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20120218906 | Method and apparatus for physical layer link adaptation based on traffic properties - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method, including receiving data for transmission over a physical link, acquiring information about the data transmission, setting physical layer link adaptation parameters for the transmission based on the acquired information, wherein the setting includes adjusting the physical layer link adaptation parameters separately for transmission in an application data transfer direction and an application feedback direction. Also, the present invention provides a correspondingly adapted device and computer program product. | 08-30-2012 |
20130034092 | Joint Channel Detection of Out of Synchronization Condition - To test whether a first radio channel is synchronized, a first quality value (e.g., power control bits) is determined for a first radio channel (e.g., DPCCH or F-DPCH), and a second quality value is determined for a second radio channel (e.g., PCICH) which carries precoding information (e.g., beamforming weights); then the first and second quality values are combined. In specific embodiments the combining includes comparing the first and second quality values against respective first and second thresholds to obtain respective first and second binary results that are logically combined; or by multiplying the first and second quality values by respective first and second weighting values to achieve weighted values which are added. | 02-07-2013 |
20130115946 | TRANSMISSION OF CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATIONS - Indications of desired radio communications downlink characteristics are transmitted via a radio communications uplink from a user equipment to a node of a cellular wireless network, the indications each relating to one or more components of a radio communications link from the node to the user equipment. The indications are transmitted successively at different cycles, and at each different cycle a first parameter is determined, indicating a more preferred number of components and a second parameter is determined, indicating a less preferred number of components. First additional parameters are calculated and transmitted relating to the desired radio communications link quality corresponding to the first parameter and second additional parameters are calculated and transmitted relating to the desired radio communications link quality on the basis of the second parameter. The first and second parameters are each parameters which are variable between different cycles. | 05-09-2013 |
20130176945 | TRANSMISSION OF CHANNEL QUALITY INDICATIONS - Indications of desired radio communications downlink characteristics are transmitted via a radio communications uplink from a user equipment to a node of a cellular wireless network, the indications each relating to one or more components of a radio communications link from the node to the user equipment. The indications are transmitted successively at different cycles, and at each different cycle a first parameter is determined, indicating a more preferred number of components and a second parameter is determined, indicating a less preferred number of components. First additional parameters are calculated and transmitted relating to the desired radio communications link quality corresponding to the first parameter and second additional parameters are calculated and transmitted relating to the desired radio communications link quality on the basis of the second parameter. The first and second parameters are each parameters which are variable between different cycles. | 07-11-2013 |
20130223294 | Methods and Apparatus for Operating Wireless Devices - A system of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network includes selecting, by the wireless device, a preferred operating mode for use by the wireless device, the selection being made from at least a full duplex operating mode in which the wireless device can transmit and receive simultaneously on the same frequency band and a non full duplex operating mode; and transmitting a signal indicating the selected preferred operating mode to a network entity. | 08-29-2013 |
20130242827 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING UPLINK MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT SIGNALING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for detecting multiple input multiple output communications. A method and apparatus may enable transmission of a first control signal to a communication device. The first control signal may indicate at least one number of data streams that the communication device is allowed to utilize to transmit data. The method and apparatus may perform detection of discontinuous transmission on one or more control channels indicated by the first control signal. The method and apparatus may determine whether the communication device currently communicates on the control channels in response to performing the detection of the discontinuous transmission. | 09-19-2013 |
20130329623 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFERENCE SYMBOL CONFIGURATION - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided to provide configurations for transmitting reference symbols in a wireless communication network. In the context of a method, a first set of one or more reference symbols may be caused to be transmitted by a first access point in at least one control channel of a system frame comprising a plurality of control channels and incorporating control channel frequency reuse. The reference symbols of the first set may overlap with at least one reference symbol in a second set of one or more reference symbols transmitted by a second access point. Multiple configurations for the reference symbols may also be provided, including a minimum configuration. | 12-12-2013 |
