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20100177654 | OPERATING CARRIER SELECTION FOR HOME NETWORK - Various embodiments are disclosed relating to carrier selection for a home network. In an example network, a method may include using a first carrier frequency to transmit in a downlink direction to a mobile node in a home wireless network, and receiving, from the mobile node, a signal strength measurement for each of a plurality of carrier frequencies. The method may further include receiving, from the mobile node, an error report for the first carrier frequency, and determining that a link quality for the first carrier frequency is below a threshold based on the error report. The method may further include selecting a second carrier frequency from the plurality of carrier frequencies based on the determining and based on the signal strength measurement of the second carrier frequency, and changing, based on the selecting, from the first carrier frequency to the second carrier frequency to transmit data in a downlink direction to the mobile node. | 07-15-2010 |
20100261469 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODE SELECTION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises measuring a first link quality of a first link based at least in part on a first power value; measuring a second link quality of a second link based at least in part on a second power value; and determining a suitable device-to-device (D2D) mode for a D2D connection based at least in part on the first link quality, the second link quality, and one or more D2D user equipment (UE) constraints. | 10-14-2010 |
20100279672 | Apparatus and Method for Flexible Switching Between Device-to-Device Communication Mode and Cellular Communication Mode - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises receiving a control command to switch from a first communication mode to a second communication mode from a coupled controller; reconfiguring a plurality of protocol entities including at least a first protocol buffer and a second protocol buffer; moving remaining data packets in the first protocol buffer into at least the second protocol buffer; communicating a current data packet sequence number; and forwarding data in the second communication mode. | 11-04-2010 |
20110063995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive information from a fixed network node, initiate sending information toward the fixed network node and initiate communication with at least one peer node, the peer node being a mobile node. The apparatus further comprises a memory configured to store information received from the fixed network node, and logic circuitry operably connected to the memory, configured to derive internet protocol address information from the information received from the fixed node and to initiate sending the internet protocol address information to the at least one peer node. | 03-17-2011 |
20110098043 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for facilitating device-to-device connection establishment. A method may include directing broadcast of an indication of a device-to-device registration area identification in each of one or more cells forming a device-to-device registration area identified by the device-to-device registration area identification. The method may further include directing receipt of a device-to-device registration request originated by a first terminal apparatus in response to the broadcast indication. The first terminal apparatus may be located within the registration area. The method may additionally include registering the first terminal apparatus based at least in part upon the device-to-device registration request. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 04-28-2011 |
20110159799 | Multicast Transmission Within a Hybrid Direct and Cellular Communication System - In one, non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a method includes: sending a multicast transmission from a source device to a base station in a wireless communication system, where the multicast transmission is for a plurality of receiving devices including a local receiving device, where the source device and the local receiving device are members of a local cluster that is at least partially located in a cell serviced by the base station; receiving, by the source device, a transmission of feedback information as it is transmitted from the local receiving device to the base station; and in response to the source device determining that the feedback information includes an indication that the local receiving device did not correctly receive the multicast transmission, sending a retransmission of the multicast transmission from the source device directly to the local receiving device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110268006 | Network Controlled Device to Device / Machine to Machine Cluster Operation - Methods, apparatuses, and systems can permit network allocation of uplink resources. In one example, a method includes determining uplink resources to be granted to a cluster. The method can also include preparing, at an apparatus, an uplink resource grant, based on the determining, including a transmitter identifier. The method can further include transmitting the uplink resources grant to a plurality of cluster nodes of the cluster. The transmitter identifier identifies at least one node of the plurality of cluster nodes. | 11-03-2011 |
20120028672 | Apparatus and Method for Transmitter Power Control for Device-to-Device Communications in a Communication System - An apparatus, method and system for controlling a transmitter power level for direct device-to-device communications in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and memory including computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to monitor a feedback message from a base station to a user equipment participating in cellular communications employing a communication resource, and control a transmitter power level for device-to-device (“D2D”) communications employing the communication resource as a function of the feedback message. | 02-02-2012 |
20120243431 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Allocating Resources in Wireless Communication Network - The present application discloses a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for allocating resources for a Device-to-Device (D2D) direct communication user equipment in a wireless communication network, wherein the method comprise: transmitting a communication channel status report regarding Device-to-Device direct communication to a base station; receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on the communication channel status report; and performing Device-to-Device direct communication between user equipments on the allocated resources; the disclosed apparatus comprises transmitting means for transmitting a communication channel status report regarding Device-to-Device direct communication to a base station; receiving means for receiving resource allocation instructions generated by the base station based on the communication channel status report; and performing means for performing Device-to-Device direct communication between user equipments on the allocated resources. By using the method, apparatus and computer program product disclosed in the present application, resource sharing/allocation collision between the D2D user equipment and cellular user equipment can be effectively reduced and use rate of resources can be improved. | 09-27-2012 |
20120281658 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Machine-to-Machine Communication in a Wireless Network - An apparatus for providing machine-to-machine communication in a wireless network may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least providing wireless network resources to enable direct downlink communication from a wireless network access point to a relatively low power communication device, allocating wireless network resources to enable uplink data to be provided from the relatively low power communication device to a mobile gateway device within communication range of the relatively low power communication device and utilizing wireless network resources to receive the uplink data from the mobile gateway device at the wireless network access point. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 11-08-2012 |
