifier being a MAC identifier of the UE and the other information being associated with a network resource identifier of a network resource assigned to the UE.8. The method according to claim 6 , the UE-centric identifier being a MAC identifier of the UE and the other information being associated with a sleep cycle group of the UE.9. The method according to claim 6 , the UE-centric identifier being a MAC identifier of the ...

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Номер записи: 66
30-01-2020 дата публикации

METHOD FOR TRIGGERING A SIDELINK BUFFER STATUS REPORTING IN A D2D COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR

Номер: US20200037201A1
Автор: LEE Sunyoung, Yi Seungjune
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for triggering a sidelink buffer status reporting in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: configuring a first ProSe destination including at least one first UE and a second ProSe destination including at least one second UE; receiving a first sidelink data for a first sidelink logical channel from an upper layer; receiving a second sidelink data for a second sidelink logical channel from the upper layer while the UE has the first sidelink data for the first logical channel, wherein the second logical channel has a higher priority than a priority of the first sidelink logical channel; and triggering a buffer status reporting the if the first sidelink logical channel and the second sidelink logical channel belong to a same ProSe destination. 1. A method for a communication device operating in a wireless communication system , the method comprising:configuring one or more destinations for device-to-device communication within a Medium Access Control (MAC) entity, wherein each destination is related to one or more Logical Channel Groups (LCGs), and each LCG includes one or more Logical Channels (LCHs);storing first device-to-device data at an upper layer entity of the MAC entity; and the first device-to-device data is related with a destination that has a second device-to-device data available for transmission, and the first device-to-device data belongs to a LCH which has a higher priority than any LCH of any LCG related to the second device-to-device data within a same destination, and', 'the first device-to-device data is related with a destination that has no device-to-device data available for transmission., 'triggering a device-to-device buffer status reporting procedure by the MAC entity based on any one of2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the destination includes a Proximity based Services (ProSe) ...

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Номер записи: 67
30-01-2020 дата публикации

Device Category in 3GPP Communications

Номер: US20200037206A1
Автор: Adler Bernd W., Dimpflmaier Ronald W., Elsayed Moustafa M., Hussain Awais M., Mucke Christian W., Mujtaba Syed Aon, Sauer Matthias, Smaini Lydi, Tabet Tarik
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A user equipment (UE) device may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and/or additional optimization requirements. The UE device may communicate with a cellular base station according to a first mode of operation associated with the new device category, and may switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a second mode of operation associated with a second (pre-existing) device category in response to the link budget requirements exceeding a specified value and the quality of service requirements not being sensitive. The UE device may also switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a third mode of operation associated with a third (pre-existing) device type in response to the link budget requirement not exceeding the specified value, or the QoS requirements being sensitive and a downlink throughput requirement exceeding a specified throughput value. 1. An apparatus comprising: perform random access channel (RACH) communications with a cellular base station according to a procedure associated with a device of a first device category, wherein the procedure includes receiving a narrowband downlink physical control channel for signaling a random access response and narrowband mode of operation;', 'identify the device to the cellular base station as a device of a second device category different from the first device category subsequent to receiving the narrowband downlink physical control channel; and', 'communicate with the cellular base station as a device of the second device category at least in response to having identified the wireless communication device to the base station as a device of the second device category, wherein the second device category features a greater maximum uplink bandwidth and/or greater maximum downlink bandwidth than the narrowband mode of operation associated with ...

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Номер записи: 68
30-01-2020 дата публикации

Control Indicator for Power Saving in a Mobile Wireless Communication Device

Номер: US20200037249A1
Автор: Kim Yuchul, Zeng Wei, Zhang Dawei
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A wireless communication device (UE) may receive control indicator information (CII) indicating whether one or more candidate physical control channels (PCCs) are available to the UE for decoding. The UE may perform respective blind decoding if the CII indicates that the one or more candidate PCCs are available, to decode a respective PCC intended for the UE. The UE may receive the CII in the same slot in which PCCs are transmitted, or it may receive the CII in another slot, which may be a narrowband slot. The UE may receive the PCCs in the same slot in which corresponding physical data channels (PDCs) are transmitted, or it may receive the PCCs in another slot, e.g. a slot immediately preceding the slot in which the corresponding PDCs are transmitted. By eliminating unnecessary blind decoding and receiving the CII over narrowband, power consumption of the UE may be greatly reduced. 1. An apparatus comprising: conduct wireless communications over a network;', transmit the first physical control channel; and', 'transmit, as part of the wireless communications, control indicator information indicating that the first physical control channel is present among one or more candidate physical control channels available to the device for decoding; and, 'when the wireless station intends to transmit a first physical control channel for a device on the network, 'do not transmit the control indicator information and the first physical control channel when the wireless station does not intend to transmit the first physical control channel for the device., 'a processor configured to cause a wireless station to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the wireless station to transmit the control indicator information in one of:a first slot different from a second slot in which corresponding physical control channels are transmitted; orthe second slot.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the wireless station to ...

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Номер записи: 69
30-01-2020 дата публикации

Master Slave Wireless Fire Alarm And Mass Notification System

Номер: US20200037252A1
Автор: CHIARIZIO Martin A., FELTHAM Robert
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A wireless fire alarm notification system uses wireless repeater devices to annunciate an alarm to slave devices from the control panel. A notification device provides a local synchronization signal via wire to a secondary notification device. A method enables the activation or deactivation of child device without the child device having to query their parent repeater. A circuit to test the integrity of an active battery charger, a battery, and an isolation circuit is also shown. A method for qualifying that an RF signal meets a specified minimum acceptable level is described. A method for wirelessly sending events to avoid RF link overload is provided. A programming checksum method confirms that an annunciator has latest programming information. A method to automatically process messages from new devices without having to hardcode repeaters to support these new devices is also described. 1. A method for controlling activation and deactivation of a child device , comprising:the child device sending a registration request to a parent repeater;the parent repeater sending an assignment message to the child device in response to the registration request, wherein the assignment message includes an identification address associated with the child device for distinguishing the child device from other child devices within a subnet of the parent repeater;the parent repeater transmitting a notification activation message to the subnet of child devices, wherein the notification activation message includes a notification state for each child device of the subnet; andthe child device activating or deactivating an alarm based on the notification activation message.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification activation message includes a bitmask listing the notification state for each child device of the subnet.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the child device is a tandem detector device.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the child device is a strobe device claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 70
30-01-2020 дата публикации