20140153488 | INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - A network node includes, into a field of downlink control information that provides a user equipment with information for reception and decoding of data transmitted from the network node to the user equipment in a mobile communication network, an indication of receiver information. The receiver information is applicable for interference suppression/cancellation by a receiving operation of the user equipment, capable of performing interference suppression/cancellation using the receiver information. The user equipment detects the receiver information from the downlink control information, and can select a receiving operation using the receiver information. | 06-05-2014 |
20140169565 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR SCRAMBLING CODE SIGNALLING - Methods, apparatus and computer readable storage media are provided herein for scrambling code signalling in support of interference cancelling receivers. In some example embodiments, a method is provided that includes receiving scrambling code initialization parameters for at least one wanted codeword and for at least one interfering codeword from a base station. The method of this embodiment may also include detecting the at least one wanted codeword and the at least one interfering codeword in a transmission that is received from a base station. The method of this embodiment may also include decoding the at least one wanted codeword and the at least one interfering codeword. In some example embodiments, the decoded at least one interfering codeword is used in at least one of interference detection or interference cancellation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140369277 | Method and Apparatus for Communication Using a Shared Uplink Wireless Communication Channel - A method of transmitting data by a user equipment using a shared uplink wireless communication channel is described. The method includes receiving a power grant corresponding to the allowed transmission power on the shared uplink wireless communication channel. Also, the user equipment receives a scheduling grant corresponding to whether transmission is allowed on the shared uplink wireless communication channel. The user equipment transmits data on the shared uplink wireless communication channel according to the power grant and the scheduling grant, wherein the power grant is received separately from the scheduling grant. A corresponding method of controlling transmission, apparatus and computer program product is also described. | 12-18-2014 |
20150092669 | Enhanced Scheduling Information Transmission - In a heterogeneous network environment where both high and low power nodes are sharing the same channel/frequency, explicit signaling in a downlink control message is used to select whether scheduling information SI is to be transmitted by a user equipment UE with a data payload or without a data payload. For the case where the selection is that SI is to be transmitted with a data payload, the downlink control message is used for the UE to select a transport format combination TFC for transmission of the SI with the data payload. Else for the case where the selection is that SI is to be transmitted without a data payload, the downlink control message is used for the UE to select transmit power for the transmission of the SI without the data payload. | 04-02-2015 |
20150094112 | Power Control to Compensate Interference Level Changes - A user equipment (UE) determines a first transmission power for a control channel using closed loop power control with a wireless network; and determines a second transmission power for the control channel. For transmission time intervals (TTIs) in which the UE is transmitting the control channel and also transmitting data on a data channel, the UE selects the second transmission power for transmitting the control channel. For TTIs in which the UE is transmitting the control channel but not also transmitting data on the data channel, the UE selects the first transmission power for transmitting the control channel. Three distinct embodiments are shown for these two transmission powers, and also quantitative data is shown that in a HSPA system this technique reduces inter-user interference at least at high SINR. | 04-02-2015 |
20150271765 | UPLINK POWER SCALING FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY - A device includes circuitry configured to determine that pending transmissions on two or more physical channels overlap in time and determine that a total transmit power of the pending transmissions exceeds a maximum transmit power. The circuitry is also configured to assign priorities to the pending transmissions based on one or more predetermined criteria. Power scaling is applied to at least one lower priority transmission so that the total transmission power of the pending transmissions is less than or equal to the maximum transmit power. | 09-24-2015 |
20150365178 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING INTEFERING CELL INFORMATION - An apparatus includes circuitry configured to determine that one or more neighbor transmission cells have interfering downlink data channels to be transmitted by one or more antenna groups. Virtual configuration parameters are determined for the interfering downlink data channels. The circuitry is also configured to signal, to at least one user equipment (UE) served by a serving cell that is one of the one or more neighbor transmission cells having interfering downlink data channels, the virtual configuration parameters for the interfering downlink data channels. | 12-17-2015 |