20120300662 | Cellular Control Sensing for Multicell Device-to-Device Interference Control - A method, apparatus, computer readable medium is provided to perform resource coordination among multiple cells to cancel near-far interference for device-to-device transmission, including cross-cell device-to-device transmission. In this context, a dedicated resource exchanging channel can be defined between cellular user equipment and device-to-device user equipment for interference control and resource coordination. A cellular user equipment can forward its uplink resource grant information over the dedicated resource exchanging channel when it determines potential interference. A device-to-device user equipment can monitor the dedicated resource exchanging channel in order to identify one or more resources that can potentially interfere with device-to-device transmission. | 11-29-2012 |
20130012191 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Machine-to-Machine Communication in a Wireless Network - A method and apparatus are provided that may enable the provision of machine to machine (M2M) communication in a wireless network environment. In this regard, for example, relatively low power devices (specifically referencing low transmission power) such as sensors or other machines in an M2M system may be enabled to communicate with a mobile terminal via a first carrier when the power ratio between the average received machine power and the average downlink received cellular power is below a threshold value and communicate with the mobile terminal via a second carrier if the power ratio exceeds the threshold value. Thus, only one carrier may be needed by devices in such an environment in order to perform M2M communication. | 01-10-2013 |
20130028224 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Machine Initial Access Procedure for Machine to Machine Communication - A method and apparatus are therefore provided that may enable the provision of M2M communication in a wireless network environment. In this regard, for example, relatively low power devices (specifically referencing low transmission power) such as sensors or other machines in an M2M system may be enabled to initiate communication with a network through a mobile terminal in a more reliable and robust manner. The machine may transmit a busy-signal to request a reservation of a machine access slot on a machine access control channel to reserve the slot before transmitting any machine information or data to reduce the likelihood of collisions with other machines. Once the machine has reserved the machine access slot, the machine may transmit identification information via randomly selected frequency division multi-plexed or code division multiplexed resources to further reduce the likelihood of collisions with other machines. Thus, delays in establishing connections may be reduced or eliminated. | 01-31-2013 |
20140120907 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for facilitating device-to-device connection establishment. A method may include directing broadcast of an indication of a device-to-device registration area identification in each of one or more cells forming a device-to-device registration area identified by the device-to-device registration area identification. The method may further include directing receipt of a device-to-device registration request originated by a first terminal apparatus in response to the broadcast indication. The first terminal apparatus may be located within the registration area. The method may additionally include registering the first terminal apparatus based at least in part upon the device-to-device registration request. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 05-01-2014 |
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20080257508 | Stackable ink-jet media - A print medium for ink-jet printing comprises a base substrate, a micro-porous ink-receiving layer, and a backing layer. The base substrate can include raw base paper and a moisture barrier layer between the raw base paper and ink receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer can be a micro-porous type, and can be applied onto the moisture barrier at the first side of the base substrate and the backing layer can be applied to a second side of the base substrate. The backing layer can include an extruded coated polymer layer and can be configured to transport solvent vapor to the base substrate at the rate of at least 15 g/m | 10-23-2008 |
20100002728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SHARED SUBPACKETS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Method and Apparatus for Processing Shared Sub-packets in a Communication System are disclosed. A communication system providing both voice and data services allows for a plurality of subscriber station to share a data sent in a unit of a forward traffic channel. To provide information required by the subscriber stations to determine that a unit of the forward traffic channel is shared, and to correctly decode the data, different control channel structures are described. Additionally, the control channel structures provides for more efficient signaling of code channel assignment. | 01-07-2010 |
20100046481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL OF MULTIPLE CHANNELS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques to control the transmit power of multiple transmissions in a wireless communication system. A transmitting source (e.g., a base station) receives from a receiving device (e.g., a remote terminal) a number of feedbacks of one or more (coded or uncoded) bit streams and possibly one or more messages. The bit stream may include one or more power control sub-channels used to send one or more metrics (e.g., power control commands, erasure indicator bits, or quality indicator bits) for one or more sets of channels. The bits allocated for each sub-channel may be aggregated to form one or more lower rate feedback sub-streams having improved reliability. The transmit power of two or more channels can be (1) independently adjusted based on the feedbacks from respective sub-channels, or (2) adjusted together based on feedback from one sub-channel, with the power difference being adjusted based on feedback received another sub-channel. | 02-25-2010 |
20100272124 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF DECODING COMPLEXITY IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Method and System for Utilization of an Outer Decoder in a Broadcast Services Communication System is described. Information to be transmitted is provided to a systematic portion of a plurality of transmit buffers and encoded by an outer decoder communicatively coupled to the transmit buffer. The resulting redundant bits are provided to a parity portion of each transmit buffer. The content of the transmit buffers, is multiplexed and encoded by an inner decoder to improve protection by adding redundancy. The receiving station recovers the transmitted information by an inverse process. Because a decoding complexity depends on the size of a systematic portion of the transmit buffer, reasoned compromise between a systematic portion size and number of transmit buffers yields decreased decoding complexity. | 10-28-2010 |
20100297419 | DUAL TREATED SILICA, METHODS OF MAKING DUAL TREATED SILICA, AND INKJET RECORDING MATERIALS - Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include methods of preparing dual treated silica, methods of preparing a photobase porous medium, photobase porous media, are disclosed. | 11-25-2010 |
20110045864 | POWER CONTROL FOR POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SERVICES PROVIDED IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - To enable point-to-multipoint communication services in an existing cellular communication system infrastructure, each member subscriber station, i.e., a subscriber station participating in such a service, is receiving a forward link shared channel, and in certain embodiments additionally a forward link dedicated channel. Because transmission on the forward link channels from neighboring sectors presents interference to the transmission from the sector serving the subscriber station, it is desirable to control the forward link channel transmission power to the minimum acceptable power. Additionally, a transmission form each member subscriber station on a reverse link channel presents interference to other subscriber stations. Therefore, it is desirable to control the reverse link channel transmission to the minimum signal level. Consequently, a method and apparatus for a power control that enables point-to-multipoint services in an existing infrastructure of a wireless cellular telephone system is disclosed. | 02-24-2011 |