Route Selection Method and Apparatus

Номер: US20200037333A1
Автор: Chen Qiulin, Li Guohuai, TONG Lei
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A route selection method and apparatus includes a first mesh node for selecting a route obtains energy consumption information of at least two second mesh nodes, where the second mesh node provides a route for the first mesh node; and the first mesh node selects a route according to the energy consumption information of the at least two second mesh nodes. 1. A route selection method implemented by a first mesh node , comprising:obtaining first energy consumption information of the first mesh node;obtaining second energy consumption information of a second mesh node;receiving a route of the second mesh node; andselecting the route according to the first energy consumption information and the second energy consumption information;disable a data forwarding function according to the first energy consumption information when the first mesh node is in a power shortage; andsend a data forwarding function disabling notification message to the second mesh node according to the first energy consumption information when the first mesh node is in the power shortage.2. The route selection method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the second energy consumption information comprises obtaining the second energy consumption information from the second mesh node.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second energy consumption information comprises obtaining the second energy consumption information using a third mesh node claim 1 , and wherein the third mesh node is in a mesh network with the first mesh node and the second mesh node.4. The route selection method of claim 2 , further comprising:obtaining third energy consumption information of a fourth mesh node from the second mesh node; andforwarding the second energy consumption information and the third energy consumption information to another mesh node that is different from the first mesh node.5. The route selection method of claim 2 , wherein the second energy consumption information comprises a power supply manner for the second ...

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Номер записи: 71
30-01-2020 дата публикации

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION

Номер: US20200037389A1
Автор: Feuersaenger Martin, Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart Alexander, LOEHR Joachim, Wengerter Christian
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The disclosure relates to methods for improving the DRX operation of a UE by introducing an additional DRX wake-up cycle, which runs in parallel to the short and/or long DRX cycle. The DRX wake-up cycle defines time intervals after which the UE starts monitoring the PDCCH for a wake-up duration of time; the UE does not perform any other operation during the wake-up duration apart from monitoring the PDCCH. The time intervals of the wake-up cycle between the wake-up durations are preferably shorter than the one of the DRX long cycle, and may have the same or a shorter length than the ones of the DRX short cycle. The wake-up duration may be as long as the on-duration of the DRX short/long cycle, or may be preferably much shorter, such as only one or a few subframes. 1. An integrated circuit configured to control operation of a base station , the integrated circuit comprising:control circuitry, which, in operation, configures, for a mobile terminal in communication with the base station, a short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle and a DRX short cycle timer according to a first configuration that defines the short DRX cycle, and a long DRX cycle according to a second configuration that defines the long DRX cycle; and controls transmission, to the mobile terminal, of a first DRX command MAC (Medium Access Control) control element, which causes the mobile terminal to start the DRX short cycle timer using the short DRX cycle and to start the long DRX cycle after the DRX short cycle timer expires, and', 'controls transmission, to the mobile terminal, of a second DRX command MAC control element, which is different from the first DRX MAC control element, includes an indication of the long DRX cycle, and causes the mobile terminal to stop the DRX short cycle timer and to start the long DRX cycle., 'transmission circuitry, which, in operation2. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission circuitry claim 1 , in operation claim 1 , controls ...

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Номер записи: 72
07-02-2019 дата публикации

INTELLIGENT MOTION CAPTURE ELEMENT

Номер: US20190042838A1
Автор: BENTLEY Michael, BOSE Bhaskar, GOREE John, HAYNES Tim
Принадлежит: Blast Motion Inc.

Intelligent motion capture element that includes sensor personalities that optimize the sensor for specific movements and/or pieces of equipment and/or clothing and may be retrofitted onto existing equipment or interchanged therebetween and automatically detected for example to switch personalities. May be used for low power applications and accurate data capture for use in healthcare compliance, sporting, gaming, military, virtual reality, industrial, retail loss tracking, security, baby and elderly monitoring and other applications for example obtained from a motion capture element and relayed to a database via a mobile phone. System obtains data from motion capture elements, analyzes data and stores data in database for use in these applications and/or data mining. Enables unique displays associated with the user, such as 3D overlays onto images of the user to visually depict the captured motion data. Enables performance related equipment fitting and purchase. Includes active and passive identifier capabilities. 1. A motion capture element comprising:a memory;a sensor configured to capture one or more values associated with an orientation, position, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, proximity, pressure or strain of said at least one motion capture element;a first communication interface; collect data that comprises sensor values from said sensor;', 'store said data in said memory;', 'transmit said data via said first communication interface; and,', 'measure linear acceleration during a low acceleration time window for at least two axes of the sensor;', 'compare differences in linear acceleration in the low acceleration time window;', 'recalibrate said sensor during a period of time when said sensor is motionless or when said sensor detects that motion is below a motion threshold value during said low acceleration time window., 'a microcontroller coupled with said memory, said sensor and said first communication interface wherein said microcontroller is ...

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Номер записи: 73
06-02-2020 дата публикации

PORTABLE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MUTUAL MONITORING BASED ON COOPERATION IN A NETWORK INCLUDING DEVICES WITH ASYMMETRIC AND CONSTRAINED POWER CAPACITIES

Номер: US20200043311A1
Автор: CHOE Myongsu, CHOE Seyoung
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This disclosure provides a portable object detection system and method. The system includes a first cluster network, a family cluster network, and a detection server. The first cluster network includes a portable object coupled with a small communication device (SCD), a first cluster head device (first CHD) including a smartphone that registers the SCD prior to monitoring, and performs mutual monitoring between the SCD and the first CHD. The detection server manages the first CHD and a second CHD, and when the detection server receives a loss event from the first CHD in the first cluster network, it requests a mutual search by the second CHD for the SCD as a lost target in the first cluster network. 17.-. (canceled)8. A small communication device (SCD) for coupling with a portable object , the SCD comprising:at least one radio-frequency (RF) unit and a baseband unit for wireless communication with a cluster head device (CHD);a memory unit storing computer-executable instructions;at least one sensor;at least one actuator;an input/output interface unit;a power unit; anda processor unit in communication with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:receive approximate global information data from the CHD;update local information data stored in the memory of the SCD to include the received approximate global information data from the CHD;prepare a pull message to share the updated local information data with the CHD and any other small communication devices connected in a cluster network with the CHD; andsend the previously prepared pull message to the CHD by adjusting a previously determined basic transmission interval and radio wave power when an estimated time of a detected loss or theft condition does not exceed a limit time.9. The small communication device of claim 8 , wherein the approximate global information data includes a local timestamp claim 8 , a next wakeup timestamp claim 8 , a sync timestamp claim 8 , a location claim 8 , a directional ...