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20110307473 | Graphical Objects Bonding Society System and Method of Operation - The present inventions relates to an Internet service based on two fundamental beliefs, first that identity on the Internet and in real life is substantially based on a individual's or organization's relationship to other people, objects, places, spaces, and organizations and second that individuals or organizations themselves should create, manage and control that identity. Based on these beliefs the present invention offers the Internet's leading tools, services and ecosystem that enables individuals and organizations to intuitively create and manage their identity based on relationships, effortlessly customize their internet experience to fit that identity and empower themselves to use that identity for benefit in their real life. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307815 | User Interface and Method for Collecting Preference Data Graphically - The present invention enables a user to intuitively collect and share information on his personal preferences and priorities through the relational placement of graphical objects in a graphical user interface. This information can then, with the express permission of the end user, be used by Internet services to deliver highly personalized services. Additionally, the present invention allows a computer system to measure user preferences and perceptions and to use that information for Internet services to deliver highly customized versions of their service. | 12-15-2011 |
20120240051 | Graphical Objects Bonding Society System and Method of Operation - The present inventions relates to an Internet service based on two fundamental beliefs, first that identity on the Internet and in real life is substantially based on a individual's or organization's relationship to other people, objects, places, spaces, and organizations and second that individuals or organizations themselves should create, manage and control that identity. Based on these beliefs the present invention offers the Internet's leading tools, services and ecosystem that enables individuals and organizations to intuitively create and manage their identity based on relationships, effortlessly customize their internet experience to fit that identity and empower themselves to use that identity for benefit in their real life. | 09-20-2012 |
20130151518 | Graphical objects bonding society system and method of operation for a game - The present inventions relates to an Internet service based on two fundamental beliefs, first that identity on the Internet and in real life is substantially based on a individual's or organization's relationship to other people, objects, places, spaces, and organizations and second that individuals or organizations themselves should create, manage and control that identity. Based on these beliefs the present invention offers the Internet's leading tools, services and ecosystem that enables individuals and organizations to intuitively create and manage their identity based on relationships, effortlessly customize their internet experience to fit that identity and empower themselves to use that identity for benefit in their real life. | 06-13-2013 |
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20080212608 | Method, apparatus and computer program to signal additional modulation scheme without additional signalling overhead - A method and apparatus are provided for jointly encoding bits containing information about an existing modulation technique or an existing antenna transmission technique in order to extend signaling to include new information about an additional modulation technique or the use of an additional antenna transmission technique without having to increase the number of bits transmitted in the signaling; and conveying the new information in unused combinations of the encoded bits. The signaling may take the form of a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) that forms part of a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). In some embodiments, the existing modulation technique may include quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM), or some combination thereof, and the additional modulation technique may include 64 quadrature amplitude modulation (64QAM). | 09-04-2008 |
20080311939 | Acknowledgment aided space domain user scheduling for multi-user mimo - An apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate a plurality of data sequences, where individual ones of the plurality of data sequences correspond to individual ones of a plurality of user equipment; a transmitter configured for operation with a plurality of antennas and further configured to simultaneously transmit the modulated data sequences to the plurality of user equipment; and a receiver configured to receive one of an acknowledgment or a non-acknowledgment indication from individual ones of the plurality of user equipment indicating success or failure, respectively, of an individual one of the user equipment correctly receiving a corresponding transmitted data sequence. The apparatus additionally includes a controller that is configured to respond to a predetermined number of non-acknowledgment indications being received from a particular one of the user equipment, for a particular one of the transmitted data sequences, to retransmit the corresponding data sequence only to the particular user equipment. Corresponding methods and computer programs are also disclosed. | 12-18-2008 |