20110130086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN SHARED AND INDIVIDUAL CHANNELS TO PROVIDE BROADCAST CONTENT SERVICES IN A WIRELESS TELEPHONE NETWORK - A wireless communications network ( | 06-02-2011 |
20120257563 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MULTICAST SERVICE INITIATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Method and a system for multicast service notification in cellular telephone system to enable the cellular telephone systems to provide both multicast and point-to-point services are disclosed. Several embodiments describe the signaling interaction between an access network and subscriber stations belonging to a multicast group to allow the access network to properly notify the subscriber stations of a the multicast service. Such a signaling further allows the subscriber stations to recognize the multicast service notification to participate in the multicast service. | 10-11-2012 |
20130022004 | Scheduled and Autonomous Transmission and Acknowledgement - Techniques for efficient signaling to and from a plurality of mobile stations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a subset of mobile stations may be allocated a portion of the shared resource with one or more individual access grants, another subset may be allocated a portion of the shared resource with a single common grant, and yet another subset may be allowed to use a portion of the shared resource without any grant. In another embodiment, an acknowledge and continue command is used to extend all or a subset of the previous grants without the need for additional requests and grants, and their associated overhead. In one embodiment, a traffic to pilot ratio (T/P) is used to allocate a portion of the shared resource, allowing a mobile station flexibility in selecting its transmission format based on T/P. | 01-24-2013 |
20130243977 | RECORDING MEDIA - A recording media containing a raw base wherein said media encompasses, on its image side, a pigmented pre-coating layer and a non-polyolefin barrier coating and, on its backside, a polymeric barrier layer. Also disclosed is a method of making such recording media and methods of forming photographic printed images on said recording media. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243979 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING FIRST SET AND SECOND SET OF POLYMERIC BEADS - A recording medium includes a base substrate, a fusible layer including a first set of polymeric beads and a second set of polymeric beads, and an ink receiving layer disposed between the base substrate and the fusible layer. The first set of polymeric beads has an average volume-based particle size less than two microns. The second set of polymeric beads has an average volume-based particle size equal to or greater than five microns. The fusible layer includes a weight percent of the second set of polymeric beads of at least three percent. | 09-19-2013 |
20140247738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RATE ASSIGNMENT - A method and apparatus for determining the data rate of a reverse link communication. An embodiment includes transmitting at a null rate on the communication channel only when the station is not transmitting voice, signaling, or data. An embodiment includes determining a maximum requested rate based on the normalized average pilot transmit power and the pilot reference value, and determining the timing of the rate request. An embodiment involves determining a maximum transmission rate. An embodiment involves determining sufficient power and a power-control set point. | 09-04-2014 |
20140285569 | INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An inkjet recording medium includes a substrate having two opposed surfaces, an ink receiving layer disposed on at least one of the two substrate surfaces, and a porous protective layer disposed on the ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer receives an ink when printed thereon. The protective layer includes: reactive polymer particles that cross-link upon exposure to microwave radiation; non-reactive polymer particles that coalesce upon exposure to microwave radiation; or a combination of the reactive polymer particles and the non-reactive polymer particles, to form a substantially non-porous protective film that covers the printed ink. | 09-25-2014 |
20150044397 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A PROTECTIVE LAYER - A recording medium includes a protective layer and a porous ink receiving layer. The protective layer includes a first binder and a first set of polymeric beads. The first set of polymeric beads has an average volume-based particle size equal to or greater than ten microns. The protective layer has a coat weight equal to or less than three grams per square meter. The recording medium also includes a porous ink receiving layer including a first set of pigments and a second binder. | 02-12-2015 |
20150071104 | AUTONOMOUSLY SELECTING A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL HAVING A CO-CHANNEL OPERATION CONSTRAINT - Provided are methods and apparatus for selecting a communication channel. The methods and apparatus select a channel having the least interference and minimize a number of different channels in use. For example, a method for selecting a communication channel includes measuring a transmission characteristic for each channel in a plurality of channels to create a transmission characteristic measurement for each channel. The method also includes receiving, from at least one neighboring access point, data indicating the neighboring access point uses a channel in the plurality of channels. A utility value for each channel in the plurality of channels is calculated by weighting, based on the number of the neighboring access points using each channel in the plurality of channels, the transmission characteristic measurement for each channel in the plurality of channels. Further, the channel having the highest or the lowest utility value is chosen as the communication channel. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072697 | SELECTING A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BASED ON A NEIGHBORING CELL CONSTRAINT - Provided are methods and apparatus for selecting a channel to use for communicating. The methods and apparatus select a channel having the least interference and minimize a number of different channels in use. For example, a provided method includes calculating a utility value for each channel in a plurality of channels by weighting, based on a number of the neighborhood small cells (NSC) using each channel in the plurality of channels, both a respective modified non-NSC received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a respective modified reference signal received power (RSRP). The non-NSC RSSI is calculated by subtracting a respective RSRP from a total RSSI. The respective modified RSRP for each channel in the plurality of channels is calculated by applying the respective RSRP to a cumulative distribution function. The channel having the highest or the lowest utility value is chosen as the channel to use for the communicating. | 03-12-2015 |
20150111589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING COVERAGE AREA OF A SMALL CELL - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for optimizing coverage area of a small cell. For example, the disclosure presents a method for estimating an available backhaul capacity of a small cell and determining a target OTA data rate for the small cell based at least on the estimated available backhaul capacity, and changing a coverage area of the small cell based at least on the determined target OTA data rate by. As such, optimizing coverage area of a small cell may be achieved. | 04-23-2015 |