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Номер записи: 74
07-02-2019 дата публикации

Wireless Area Network Enabled Mobile Device Accessory

Номер: US20190044559A1
Автор: ALTMAN Steven
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A wearable wireless portable device (“WWPD”) includes cellular/WAN communications circuitry for establishing a direct connection to a telecommunication network and a low-power short range radio for establishing an indirect connection to the telecommunication network via the communications circuitry of the more feature-rich mobile device. The WWPD may be configured to deactivate its cellular/WAN communications circuitry (and other resource such as GPS) to communicate with a more feature-rich mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) via low-power short range communication technologies when it is in close proximity to the mobile device, and activate its cellular/WAN circuitry to provide cellular and/or network connectivity when it is not in close proximity to the mobile device. The WWPD does not require the bulky battery systems, which enables the WWPD to be packaged into a small and lightweight device, such as a wrist watch or pendant and enables longer battery life for the battery of the WWPD. 1. A first device capable of mobile operation , said first device being operable to communicate information , wirelessly , directly to a wide area network (WAN) or indirectly , via a wireless connection to a second device capable of mobile operation and connected wirelessly to said WAN ,said first device being further operable to determine whether a low-power short range wireless link can be established to the second device and selectively disable duplicate functionality including WAN communication functionality and at least one additional functionality on said first device likewise found on said second device in response to the low-power short range wireless link being established between said first and second devices,wherein the first device uses one or more resources of the second device to provide the disabled duplicate functionality on the first device via the established low-power short range wireless link between the first and second devices, andwherein the first device ...

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Номер записи: 75
07-02-2019 дата публикации

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME

Номер: US20190044577A1
Автор: KIM Dooyoung, LEE Hyoungjoo, LIM Chaeman, Min Moonsik
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Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device and a method for controlling a plurality of antennas in an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a plurality of antennas; a communication circuit configured to be connected to the plurality of antennas; and at least one processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: set a multi-antenna service using a second number of antennas; activate the second number of antennas among the plurality of antennas when a time to transmit channel state information comes; transmit channel state information on the second number of antennas to a network device; and switch to activate a first number of antennas among the plurality of antennas and the second number of antennas may include a greater number of antennas than the first number of antennas. Other exemplary embodiments are possible. 1. An electronic device comprising:a plurality of antennas;a communication circuit connected to the plurality of antennas; and set a multi-antenna service using a second number of antennas;', 'activate the second number of antennas among the plurality of antennas if a transmission period of channel state information is elapsed;', 'control the communication circuit to transmit the channel state information on the second number of antennas to a network device; and', 'activate a first number of antennas among the plurality of antennas in response to transmitting the channel state information,, 'at least one processor configured towherein the second number of antennas comprise a greater number of antennas than the first number of antennas.2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set the multi-antenna service using the second number of antennas while the first number of antennas are activated among the plurality of antennas.3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set the multi-antenna service ...

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Номер записи: 76
07-02-2019 дата публикации

Predistortion For Hybrid Digital/Analog Precoders

Номер: US20190044585A1
Автор: Shaked Ronen
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A 5G base station transmitter at least partially precodes data for beam forming, and generates digital precoded baseband signals. Cross product circuitry coupled to the digital precoder, generates digital cross products of the digital precoded baseband signals. Both the baseband signals and the cross products are put through digital-to-analog converters (DACs), then provided to an analog non-linear precoder. The analog non-linear precoder combines the analog baseband signals, the cross products, with pre-distortion and precoder coefficients to generate a signal that is pre-compensated for power amplifier non-linearity. The pre-compensated signal is amplified by the power amplifier and transmitted via a phased antenna array. The number of extra DACs required for inserting pre-distortion when a hybrid digital/analog precoder is used can be limited to approximately 120-. (canceled)21. A system comprising:a cross product generator operable to produce a plurality of cross products according to a plurality of data signals, wherein each cross product of the plurality of cross products is associated with a respective pair of data signals in the plurality of data signals; anda precoder operable to produce one or more pre-compensated signals according to the plurality of data signals and the plurality of cross products, wherein each pre-compensated signal of the one or more pre-compensated signals is associated with a plurality of coefficients, and wherein each coefficients of the plurality of coefficients is associated with a respective data signal of the plurality of data signals.22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the system comprises a plurality of digital-to-analog converters operable to the convert the plurality of data signals from digital to analog.23. The system of claim 21 , wherein the cross product generator comprises a plurality of complex multipliers associated with the plurality of cross-products.24. The system of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of ...

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Номер записи: 77
06-02-2020 дата публикации

TRAINING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONAL TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Номер: US20200044337A1
Автор: Abdallah Ramy Medhat, Sakoda Kazuyuki
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A wireless radio communication apparatus and method in which directional transmission, also known as beamforming, training is performed on transmissions between multiple wireless radio communication devices participating in a local network. A sector level sweep (SLS) process uses transmitter sector sweep (TXSS) training, which includes transmitting a sector sweep (SSW) followed by generating sector sweep (SSW) feedback to other nodes in the local network, with optimum transmit sector information being exchanged between nodes. Embodiments include a power save mode, a delayed SSW feedback mode, and an embedded polling and feedback mode. 1. A wireless radio communication apparatus providing directional transmission between multiple wireless radio communication devices , comprising:(a) a transmitter configured for generating directional radio transmissions to other wireless radio communication devices which are in range;(b) a receiver configured for receiving radio transmissions from other wireless radio communication devices;(c) a computer processor coupled to said transmitter and said receiver for controlling communications between itself and other wireless radio communication devices;(d) a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions executable by the computer processor; (i) commencing a sector level sweep (SLS) process in which beamforming training is performed as transmitter sector sweep (TXSS) training, in which a sector sweep (SSW) is transmitted, followed by generating sector sweep (SSW) feedback for receipt by the other wireless radio communication devices;', '(ii) wherein prior to or during said sector level sweep (SLS) process polling information is communicated to other stations, wherein said polling information contains scheduling information as to when other stations are to respond to prevent communication collisions;', '(iii) receiving sector sweep frames from the other wireless radio communication devices;', '(iv) combining and delaying ...