20120099544 | Enhanced Inter-Network Access Node Scheduling Coordination And Signaling Support For Advanced Receiver Algorithms - A method includes operating a network access node to determine, in cooperation with at least one other network access node, a coordinated scheduling granularity having a plurality of physical resource blocks; and signaling an indication of the determined coordinated scheduling granularity to at least one mobile device served by the network access node for use in enhancing estimation at a receiver of the mobile device, such as when estimating an interference covariance matrix. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed, as are mobile device methods and apparatus for receiving and using the signaling. | 04-26-2012 |
20120140706 | Inter-cell Interference Coordination of Multiple Transmission Ranks - Inter-cell interference coordination of multiple transmission ranks can be accomplished by various methods and apparatuses. For example, a method can include defining indexing of resources for which a base station will restrict a maximum rank for transmission. The method can also include informing a neighboring base station of the first base station about the resources for which the base station will restrict the maximum rank of transmission. | 06-07-2012 |
20130114430 | Devices and Methods Related to Controlling UE Assumption of Interference - To control UE assumption of interference there is a controller module to control a plurality of transmission points, each constituted by a set of at least one transmit antenna, to transmit data to another device in a coordinated transmission from at least a subset of the plurality of transmission points. The controller module is configured to allocate, to each resource linked to the subset of the plurality of transmission points, an interference contribution parameter that is indicative of an expected interference contribution originating from said transmission point, and to inform said another device of those resources to which the subset of the plurality of transmission points is linked, together with the respective interference contribution parameter allocated to each resource. Another device reports feedback based on signals which are scaled with the respective interference contribution parameter. | 05-09-2013 |
20140126537 | Method and Apparatus for Obtaining Reliable E-DCH Reception for Transmission of Scheduling Information - A system to obtain an enhanced-transport format combination (E-TFC) for transmitting a scheduling information (SI) in a soft handoff (SHO) to a serving enhanced Data Channel (E-DCH) cell in a heterogeneous Network (HetNet). The system comprises receiving an E-TFC selection power backoff (ESPB) value from an active macro-cell, the active macro-cell being the service E-DCH cell; determining the E-TFC based on an indicated power of a serving grant minus the received ESPB value and a set of E-TFC power offset value received from the active macro cell, if an MAC-e/i data PDU to be transmitted is multiplexed with the SI; otherwise, determining the E-TFC based on the indicated power of the serving grant and the set of E-TFC power offset value; and transmitting the MAC-e/i PDU to the active macro cell using the indicated power of the serving grant and an enhanced dedicated channel selected based on the determined E-TFC. | 05-08-2014 |
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20110266097 | ELEVATOR - Elevator, preferably a passenger elevator, which comprises an elevator car, and at least one hoisting rope for moving and supporting the elevator car, a traction sheave that acts on the hoisting rope, and a power source for rotating the traction sheave. The counterweight of the elevator comprises a brake for decelerating and/or preventing at least upward movement of the counterweight. | 11-03-2011 |
20140182974 | METHOD AND AN ARRANGEMENT IN ROPE CONDITION MONITORING OF AN ELEVATOR - The invention relates to a method in rope condition monitoring of an elevator, in which method at least the following steps are performed: electrical resistance between a first point and a second point of elevator suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured first time, a threshold value is determined based on the measurement, the elevator is used for transporting passengers and/or goods, electrical resistance between the first point and the second point of said suspension and/or transmission ropes is measured second time, and results of said second time measurement are compared with said threshold value, and if said second time measurement meets said threshold value, predetermined actions are carried out. The invention also relates to an arrangement in rope condition monitoring of an elevator. | 07-03-2014 |
20140299419 | ELEVATOR - The invention refers to an elevator comprising an elevator car and a suspension arrangement for suspending and/or moving an elevator car, which suspension arrangement comprises at least one suspension member, whereby at least one suspension member component is provided which component is to be applied to the suspension member for affecting the physical properties of the suspension member during the operation of the elevator. According to the invention the suspension member component applied to the suspension member comprises an component identifier which is an addition to the suspension member component which component identifier is configured to be identified visibly or via additional tools. The invention allows the unambiguous identification of the suspension member component and also the distribution of the component on the suspension member surface. | 10-09-2014 |