20150117197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A SMALL CELL FOR BACKHAUL MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for calibrating a small cell base station for backhaul management. For example, the method may include exchanging backhaul probing messages with a probing server by initiating a plurality of probing packets at the small cell base station, wherein the exchanging is performed over a backhaul after determining that a full queue condition associated with the backhaul is satisfied, computing calibration statistics for the backhaul based on characteristics associated with the backhaul probing messages, and adjusting one or more backhaul parameters of the small cell based on the calibration statistics. As such, calibration of a small cell base station for backhaul management may be achieved. | 04-30-2015 |
20150117206 | BACKHAUL MANAGEMENT OF A SMALL CELL USING PASSIVE ESTIMATION MECHANISM - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for passive estimation mechanism for backhaul management at a small cell base station. For example, the method may include determining, at the small cell base station, whether a time slot utilization of a flow at a user equipment (UE) in communication with the small cell base station is above a first threshold, wherein a plurality of time slots are associated with the flow, determining whether an average throughput of the flow is below a second threshold in response to determining that the time slot utilization is above the first threshold, and identifying that the flow is not satisfied in response to determining that the average throughput of the flow is below the second threshold. As such, passive estimation mechanism for backhaul management at a small cell base station may be achieved. | 04-30-2015 |
20150117207 | BACKHAUL MANAGEMENT OF A SMALL CELL USING A LIGHT ACTIVE ESTIMATION MECHANISM - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for a light active estimation mechanism for backhaul management at a small cell base station. For example, the method may include transmitting a first data packet from the small cell base station to a network entity, receiving a second data packet from the network entity in response to the transmission, calculating a time delay between the transmitting of the first data packet and the receiving of the second data packet, and determining whether or not a backhaul of the small cell base station is congested based on the calculated time delay. As such, light active estimation mechanism for backhaul management at a small cell base station may be achieved. | 04-30-2015 |
20150117208 | BACKHAUL MANAGEMENT OF A SMALL CELL USING HEAVY ACTIVE ESTIMATION MECHANISM - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for heavy active estimation mechanism for backhaul management at a small cell base station. For example, the method may include identifying, at the small cell base station, that a throughput of a user equipment (UE) in communication with the small cell base station is potentially limited due to backhaul congestion at the small cell base station, establishing a proxy flow between the small cell base station and a transmission control protocol (TCP) proxy peer in response to the identifying, wherein the proxy flow data packets are transmitted from the small cell base station to the TCP proxy peer or from the TCP proxy peer to the small cell base station, calculating a throughput of the proxy flow for a pre-determined time period, and determining whether the throughput of the UE is limited by backhaul congestion at the small cell base station based on the calculated throughput of the proxy flow. As such, heavy active estimation mechanism for backhaul management at a small cell base station may be achieved. | 04-30-2015 |
20150119042 | OFF-LOADING USER EQUIPMENT FROM A SMALL CELL BASE STATION FOR BACKHAUL MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure presents a method and an apparatus for off-loading user equipment (UE) from a small cell base station. For example, the method may include identifying a first and a second set of UEs from a plurality of UEs at a small cell base station, prioritizing the first and the second set of UEs, and off-loading one or more UEs from the first or the second set of UEs based at least on the prioritization. As such, off-loading of UEs from a small cell base station may be achieved. | 04-30-2015 |
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20110182280 | Synchronization for Device-to-Device Communication - Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a method may include synchronizing, by an access node in a wireless network, with a first mobile station, synchronizing with a second mobile station, compiling a device-to-device group, the device-to-device group including at least the first mobile station and the second mobile station, sending a first connection message to the first mobile station, the first connection message including timing advance parameters of both the first mobile station and the second mobile station, and sending a second connection message to the second mobile station. | 07-28-2011 |
20110191187 | FINDING MOBILE STATION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - According to one example, a method may comprise receiving, by an advertising mobile station in a wireless network, a master profile message from an access node, the master profile message comprising, for each of a plurality of mobile stations in the wireless network, a timing parameter and at least one profile element; selecting at least one receiving mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations based, at least in part, on comparing the timing parameter of the receiving mobile station to the timing parameter of the advertising mobile station and checking the at least one profile element of the receiving mobile station against a proposed advertisement; sending a location request message to the at least one receiving mobile station; receiving the location message from the at least one receiving mobile station, the location message indicating a location of the at least one receiving mobile station. | 08-04-2011 |
20120077510 | AUTONOMOUS UNLICENSED BAND REUSE IN MIXED CELLULAR AND DEVICE-TO-DEVICE NETWORK - Methods, apparatuses, a system and computer program products are provided for autonomously reusing an unlicensed band in a hybrid cellular and device-to-device network. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus receives a request for resources from a terminal, and identifies available resources on an unlicensed band based on the request. The apparatus further reserves the identified available resources for use by the terminal, and transmits a reservation response to the terminal, wherein the reservation response comprises information relating to the reserved available resources. Further, the apparatus transmits data to the terminal over a licensed band and the available resources reserved on the unlicensed band. | 03-29-2012 |
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20120106517 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OFSCHEDULING RESOURCES FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - An approach is provided for scheduling resources for device-to-device communications. A resource of a network is granted to a group designated for device-to-device communications. The group then determines how the resource allocation is utilized to support the communication session and allocates the resource among the user equipment within the group independently of the base station. Further, a user equipment pair in the group determines transmit/receive (Tx/Rx) timeslot configuration to allow TDD mode operations, and further configure the modulation and coding for the device-to-device connection, and error control scheme for the pair via control signaling independently from the group. | 05-03-2012 |
20120122463 | Apparatus and Method Employing Scheduler Behavior Aware Predictive Resource Selection in a Communication System - An apparatus, method and system to predict interference employing scheduler behavior information in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and memory including computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to receive scheduler behavior information for an allocation of communication resources, and produce an interference history associated with at least one of a communication resource and a user equipment operable in a cellular communication mode. The memory and the computer program code are further configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to predict an interference level on the communication resource as a function of the interference history and the scheduler behavior information for a user equipment operable in a device-to-device communication mode. | 05-17-2012 |