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Номер записи: 78
07-02-2019 дата публикации

SYSTEM ACQUISITION MECHANISM FOR FIXED DEVICES IN MOBILE BROADBAND NETWORKS

Номер: US20190045340A1
Автор: Gupta Maruti, Koc Ali T., Vannithamby Rath, Zhu Jing
Принадлежит: Intel Corporation

Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a fixed device synchronizes with a downlink channel of a network, acquires a master information block including a last system update time; and executes cell selection without acquiring other system information if the last system update time is before the last system access time. Furthermore, the fixed device may listen only for system information block messages that it needs, and ignore other system information blocks. A bitmap may indicate which system information block messages should be listed to for fixed devices, and which may be ignored. In some embodiments, one or more system information blocks may be designated for fixed devices. 1. (canceled)2. An apparatus of a bandwidth reduced low complexity (BL) UE , comprising:a memory to store system information for a network; and decode information from a bandwidth reduced (BR) system information block (SIB) that includes a value tag;', 'read the value tag with the system information to verify whether the system information is still valid; and, 'one or more baseband processors to acquire new system information from the network, and', 'update the system information in the memory with the new system information., 'if the system information is no longer valid,'}3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more baseband processors are to continue using the system information stored in the memory until the new system information is acquired.4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more baseband processors are to perform network acquisition using the new system information.5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the BR SIB comprises a specific SIB for machine-to-machine (M2M) SIBs.6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more baseband processors are configured to receive the BR SIB via a shared channel or via a broadcast channel.7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the BR SIB is scheduled to occur separate from system information block-1 (SIB-1).8. An ...

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Номер записи: 79
06-02-2020 дата публикации

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR GRIP RECOGNITION

Номер: US20200044653A1
Автор: Kim Daeyoung, Lim Wonsub, Oh Seunghyun, Park Sunah, YANG Dongil
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An electronic device and a method of grip recognition of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes an antenna; a radio communication unit having a coupler; a memory; and a processor which is operatively connected to the radio communication unit and the memory. The memory comprises instructions, executable by the processor. The processor is configured to detect a first signal being transmitted and a second signal being received through the antenna using the coupler, calculate a reflection coefficient of the antenna based on the first signal and the second signal, determine at least one of a signal magnitude or a phase corresponding to the reflection coefficient, and determine whether the electronic device is being gripped based on the at least one of the signal magnitude or the phase. 1. An electronic device , comprising:an antenna;a radio communication unit having a coupler;a memory; anda processor which is operatively connected to the radio communication unit and the memory,wherein the memory comprises instructions, executable by the processor, and detect a first signal being transmitted and a second signal being received through the antenna using the coupler,', 'calculate a reflection coefficient of the antenna based on the first signal and the second signal,', 'determine at least one of a signal magnitude or a phase corresponding to the reflection coefficient, and', 'determine whether the electronic device is being gripped based on the at least one of the signal magnitude or the phase., 'wherein the processor is configured to2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to generate and transmit the first signal claim 1 ,wherein the processor is configured to detect, if the first signal is being transmitted to the antenna via the coupler, the first signal by the coupler.3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second signal is a reflected signal corresponding to the first signal claim 2 , ...

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Номер записи: 80
06-02-2020 дата публикации

Methods and Systems for Comprehensive Security-Lockdown

Номер: US20200044682A1
Автор: KUMAR Deep, Schaffzin Richard, Setty Prajakta, SHARMA Arun Kumar, Wurm Michael
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An electronic lock can enter a lockdown mode in response to a lockdown command comprising a mechanical command, e.g. a button or door handle being pressed on the lock in a predefined time-series sequence, or touching the lock in a time-series sequence). Alternatively, an audio or visual command can be issued, e.g. saying certain words or making a hand gesture. The lock may require additional authentication before executing the lockdown command, e.g. recognizing an authorized electronic key. Other embodiments are also provided. 1. A system for controlling a plurality of electronic door locks (EDLs) , the system being operable to:(a) receive action button (AB) Lockdown signal messages from ABs;(b) for each EDL i, where i is an index identifying the EDL:determine from the AB Lockdown signal messages whether one or more conditions have occurred; andupon determining that the one or more conditions have occurred, send a Lockdown message to the EDL i to cause the EDL i to enter a Lockdown mode.2. A system of wherein claim 1 , for each EDL i claim 1 , the one or more conditions are determined using a function of:time information;a set of EDLs each of which comprises an AB that sent an AB Lockdown signal message;a distance between the EDL i and at least one EDL of the set; anda relative weight assigned to at least one AB that sent an AB Lockdown signal message.3. A system for controlling a plurality of electronic door locks (EDLs) claim 1 , the system being operable to receive action button (AB) Lockdown signal messages from one or more ABs claim 1 , to determine from the AB Lockdown signal messages a set of EDLs claim 1 , and to send a Lockdown message to each EDL of the set to cause the EDL to enter a Lockdown mode.4. A system of where at least one AB has a memory that contains a set of messages claim 3 , with at least one message for each EDL in the set claim 3 , the messages being pre-generated by a system external to the AB claim 3 , each message comprising ...

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Номер записи: 81
07-02-2019 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state

Номер: US20190045434A1
Автор: Jianglei Ma, Kelvin Kar Kin AU, Liqing Zhang
Принадлежит: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd

An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state.

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Номер записи: 82
07-02-2019 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE TO RECEIVE DATA IN AN ECO STATE

Номер: US20190045435A1
Автор: Au Kelvin Kar Kin, Ma Jianglei, Zhang Liqing
Принадлежит: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state. 1. A method comprising:sending, by a network node, a message in a unicast manner to a wireless device that is in a state, the message including scheduling information associated with a data transmission, wherein the state is different from an active state; andtransmitting, by the network node, data to the wireless device that is in the state according to the scheduling information.2. The method according to claim 1 , the state supporting a data transfer connectivity without dynamic resource allocation request and grant from the network node.3. The method according to claim 2 , the data transfer connectivity including data transmission and reception.4. The method according to claim 1 , the scheduling information including timing information indicating when the data is to be transmitted.5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:determining, by the network node, the timing based on a latency requirement or Quality of Service (QoS).6. The method according to claim 4 , the timing indicating how long after the message is sent by the network node the data is to be transmitted.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after sending the message claim 1 , the network node ...