20140305744 | ROPE OF A LIFTING DEVICE, A ROPE ARRANGEMENT, AN ELEVATOR AND A CONDITION MONITORING METHOD FOR THE ROPE OF A LIFTING DEVICE - In a rope of a lifting device, particularly of a passenger transport elevator and/or freight transport elevator, the width of which rope is greater than the thickness in the transverse direction of the rope, which rope includes a load-bearing part in the longitudinal direction of the rope, which load-bearing part includes carbon-fiber reinforced, aramid-fiber reinforced and/or glass-fiber reinforced composite material in a polymer matrix, and which rope includes one or more optical fibers and/or fiber bundles in connection with the load-bearing part and the optical fiber and/or fiber bundle is laminated inside the load-bearing part and/or the optical fiber and/or fiber bundle is glued onto the surface of the load-bearing part and/or and that the optical fiber and/or fiber bundle is embedded or glued into the polymer envelope surrounding the load-bearing part, as well as to a condition monitoring method for the rope of a lifting device. | 10-16-2014 |
20150060588 | ROPE STORAGE UNIT, A METHOD FOR INSTALLING ELEVATOR AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING ROPE STORAGE UNIT - A rope storage unit includes a rope reel, formed by a rope wound in a spiral form and a support body provided with an inner space inside which the rope reel is positioned supported by the support body. The rope is a rod having a straight form when in rest state and elastically bendable away from the straight form, the rope being under substantial bending tension in the spiral form. The support body includes one or more support members delimiting the inner space and surrounding radially the rope reel. The outer rim of the rope reel radially compresses against the one or more support members as an effect of the bending tension. A method is provided for installing an elevator rope implementing the rope storage unit, as well as to a method for fabricating the rope storage unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150129367 | METHOD FOR CONDITION MONITORING OF ELEVATOR ROPES AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SAME - A method is provided for condition monitoring of a rope of an elevator including an elevator car and a rope wheel arrangement, which rope is connected to the elevator car and passes around at least one rope wheel included in the rope wheel arrangement. The method includes obtaining travel data of the elevator car, the travel data including information describing occurrence(s) of car start(s) and/or bypass(es); and determining based on the travel data a total number of car visits at a predetermined landing in the path of the elevator car, which total number is the sum of the number of starts of the elevator car away from said predetermined landing so as to travel to any other landing irrespective of the traveling direction, and the number of times the elevator car has bypassed said predetermined landing without stopping irrespective of the traveling direction; and comparing the total number or a multifold of the total number with a first predetermined limit value, wherein said multifold equals to the total number multiplied with factor n wherein n equals the number of said at least one rope wheel; and performing one or more predetermined action if said total number or the multifold of the total number meets the first predetermined limit value, said one or more action including one or more of indicating a weakened rope condition, indicating a need for maintenance or replacement of elevator rope(s), calculating an estimated moment of maintenance or replacement of elevator rope(s), sending a specific or general warning signal, sending a fault signal, sending a signal to a service center the signal indicating weakened rope condition or a need for maintenance or a need for replacement of elevator rope(s). An arrangement implements the method. | 05-14-2015 |
20150232302 | ELEVATOR - A rope clamp for clamping one or more ropes includes a first clamping member having a first clamping face for being set against one or more ropes to be clamped and a second clamping member having a second clamping face for being set against one or more ropes to be clamped. The clamping faces defining a gap (between them) for receiving one or more ropes. The clamping members are relatively movable towards each other such that the gap is narrowed. The first clamping member and/or the second clamping member includes a metallic face part forming the clamping face of the clamping member, a metallic body part on the back side of the face part, and an elastic intermediate part made of elastic material between the body part and the face part for elastically transmitting force between the body part and the face part. | 08-20-2015 |
20150298939 | ELEVATOR - An elevator comprising
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20150329319 | ELEVATOR - The invention relates to an elevator comprising
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20150329320 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE BALANCING WEIGHT DIFFERENCE IN AN ELEVATOR - In a method for performing a balance check with an elevator, a power model of the elevator is established, including the motor power fed to the motor (P | 11-19-2015 |