20120176919 | Test Method for Type 3I Receiver in Multicarrier Configuration - The present invention discloses a test method and a testing apparatus for type 3i receivers which use multicarrier operation in HSDPA. The method sequentially tests each carrier, one at a time. Applying multi-switches, channel emulators and efficient wirings, performance tests can be performed without any need for changing the User Equipment to be tested. In case a single carrier test is passed, the next carrier is selected for the test. All carriers are thus tested sequentially against a single carrier throughput requirement until all carriers have been processed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120307744 | Frequency Hopping In License-Exempt/Shared Bands - RRC signaling is used to configure a user device for N secondary cells SCells on license-exempt channels w | 12-06-2012 |
20120307869 | Frequency Hopping in License-Exempt/Shared Bands - RRC signaling is used to configure a user device for N secondary cells SCells on license-exempt channels w | 12-06-2012 |
20130045693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING MEASUREMENT REPORTING BASED UPON NEIGHBOR CELL INTERFERENCE - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for triggering a measurement report from a mobile terminal, such as a mobile terminal is in the CELL_FACH state, to a network entity in an instance in which the mobile terminal may be creating neighbor cell interference. Based upon the measurement report, the serving cell may modify the operation of the mobile terminal in order to reduce the potential for neighbor cell interference. In this regard, a method is provided that includes determining two or more parameters indicative of neighbor cell interference. In instance in which the parameters satisfy respective thresholds, the method also causes a measurement report including an indication of at least one of the parameters to be provided to a network element. | 02-21-2013 |
20130045741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING CELL RESELECTION BASED ON A RESOURCE SUSPENSION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to trigger a reselection of a serving cell in an instance in which a mobile terminal may be creating neighbor cell interference. Based upon received reselection data, the mobile terminal may release and/or suspend a network resource, such as an enhanced dedicated channel in order to trigger a reselection of a new serving cell. In this regard, a method is provided that includes determining the presence of a reselection condition based on reselection data. In an instance in which the presence of the reselection condition is determined, the method includes causing a network resource to be modified. The method also includes causing a reselection of a serving cell. | 02-21-2013 |
20130045771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK INTERFERENCE CONTROL - A method and apparatus are provided to reduce interference in neighbor cells by limiting the uplink power of an interfering mobile terminal In this regard, a method is provided that includes generating a measurement report, wherein the measurement report includes interference measurement information measured from at least one neighbor cell. The method also includes causing the generated measurement report to be transmitted to a receiving station. The method may also include receiving a power level indication from the receiving station, wherein the indication causes a modification of transmission power. | 02-21-2013 |
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20130122901 | Wireless Communication Systems and Methods - Embodiments of the invention provide methods, devices and computer programs arranged to control access to a cell in a communication network. One embodiment comprises an apparatus comprising a processing system arranged to cause the apparatus to: receive a plurality of Closed Subscriber Group identifiers (CSG IDs) assigned to the cell; select and transmit a first CSG ID from the plurality of CSG IDs on the basis of a first load condition on the cell; and select and transmit a second, different, CSG ID from the plurality of CSG IDs on the basis of a second, different, load condition on the cell. | 05-16-2013 |
20140120936 | Wireless Communication Systems and Methods - Methods and devices arranged to control access to a cell in a communication network. One embodiment includes a processing system arranged to cause an apparatus to receive a plurality of Closed Subscriber Group identifiers (CSG IDs) assigned to the cell, select and transmit a first CSG ID from the plurality of CSG IDs on the basis of a first load condition on the cell, and select and transmit a second, different, CSG ID from the plurality of CSG IDs on the basis of a second, different, load condition on the cell. | 05-01-2014 |
20140341208 | SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a method may include synchronizing, by an access node in a wireless network, with a first mobile station, synchronizing with a second mobile station, compiling a device-to-device group, the device-to-device group including at least the first mobile station and the second mobile station, sending a first connection message to the first mobile station, the first connection message including timing advance parameters of both the first mobile station and the second mobile station, and sending a second connection message to the second mobile station. | 11-20-2014 |
20150105081 | Method And Apparatus For Triggering Cell Reselection Based On A Resource Suspension - A mobile communications device determines, while in a CELL_FACH state, that uplink transmissions from the mobile communication device are causing interference to a neighbor cell different from a serving cell of the mobile communication device; and thereafter modifies a network resource that may be causing the interference. In specific non-limiting embodiments, the resource is an E-DCH and the modifying is suspending or releasing the E-DCH; the determination of interference is from received interference data that indicates a level of the interference or from the device by comparing one or more parameters against respective one or more reselection criteria thresholds (e.g., transmit power and path loss). In other non-limiting embodiments, when an amount of data exceeds a predetermined threshold the E-DCH is suspended or released, and the device reselects from the serving cell, prior to transferring the data. | 04-16-2015 |
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20120314965 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - An image coding apparatus to reduce data involved in coding a picture having a bit-depth higher than a bit-depth supported by an encoder, includes a down-converter which generates a base layer picture by down-converting a target picture to reduce the bit-depth of the target picture by a first value, a first encoder codes the base layer picture to generate a reconstructed picture by decoding the coded base layer picture, a subtractor performs shift amount adjustment on the reconstructed picture to increase the bit-depth of the reconstructed picture by a second value, and generates, based on the reconstructed picture on which the adjustment has been performed and the target picture, an enhancement layer picture for enhancing the quality of the base layer picture, a second encoder codes the enhancement layer picture; and an output unit outputs the coded base layer picture and the coded enhancement layer picture. | 12-13-2012 |
20130148907 | Guided Post-Prediction Filtering in Layered VDR Coding - A visual dynamic range (VDR) coding system creates a sequence of VDR prediction images using corresponding standard dynamic range (SDR) images and a prediction function. For each prediction image, an encoder identifies one or more areas within the prediction image suitable for post-prediction filtering. For each identified post-prediction area, a post-prediction filtering mode is selected among one or more post-prediction filtering modes. The selected post-prediction filtering mode is applied to output a filtered prediction image. Information related to the post-prediction filtering areas and the selected corresponding post-prediction filtering modes may be communicated to a receiver (e.g., as metadata) for guided post-prediction filtering. Example post-prediction filtering modes that use low-pass averaging filtering or adaptive linear interpolation are also described. | 06-13-2013 |