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Номер записи: 83
07-02-2019 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE TO RECEIVE DATA IN AN ECO STATE

Номер: US20190045436A1
Автор: Au Kelvin Kar Kin, Ma Jianglei, Zhang Liqing
Принадлежит: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state. 1. A method comprising:sending, by a network node, a message in a unicast manner to a wireless device that is in a state, the message excluding scheduling information associated with a data transmission, wherein the state is different from an active state; andtransmitting, by the network node, data to the wireless device that is in the state.2. The method according to claim 1 , the state supporting a data transfer connectivity without dynamic resource allocation request and grant from the network node.3. The method according to claim 2 , the data transfer connectivity including data transmission and reception.4. The method according to claim 1 , the scheduling information including timing information indicating when the data is to be transmitted.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network node transmits the data at a time after sending the message.6. The method according to claim 5 , information associated with the time being preconfigured by the network node to the wireless device.7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein no information associated with the time is preconfigured by the network node to the wireless device.8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the ...

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Номер записи: 84
07-02-2019 дата публикации

ROHC-based Link Estimation and Power Saving in VoLTE

Номер: US20190045439A1
Автор: Su Li, Vallath Sreevalsan, ZHANG Wanping, Zhao Yingjie
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A user equipment device (UE) may transmit, in a packet to a base station, information associated with resource configuration/resource requirement corresponding to wireless uplink communications of the wireless communication device. The base station may assign resources to the UE based on the received information. The UE may receive an uplink grant from the base station, with the uplink grant specifying resources for use by the wireless communication device during the uplink communications based on the information previously transmitted to the base station by the wireless communication device. The UE may send the packet at the time a voice call with the UE is initiated, and/or the UE may transmit the information during voice calls in response the UE changing one or more resource configuration parameters during the voice call. The UE may use Robust Header Compression packets of various types to transmit the resource configuration information. 1. An apparatus comprising: receive, in a packet from a second device, resource configuration information indicating resource requirements of the second device for wireless transmissions from the second device to the device;', 'specify, based on the resource requirements indicated in the received resource configuration information, resources to be used by the second device for the wireless transmissions from the second device to the device; and', 'transmit a grant for the wireless transmissions to the second device, wherein the grant indicates the resources to the second device., 'a processing element configured to cause a device to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one of the following:frame type information;phone type information; orpayload type information.3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the payload type information comprises coding/decoding (CODEC) information.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the packet is a Robust Header Compression (ROHC) IR-DYN type ...

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Номер записи: 85
07-02-2019 дата публикации

Method and System for Wirelessly Transmitting Data

Номер: US20190045441A1
Автор: Knowles Ian R.
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Methods and systems for wirelessly transmitting data between Wi-Fi stations without requiring the Wi-Fi stations to be fully connected to the Wi-Fi network. A first Wi-Fi station generates the data to be transmitted. The data comprises status data and/or wake-up data. The first Wi-Fi station then inserts the data in a vendor-specific information element of a probe request frame and wirelessly transmits the probe request frame. The probe request frame is then received by a second Wi-Fi station. If the probe request frame contains wake-up data and the second Wi-Fi station is operating in a low-power mode when it receives the probe request frame, the second Wi-Fi station will wake-up from the low-power mode. If the probe request frame contains status data then the second Wi-Fi station may process the probe request frame and/or forward at least a portion of the received probe request frame to another device. 1. A method to wirelessly transmit data , comprising:generating at a first Wi-Fi station data to be transmitted to another Wi-Fi station, the data comprising one or more actions to be executed by the other Wi-Fi station;inserting at the first Wi-Fi station the generated data in a vendor-specific information element of a Wi-Fi probe request frame; andwirelessly transmitting at the first Wi-Fi station the Wi-Fi probe request frame;wherein at least one of the first Wi-Fi station and the other Wi-Fi station is operating in a low-power mode in which the Wi-Fi station is not connected to a Wi-Fi network.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions comprises activating one or more modules that were suspended to conserve power.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein activating one or more modules comprises activating a TCP module and/or IP module to enable full Wi-Fi communication by or with the other Wi-Fi station.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi probe request frame indicates that the first Wi-Fi station is experiencing a ...

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Номер записи: 86
07-02-2019 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

Номер: US20190045446A1
Автор: CHOI Jong-Mu, JUNG Bu-Seop, LEE Jung-Hun, YOU Jae-Ki
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An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time. 1. An apparatus comprising:a communication unit configured to communicate with an external electronic device; and determine a delay time associated with data,', 'transmit at least a portion of the data to the external electronic device during a transmission time of the delay time, and', 'operate in a sleep state during at least a part of time other than the transmission time of the delay time., 'a control unit operatively coupled to the communication unit, the control unit configured to2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to:communicate with the external electronic device directly.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to:communicate via a WiFi network.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises:a data received from another external electronic device.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises:video information.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:determine the delay time based on a characteristic of the data.7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:buffer the at least a portion of the data before the transmitting the at least a portion of the data.8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:operate in the sleep state after the transmission time.9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:operate in a wake up state during another part of time other than the transmission time of the delay time.10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is ...

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Номер записи: 87
07-02-2019 дата публикации

System and Method for Always On Connections in Wireless Communications System

Номер: US20190045448A1
Автор: Au Kelvin Kar Kin, Ma Jianglei, Zhang Liqing
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A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes determining a first operating state in accordance with a first message traffic generated by a non-session based application executing in the UE, setting a state machine in the UE to the first operating state, and transmitting a first message in accordance with the state machine. 1. A method , comprising:receiving, by a communication device from a user equipment (UE) that is in a first state, a message to access the communication device, the message including a UE identifier which uniquely identifies the UE, the first state being different from an active state and supporting a data transfer connectivity without dynamic resource allocation request and grant from the communication device; andsending, by the communication device, a response to the UE that is in the first state.2. The method according to claim 1 , the first state allowing maintenance of the UE identifier for a data transmission and/or reception of the UE that is in the first state and for a state transition of the UE from the first state to an active state.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE identifier is associated with a dedicated connection signature (DCS).4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the response includes power control information and/or timing advance information.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the response indicates the UE in the first state to transition from the first state to a second state.6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the response includes configuration information associated with the second state.7. The method according to claim 5 , the second state being the active state.8. The method according to claim 5 , the second state supporting data transmission and reception with active connection management.9. The method according to claim 1 , the data transfer connectivity including data transmission and reception.10. A method claim 1 , comprising:sending, by a user equipment (UE) that ...

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Номер записи: 88
07-02-2019 дата публикации

System and Method for Always On Connections in Wireless Communications System

Номер: US20190045449A1
Автор: Au Kelvin Kar Kin, Ma Jianglei, Zhang Liqing
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A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes determining a first operating state in accordance with a first message traffic generated by a non-session based application executing in the UE, setting a state machine in the UE to the first operating state, and transmitting a first message in accordance with the state machine. 1. A method comprising:indicating, by a communication device, a user equipment (UE) that is in a first state to transition a UE state to a second state, the first state being an active state, and the second state being different from the first state and supporting a data transfer connectivity without dynamic resource allocation request and grant from the communication device; andcommunicating, by the communication device, with the UE that is in the second state.2. The method according to claim 1 , the data transfer connectivity including data transmission and reception.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second state allows maintenance of a UE identifier for a data transmission and/or reception of the UE that is in the first state and for a state transition of the UE from the first state to the second state claim 1 , the UE identifier uniquely identifying the UE.4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:receiving, by the communication device from the UE, a response indicating that the UE has transitioned to a second state.5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:receiving, by the communication device from the UE, a response indicating that the UE will transition to the second state.6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:initiating, by the communication device, a transition of the UE state.7. The method according to claim 6 , the initiation comprising:determining, by the communication device, to transition the UE state.8. A method comprising:receiving, by a user equipment (UE) that is in a first state from a communication device, a message indicating the UE to transition a UE state ...

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Номер записи: 89
07-02-2019 дата публикации

Techniques for Managing Wireless Transmission Energy Budget

Номер: US20190045450A1
Автор: Su Li
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Techniques are disclosed relating to wireless transmission energy budgets. In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to determine wireless transmission energy budget for a plurality of time periods. In some embodiments, the apparatus determines budget differently depending on whether it is in a thermal mode or a peak power mode. In some embodiments, the apparatus blanks scheduled wireless transmissions that intersect with the battery signal. In some embodiments, for a time interval subsequent to assertion of the battery signal, the apparatus operates in the peak power mode and determines energy budget for periods based on an amount of energy used for wireless transmissions in a most recent period in which transmissions were blanked in response to the battery signal. In some embodiments, in the thermal mode, the energy budget is based on thermal information for the apparatus, but may also allow carryover of unused budget from previous periods. 1. A user equipment device (UE) , comprising:wireless communication circuitry; and determine first thermal information for the UE;', an amount of unused energy budget in a previous period; and', 'the first thermal information;, 'determine a respective wireless transmission energy budget for each of a plurality of time periods, wherein the wireless transmission energy budget for at least a first period is based on, 'create a schedule of wireless transmissions for the plurality of time periods based on the respective energy budgets; and', 'perform at least a portion of the scheduled wireless transmissions for the plurality of time periods according to the schedule., 'a processor operably coupled to the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the processor is configured to cause the UE to2. The UE of claim 1 , further comprising:a plurality of thermal sensors, wherein the first thermal information is determined based on signals from the plurality of thermal sensors.3. The UE of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of thermal ...

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Номер записи: 90
06-02-2020 дата публикации

PUCCH Secondary Cell Deactivation in a Wireless Device

Номер: US20200044715A1
Автор: Dinan Esmael Hejazi
Принадлежит: Ofinno, LLC

A wireless device receives a configuration of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group. The PUCCH group comprises a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH and a secondary cell. A command indicating deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell is received in a first subframe. In response to the deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell, transmission of channel state information for the secondary cell in a second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe is stopped. Thee stopping does not occur before the second subframe. 1. A method comprising: a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH; and', 'a secondary cell;, 'receiving, by a wireless device, a configuration of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group comprisingreceiving, in a first subframe, a command indicating deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell; andstopping, in response to the deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell, transmission of channel state information for the secondary cell in a second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe, wherein the stopping does not occur before the second subframe.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises receiving configurations of PUCCH groups comprising:a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell with a primary PUCCH; anda secondary PUCCH group.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising stopping a monitoring of a downlink control channel of the secondary cell on or before the second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe.4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising stopping a deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell on or before the second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping a monitoring of a downlink control channel of the secondary cell on or before the second subframe that is eight subframes after the first subframe.6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping a deactivation ...

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Номер записи: 91
06-02-2020 дата публикации

Device-Assisted Services for Protecting Network Capacity

Номер: US20200045571A1
Автор: Lavine James, Raissinia Alireza, Raleigh Gregory G.
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Device Assisted Services (DAS) for protecting network capacity is provided. In some embodiments, DAS for protecting network capacity includes monitoring a network service usage activity of the communications device in network communication; classifying the network service usage activity for differential network access control for protecting network capacity; and associating the network service usage activity with a network service usage control policy based on a classification of the network service usage activity to facilitate differential network access control for protecting network capacity. 1. (canceled)2. A wireless end-user device comprising:at least one wireless modem to provide network access for the wireless end-user device;a user interface to allow a user to interact with the wireless end-user device;a priority state classifier to dynamically determine, for each of a plurality of applications on the device, a respective priority state applicable to the use by each of the applications of the at least one wireless modem, the respective priority state for an application based at least in part on both a history of past user interaction with that application and on whether that application is currently in the foreground of user interaction in the user interface; anda process scheduler to schedule processes for execution, the process scheduler prioritizing processes corresponding to applications with a higher respective priority state over processes corresponding to applications with a lower respective priority state.3. The wireless end-user device of claim 2 , wherein the respective priority state for an application is further based on application behavior.4. The wireless end-user device of claim 2 , wherein the respective priority state for an application is further based on a messaging layer behavior of the application.5. The wireless end-user device of claim 2 , wherein the prioritization of processes is dependent on a power state of the wireless end-user ...