20130251241 | Applying Perceptually Correct 3D Film Noise - Perceptually correct noises simulating a variety of noise patterns or textures may be applied to stereo image pairs each of which comprises a left eye (LE) image and a right eye (RE) image that represent a 3D image. LE and RE images may or may not be noise removed. Depth information of pixels in the LE and RE images may be computed from, or received with, the LE and RE images. Desired noise patterns are modulated onto the 3D image or scene so that the desired noise patterns are perceived to be part of 3D objects or image details, taking into account where the 3D objects or image details are on a z-axis perpendicular to an image rendering screen on which the LE and RE images are rendered. | 09-26-2013 |
20130314495 | Multi-Layer Backwards-Compatible Video Delivery for Enhanced Dynamic Range and Enhanced Resolution Formats - A sequence of enhanced dynamic range (EDR) images and a sequence of standard dynamic range images are encoded using a backwards-compatible SDR high-definition (HD) base layer and one or more enhancement layers. The EDR and SDR video signals may be of the same resolution (e.g., HD) or at different resolutions (e.g., | 11-28-2013 |
20130315505 | Content Creation Using Interpolation Between Content Versions - One or more derived versions of image content may be obtained by interpolating two or more source versions of the same image content. A derived version may be targeted for a class of displays that differs from classes of displays targeted by the source versions. Source images in a source version may have been color graded in a creative process by a content creator/colorist. Interpolation of the source versions may be performed with interpolation parameters having two or more different values in two or more different clusters in at least one of the source images. A normalized version may be used to allow efficient distribution of multiple versions of the same content to a variety of downstream media processing devices, and to preserve or restore image details otherwise lost in one or more of the source versions. | 11-28-2013 |
20130336918 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT - Compounds having activity as phosphate transport inhibitors, more specifically, inhibitors of intestinal apical membrane Na/phosphate co-transport, are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): | 12-19-2013 |
20130336919 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT - Compounds having activity as phosphate transport inhibitors, more specifically, inhibitors of intestinal apical membrane Na/phosphate co-transport, are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): | 12-19-2013 |
20130336920 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT - Compounds having activity as phosphate transport inhibitors, more specifically, inhibitors of intestinal apical membrane Na/phosphate co-transport, are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): | 12-19-2013 |
20130336921 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT - Compounds having activity as phosphate transport inhibitors, more specifically, inhibitors of intestinal apical membrane Na/phosphate co-transport, are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): | 12-19-2013 |
20140023611 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT - Compounds having activity as phosphate transport inhibitors, more specifically, inhibitors of intestinal apical membrane Na/phosphate co-transport, are disclosed. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140247869 | LAYER DECOMPOSITION IN HIERARCHICAL VDR CODING - Techniques use multiple lower bit depth codecs to provide higher bit depth, high dynamic range, images from an upstream device to a downstream device. A base layer and one or more enhancement layers may be used to carry video signals, wherein the base layer cannot be decoded and viewed on its own. Lower bit depth input image data to base layer processing may be generated from higher bit depth high dynamic range input image data via advanced quantization to minimize the volume of image data to be carried by enhancement layer video signals. The image data in the enhancement layer video signals may comprise residual values, quantization parameters, and mapping parameters based in part on a prediction method corresponding to a specific method used in the advanced quantization. Adaptive dynamic range adaptation techniques take into consideration special transition effects, such as fade-in and fade-outs, for improved coding performance. | 09-04-2014 |
20140286397 | Frame-compatible full-resolution stereoscopic 3D video delivery with symmetric picture resolution and quality - A high resolution 3D image may be encoded into a first multiplexed image frame and a second multiplexed image frame in a base layer (BL) video signal and an enhancement layer (EL) video signal. The first multiplexed image frame may comprise horizontal high resolution image data for both eyes, while the second multiplexed image frame may comprise vertical high resolution image data for both eyes. Encoded symmetric-resolution image data for the 3D image may be distributed to a wide variety of devices for 3D image processing and rendering. A recipient device may reconstruct reduced resolution 3D image from one of the first multiplexed image frame or the second multiplexed image frame. A recipient device may also reconstruct high resolution 3D image by combining high resolution image data from both of the first multiplexed image frame and the second multiplexed image frame. | 09-25-2014 |
20140327821 | Backwards-Compatible Delivery of Digital Cinema Content with Higher Dynamic Range and Related Preprocessing and Coding Methods - Methods and systems for image processing and delivery of higher dynamic range cinema content are disclosed. A digital cinema signal with a lower dynamic range is obtained from a digital cinema signal with a higher dynamic range, for example through mapping. The lower dynamic range digital cinema signal is encoded and decoded at the transmitting end. The decoded lower dynamic range digital cinema signal is normalized to produce a set of normalization parameters which enable the mapping process at the receiving end to produce a final image with higher dynamic range that is of a higher quality. Alternatively, the higher dynamic range digital cinema signal is also encoded and decoded at the transmitting end, to produce a set of normalization parameters which enable the mapping process at the receiving end to produce a final image with higher dynamic range that is of a higher quality. | 11-06-2014 |
20140341293 | Frame-Compatible Full Resolution Stereoscopic 3D Compression And Decompression - A high resolution 3D Image may be encoded into a reduced resolution image in a base layer and a full resolution unfiltered image in one or more enhancement layers. Encoded asymmetric-resolution image data for the 3D image may be distributed to a wide variety of devices for 3D image processing and rendering. A recipient device may reconstruct the reduced resolution image and the full resolution unfiltered image for 3D image rendering with high subjective perceptual quality due to interocular masking. Full resolution unfiltered images may be alternating between left and right eyes. | 11-20-2014 |
20140355693 | DUAL-LAYER FRAME-COMPATIBLE FULL-RESOLUTION STEREOSCOPIC 3D VIDEO DELIVERY - 3D Images may be encoded into reduced resolution image data in a base layer and enhancement layer (EL) image data in one or more enhancement layers. Different types of data compositions may be used in the EL image data. The different types of data compositions may include unfiltered full resolution image data for one or both of left eye and right eye perspectives, or unfiltered full resolution image data for a color channel, e.g., luminance channel, or unfiltered full resolution image data for selected portions of image frames, or fallback data compositions. Based on deciding factors including bitrate requirements and bandwidth constraints, different types of data compositions may be alternatively used by an upstream device to deliver the best possible 3D image data to a wide variety of downstream devices. The upstream device may inform a downstream device of specific types of data compositions with EL image data descriptors. | 12-04-2014 |