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Номер записи: 92
06-02-2020 дата публикации

DISCOVERY SIGNAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20200045622A1
Автор: CHO Joonyoung, CHOI Seunghoon, JI Hyoungju, KIM Youngbum, KIM Younsun, KWAK Yongjun, LEE Hyojin, LEE Juho, RO Sangmin
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A discovery signal transmission/reception method and an apparatus for improving energy efficiency of the system are provided. The discovery signal transmission method of a base station in a mobile communication system according to the present disclosure includes acquiring a discovery signal configuration of a neighbor cell, transmitting the discovery signal configuration to a terminal, receiving a measurement report including a result of measurement on a discovery signal of the neighbor from the terminal, the measurement being performed based on the discovery signal configuration, and determining whether to make a handover decision for the terminal based on the measurement report. The discovery signal transmission/reception method of the present disclosure is advantageous in improving energy efficiency of a mobile communication system. 1. A method of a terminal in a mobile communication system , the method comprising:receiving, from a base station, a configuration information on a synchronization signal;measuring the synchronization signal based on the configuration information; andtransmitting, to the base station, a measurement report including a measurement result on the synchronization signal,wherein the configuration information includes information on a signal measurement timing indicating a measurement period and a timing offset of the synchronization signal.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization signal is transmitted on a radio frame of system frame number n claim 1 , and wherein a first value based on modular operation with the system frame number n and the measurement period corresponds to a second value indicated by the timing offset.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a reference timing for the timing offset is a serving cell timing of the base station.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement period includes at least one of a period of 10 ms claim 1 , 20 ms claim 1 , 40 ms claim 1 , 80 ms claim 1 , or 160 ms.5. A method of a base ...

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Номер записи: 93
06-02-2020 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Номер: US20200045629A1
Автор: CHOI Yonghae, Hur Sub, Kim Bumjun, KIM Hanseok, Kim Song Hun, Lee Changyup, LEE Donggeun, Lee Junsung, PARK Seongyong, Seo Heesang, WON Jeongjae
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An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a power consumption controlling method and apparatus. An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a method and apparatus for controlling power consumption by a base station, the method including determining empty symbol duration in at least one subframe; and performing a power amplifier (PA) on/off operation based on the determination result. Further, an embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a method and apparatus for controlling power consumption by a base station, the method including generating baseband in-phase/quadrature-phase (IQ) data; determining whether the baseband IQ data includes data which must be transmitted for a predetermined time; and controlling a PA on/off based on the determination result and a transient of the PA. 1selecting at least one duration of a plurality of durations in a subframe based on bitmap information indicating whether data is allocated to each of the plurality of durations in the subframe, each of the plurality of durations comprising at least one symbol; andperforming a power amplifier (PA) off operation for the at least one duration based on the bitmap information when a length of the at least one duration is greater than a threshold,wherein the at least one duration comprises at least one empty symbol to which the data is not allocated, andwherein the threshold is determined based on a transient time according to an on/off operation of the PA.. A method for controlling power consumption by a base station, the method comprising: This application is a Continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/990,329, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 7, 2016 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,448,322 on Oct. 15, 2019, and claims priority from and the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0001852, filed on Jan. 7, 2015, the contents of each which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as ...

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Номер записи: 94
06-02-2020 дата публикации

RANDOM ACCESS METHOD CONSIDERING A COVERAGE LEVEL, SUBCARRIER SPACING CONFIGURATION AND/OR MULTI-TONE CONFIGURATION IN INTERNET OF THINGS ENVIRONMENT

Номер: US20200045686A1
Автор: KIM Yunmin, LEE Tae-Jin
Принадлежит: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY

Provided is random access method, performed by terminal for uplink data transmission during random access process between cellular based machine communication terminal and base station. The method includes performing random access process between cellular based machine communication terminal and base station, and the random access process includes selecting random access resource by considering coverage level and whether to support multi-tone transmission or not. Terminal can perform efficient random access process in response to coverage level, subcarrier spacing configuration, multi-tone configuration when machine communication terminal or machine communication device which operates in cellular based IoT system perform random access, number of repetition may be increased, when coverage level is changed, by minimizing the change in coverage level, and operation time of the terminal, due to standing by up to PRACH resource corresponding to the coverage level, may be reduced to reduce energy consumption and to enhance delay time performance. 1. A random access method for uplink data transmission during a random access process between a cellular based machine communication terminal and a base station , the random access method performed by the terminal , the method comprising:performing the random access process between the cellular based machine communication terminal and the base station,wherein, in narrow band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT), which subcarrier spacing among 3.75 kHz and 15 kHz is used is indicated by using 1 bit in an uplink (UL) grant of a random access response (RAR) message transmitted by the base station, andwherein, in response to there being no subcarrier resource for a multi-tone MSG3 transmission, a subcarrier for a single-tone MSG3 transmission is used, and the MSG3 is a message by which the terminal performs a connection request to the base station for uplink data transmission.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a physical random access channel ...

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Номер записи: 95
14-02-2019 дата публикации

INTELLIGENT ROLE SELECTION FOR DUAL-ROLE DEVICES

Номер: US20190052525A1
Автор: Aull Randall E., Bhesania Firdosh K., Chen Anthony Y., Froese Philip A., Gupta Vivek, Harris Jr. Robert E., Kastens Jayson L., Keating Andrea A., Ramadas Rahul, Yang Cong
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Embodiments described herein are directed to mechanisms that enable roles (e.g., host vs. function, power provider vs. power consumer, master vs. slave, server vs. client, source vs. sink, upstream vs. downstream) to be dynamically assigned between two interconnected dual-role devices in an intelligent and deterministic manner based on the available context on each device. 120-. (canceled)21. A method performed by a software-implemented role manager executing on a first device that is communicatively connected to a second device , comprising:determining that a first role is to be assigned to the first device and a second role is to be assigned to the second device, the first role and the second role defining an operating relationship between the first device and second device;causing the first role to be assigned to the first device and the second role to be assigned to the second device;receiving information indicative of a change of capability or operational state of one or more of the first device and the second device;determining that a role assignment swap is to be implemented based at least in part on the information; and assign the second role to the first device by selectively activating one of a first driver stack or a second driver stack of the first device; and', 'assign the first role to the second device by interacting with the second device., 'based at least on the determining that the role assignment swap is to be implemented, initiating the role assignment swap causing the first role to be assigned to the second device and causing the second role to be assigned to the first device, the initiating comprising causing a connector manager to22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first role and the second role respectively comprise:a host and a function;a power supplier and a power consumer;a master and a slave;a server and a client;a source and a sink; oran upstream and a downstream.23. The method of claim 21 , wherein receiving information indicative ...

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Номер записи: 96
14-02-2019 дата публикации

Methods and Apparatus for Providing Selective Access to Wireless Network Resources Using Detailed Information

Номер: US20190053015A1
Автор: Bienas Maik, Hans Martin, Schmidt Andreas
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Methods and apparatus for providing enhanced access options for wireless access points (e.g., cellular femtocells). These access options in one embodiment include various grades or levels of private and public access to available femtocell services. Each service may be separately assigned a various access type, such that a femtocell may service multiple users both within the “closed” group authorized by the femtocell white list, and non-members. In one variant, a femtocell broadcasts enhanced system information to all terminals (regardless of member/non-member status) such that a non-CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) member terminal or UE is capable of obtaining partial service access within the femtocell. Broadcast multimedia or other services can be delivered to both CSG members and non-members, advantageously without having to establish a dedicated connection for the non-member users. 141-. (canceled)42. A method , comprising: offering services at a private access level, wherein the private access level is limited to a group of user terminals approved for access to the femtocell;', 'providing limited services to a user terminal that is not a member of the approved group, wherein a dedicated connection to the user terminal is not established during the providing of the limited services,', 'wherein the user terminal is connected to a public network via a dedicated connection to a base station and the dedicated connection is maintained during the providing of the limited services., 'at a femtocell43. The method of claim 42 , wherein the services comprise broadcast or multicast services and the limited services are a subset of the services.44. The method of claim 42 , further comprising:sending a message to the user terminal indicating an existence of the limited services offered by the femtocell.45. The method of claim 42 , further comprising:sending a message to the user terminal via a publicly accessible resource identifying the limited services offered by the ...

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Номер записи: 97
14-02-2019 дата публикации

COMPRESSED SENSING WITH MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATION

Номер: US20190053023A1
Автор: Jhanji Neeraj, MITTAL Rohit
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Some examples include a plurality of secure low-power compressive sensing sensor blocks able to communicate with each other and with a computing device to perform spatial and/or temporal compressive sensing. As one example, a first sensor block may obtain data by randomly sampling a sensor signal from a first sensor coupled to the first sensor block. The first sensor block may send the data obtained from the randomly sampled sensor signal to at least one other sensor block of the plurality of sensor blocks, wherein the data is distributed to the plurality of sensor blocks. In addition, at least one of the first sensor block or another sensor block may process the data to at least one of packetize or encrypt the data. The first sensor block and/or the other sensor block may send the processed data to the computing device. 1. A compressive sensing sensor block comprising:a compressed sensing block including a circuit to take a random sample of a sensor signal from a first sensor, and output first sensor data comprising the random sample of the sensor signal from the first sensor;a post processor coupled to the compressed sensing block to receive the first sensor data comprising the random sample of the sensor signal from the first sensor; anda communication interface coupled to the post processor to send, in a communication, the first sensor data comprising the random sample of the sensor signal from the first sensor to another compressive sensing sensor block, wherein receipt, at the other compressive sensing sensor block, of the communication including the first sensor data comprising the random sample of the sensor signal from the first sensor conserves power in the other compressive sensing sensor block by causing the other compressive sensing sensor block to delay taking a next random sample of a sensor signal of a second sensor associated with the other compressive sensing sensor block.2. The compressive sensing sensor block as recited in claim 1 , wherein post ...

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Номер записи: 98
14-02-2019 дата публикации

POWER OUTLET AND METHOD FOR USE

Номер: US20190053027A1
Автор: Alexander Marc, Bosua Phillip
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A power outlet for controlling power to an external device and transmitting data to the external device, the power outlet including: a housing containing at least one alternating-current power input connection; a power output connection; a data connector; a sensor module; a wireless communication module, including an antenna; a processing unit configured to receive data and control an electrically connected device through the power output connection and/or data connector based on the received data. 1a housing containing at least one alternating-current power input connection;a first power output connection coupled to the housing, configured to deliver electrical power to a connected external device;a first data connector coupled to the housing;a first sensor module coupled to the housing;a wireless communication module, including an antenna, the wireless communication module coupled to the housing; a first mode, wherein the processing unit regulates the electrical power delivered by the first power output connection and transmits data to the connected external device via the first data connector based on a signal received from the wireless communication module;', 'a second mode, wherein the processing unit regulates the electrical power delivered by the first power output connection and transmits data to the connected external device via the first data connector based on a signal received from the first sensor module;', 'a third mode, wherein the processing unit transmits data to the wireless communication module based on a signal received from the connected external device;', 'a fourth mode, wherein the processing unit transmits data to the wireless communication module based on a signal received from the first sensor module; and', 'a fifth mode, wherein the processing unit is operable in a combination of the first, second, third, and fourth modes., 'a processing unit contained within the housing and electrically connected to the wireless communication module, the ...

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Номер записи: 99
14-02-2019 дата публикации

Remote Alarm Hushing

Номер: US20190053031A1
Автор: Logue Jay D., Narang Smriti, Ramachandran Prashanth, Stebbins Andrew William, Wang Liang-Yun
Принадлежит: Google LLC

Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request. 1. A method for hushing an alarm comprising:receiving, via a wireless connection, an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device;presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event, the visual indicator including a hush option to alter an audible or visual alarm notification of the remote device;receiving a user selection of the hush option; and communicating, to the remote device via the wireless connection, a hush request requesting that the remote device alter its audible or visual alarm notification; and', 'requesting a hush confirmation as a button press confirmation, a gesture confirmation, an audio confirmation, or any combination thereof., 'in response to the receiving the user selection of the hush option2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:in response to the receiving the user selection of the hush option, adjusting the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the adjusting the visual indicator comprises changing an appearance on a portion of a perimeter of the visual indicator corresponding to the status of the hush request claim 2 , and wherein the appearance includes a color claim 2 , or a degree of continuity of the perimeter claim 2 , or a ...

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Номер записи: 100