20140376612 | Dual-Layer Backwards-Compatible Progressive Video Delivery - Given an input progressive sequence, a video encoder creates a dual-layer stream that combines a backwards-compatible interlaced video stream layer with an enhancement layer to reconstruct full-resolution progressive video. Given two consecutive frames in the input progressive sequence, vertical processing generates a top field-bottom field (TFBF) frame in a base layer (BL) TFBF sequence, and horizontal processing generates a side-by-side (SBS) frame in an enhancement layer (EL) SBS video sequence. The BL TFBF and the EL SBS sequences are compressed together to create a coded, backwards compatible output stream. | 12-25-2014 |
20150148311 | NON-SYSTEMIC TGR5 AGONISTS - Compounds having the following structure (I): | 05-28-2015 |
20150157637 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT - Compounds having activity as phosphate transport inhibitors, more specifically, inhibitors of intestinal apical membrane Na/phosphate co-transport, are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): | 06-11-2015 |
20150201178 | Frame Compatible Depth Map Delivery Formats for Stereoscopic and Auto-Stereoscopic Displays - Stereoscopic video data and corresponding depth map data for stereoscopic and auto-stereoscopic displays are coded using a coded base layer and one or more coded enhancement layers. Given a 3D input picture and corresponding input depth map data, a side-by-side and a top-and-bottom picture are generated based on the input picture. Using an encoder, the side-by-side picture is coded to generate a coded base layer Using the encoder and a texture reference processing unit (RPU), the top-and-bottom picture is encoded to generate a first enhancement layer, wherein the first enhancement layer is coded based on the base layer stream, and using the encoder and a depth-map RPU, depth data for the side-by-side picture are encoded to generate a second enhancement layer, wherein the second enhancement layer is coded based on to the base layer. Alternative single, dual, and multi-layer depth map delivery systems are also presented. | 07-16-2015 |
20150256860 | Graphics Blending for High Dynamic Range Video - A method for merging graphics and high dynamic range video data is disclosed. In a video receiver, a display management process uses metadata to map input video data from a first dynamic range into the dynamic range of available graphics data. The remapped video signal is blended with the graphics data to generate a video composite signal. An inverse display management process uses the metadata to map the video composite signal to an output video signal with the first dynamic range. To alleviate perceptual tone-mapping jumps during video scene changes, a metadata transformer transforms the metadata to transformed so that on a television (TV) receiver metadata values transition smoothly between consecutive scenes. The TV receiver receives the output video signal and the transformed metadata to generate video data mapped to the dynamic range of the TV's display. | 09-10-2015 |
20150326865 | INTER-LAYER REFERENCE PICTURE PROCESSING FOR CODING STANDARD SCALABILITY - Video data are coded in a coding-standard layered bit stream. Given a base layer (BL) and one or more enhancement layer (EL) signals, the BL signal is coded into a coded BL stream using a BL encoder which is compliant to a first coding standard. In response to the BL signal and the EL signal, a reference processing unit (RPU) determines RPU processing parameters. In response to the RPU processing parameters and the BL signal, the RPU generates an inter-layer reference signal. Using an EL encoder which is compliant to a second coding standard, the EL signal is coded into a coded EL stream, where the encoding of the EL signal is based at least in part on the inter-layer reference signal. Receivers with an RPU and video decoders compliant to both the first and the second coding standards may decode both the BL and the EL coded streams. | 11-12-2015 |
20150350661 | HIGH PRECISION UP-SAMPLING IN SCALABLE CODING OF HIGH BIT-DEPTH VIDEO - The precision of up-sampling operations in a layered coding system is preserved when operating on video data with high bit-depth. In response to bit-depth requirements of the video coding or decoding system, scaling and rounding parameters are determined for a separable up-scaling filter. Input data are first filtered across a first spatial direction using a first rounding parameter to generate first up-sampled data. First intermediate data are generated by scaling the first up-sampled data using a first shift parameter. The intermediate data are then filtered across a second spatial direction using a second rounding parameter to generate second up-sampled data. Second intermediate data are generated by scaling the second up-sampled data using a second shift parameter. Final up-sampled data may be generated by clipping the second intermediate data. | 12-03-2015 |
20150365688 | Efficient Transcoding for Backward-Compatible Wide Dynamic Range Codec - An intermediate bitstream generated by a first-stage transcoding system from an initial transmission package is received. The intermediate bitstream comprises base layer (BL) and enhancement layer (EL) signals. The combination of the BL and EL signals of the intermediate bitstream represents compressed wide dynamic range images. The BL signal of the intermediate bitstream alone represents compressed standard dynamic range images. A targeted transmission package is generated based on the intermediate bitstream. The targeted transmission package comprises BL and EL signals. The BL signal of the targeted transmission package may be directly transcoded from the BL signal of the intermediate bitstream alone. | 12-17-2015 |
20160005201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPEARANCE MAPPING FOR COMPOSITING OVERLAY GRAPHICS - Systems and methods for overlaying a second image/video data onto a first image/video data are described herein. The first image/video data may be intended to be rendered on a display with certain characteristics—e.g., HDR, EDR, VDR or UHD capabilities. The second image/video data may comprise graphics, closed captioning, text, advertisement—or any data that may be desired to be overlaid and/or composited onto the first image/video data. The second image/video data may be appearance mapped according to the image statistics and/or characteristics of the first image/video data. In addition, such appearance mapping may be made according to the characteristics of the display that the composite data is to be rendered. Such appearance mapping is desired to render a composite data that is visually pleasing to a viewer, rendered upon a desired display. | 01-07-2016 |
20160005349 | Display Management for High Dynamic Range Video - A display management processor receives an input image with enhanced dynamic range to be displayed on a target display which has a different dynamic range than a reference display. The input image is first transformed into a perceptually-corrected IPT color space. A non-linear mapping function generates a first tone-mapped signal by mapping the intensity of the input signal from the reference dynamic range into the target dynamic range. The intensity (I) component of the first tone-mapped signal is sharpened to preserve details, and the saturation of the color (P and T) components is adjusted to generate a second tone-mapped output image. A color gamut mapping function is applied to the second tone-mapped output image to generate an image suitable for display onto the target display. The display management pipeline may also be adapted to adjust the intensity and color components of the displayed image according to specially defined display modes. | 01-07-2016 |
20160065949 | Guided 3D Display Adaptation - A 3D display is characterized by a quality of viewing experience (QVE) mapping which represents a display-specific input-output relationship between input depth values and output QVE values. Examples of QVE mappings based on a metric of “viewing blur” are presented. Given reference depth data generated for a reference display and a representation of an artist's mapping function, which represents an input-output relationship between original input depth data and QVE data generated using a QVE mapping for a reference display, a decoder may reconstruct the reference depth data and apply an inverse QVE mapping for a target display to generate output depth data optimized for the target display. | 03-03-2016 |
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20120213183 | SCHEDULING OF DIRECT TO DIRECT COMMUNICATION - A method, system, apparatus, and computer program can provide scheduling of direct to direct communication by a high speed packet access base station. The method, for example, can include obtaining a direct user equipment communication toggling message ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120302254 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An apparatus, system and method for determining a location of a wireless communication device employing machine-to-machine devices in a communication system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a processor | 11-29-2012 |
20130012221 | EVOLVED NODE B CONTROLLED CENTRALIZED RESOURCE REUSE FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE AND CELLULAR USERS - Device-to-device (D2D) communication is one alternative to communication between devices through a radio access network. One interesting D2D communication method is reuse-mode D2D, where D2D nodes communicate with each other using the same uplink (UL) radio resource that is being used by some other cellular user equipment(s) (UEs). In other words, the UL cellular resources occupied by cellular UEs are reused by D2D nodes in their short-range communications. Centralized control of D2D communication can be performed by appropriate signaling between a D2D-capable UE and an evolved Node B (eNB). | 01-10-2013 |
20130016666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PACKET SCHEDULING FOR A HYBRID COMMUNICATION NETWORKAANM Chen; TaoAACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Chen; Tao Espoo FIAANM Kunnari; EsaAACI SaarenkylaAACO FIAAGP Kunnari; Esa Saarenkyla FI - Methods, apparatus and computer program products facilitate scheduling in a hybrid communication network with mobile devices of the first type such as device-to-device (D2D) mobile terminals and second type of mobile terminals such as cellular terminals. A scheduling activity factor is calculated based at least in part on a total number of both mobile devices of the first type and second type of mobile terminals, which is sent to at least one first type of mobile terminal. After signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) information is received from the at least one first type of mobile terminal after transmission of the scheduling activity factor, the first type of mobile terminal may be scheduled separately from second type of mobile terminals, based at least in part on the SINR information which is utilized to establish a predefined or determined threshold. | 01-17-2013 |
20130022010 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Inter-Cell Interference for Device-to-Device Communications - A method, apparatus, and computer program can provide inter-cell interference management. The method, for example, may generate an inter-cell assistance information to facilitate a selection of one or more physical resource blocks for device-to-device communications based at least in part on a scheduling or interference information exchanged between a plurality of nodes. The method can further comprise transmitting the generated inter-cell assistance information to a plurality of user equipments in device-to-device communication mode. The inter-cell assistance information may comprise at least one physical resource block, or additionally at least one source node identity associate with the at least one physical resource block, or additionally at least one destination node identity associated with the at least one physical resource block and the at least one source node identity. | 01-24-2013 |
20130156019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNLICENSED BAND OPERATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to enable operation of both cellular and WLAN on a shared unlicensed band. In this regard, a method is provided that includes causing a primary transmission mode period of operation, a secondary transmission mode period of operation, and an idle mode period of operation on an unlicensed frequency band to be transmitted to a mobile terminal. The method further includes receiving an interfered ratio report from the mobile terminal. The method also includes causing the mobile terminal to be classified as at least one of a primary user or a secondary user based on the interfered ratio report. The method also includes causing the classification to be transmitted to the mobile terminal. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159407 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC OFFLOADING BETWEEN DEVICES - Various methods for enabling D2D connections to exchange P2P data so as to reduce traffic on a network. One example method may comprise constructing a local topology of one or more mobile terminals. The method of this embodiment may also include determining that a mobile terminal of the one or more mobile terminals has initiated a peer to peer session. The method of this embodiment may also include determining, based on the local topology, one or more mobile terminals to act as one or more seeder devices for the peer to peer session. The method of this embodiment may also include causing the local topology to be transmitted to the mobile terminal that has initiated the peer to peer session. In some example embodiments, the mobile terminal is configured to use the local topology to initiate a device to device connection for the peer to peer session. | 06-20-2013 |
20130184024 | Asymmetric D2D Communication - There is provided a method for an asymmetric device-to-device, D2D, communication, the method including from the first terminal point of view: acquiring, by the first user terminal incapable to receive uplink data, information indicating whether or not to apply an asymmetric D2D communication with a second user terminal capable to receive uplink data; and upon applying the asymmetric D2D communication with the second user terminal, performing at least one of the following: acquiring data from the second user terminal via a base station of the cellular network, and causing transmission of data directly to the second user terminal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130189971 | Modified Measurement Procedures for User Equipments - A network sends to a user equipment UE downlink signaling indicating at least one frequency which is subject to special handling. In response the UE measures and reports neighbour cells operating on any of that/those frequencies without regard to a threshold signal strength of a serving cell which is configured for reporting neighbour cells. In more specific examples, if the neighbour cells operating on any of that/those frequencies is considered a first set of neighbour cells, then the network also sends a second set of neighbour cells in other downlink signaling. Measuring and reporting on the first set of neighbour cells is less frequent than for the second set of neighbour cells, when measurements of the second set is required. Measuring and reporting on the second set is dependent on measured signal strength of a serving cell being greater than the configured threshold signal strength of the serving cell. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194986 | Interference Avoidance in Low Power Nodes - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for avoiding UL interference in a victim LPN such as femtocell using DRX by the LPN coordinated with the UL DTX of UEs to the LPN and to one or more HPNs such as NBs (or Home NB), e.g., in HSPA systems. The victim LPN may start DRX having ON and OFF periods. Then the LPN sends information about DRX to its UEs (LUEs) communicating with the LPN, and to one or more network elements such as aggressor HPNs' RNCs. The network element(s) are adapted to identify and configure aggressor UEs (HUEs) communicating with one or more HPNs of the network for coordinating ON and OFF periods of the DRX by the LPN with transmissions of the LUEs and the HUEs to avoid interference during the OFF periods of the DRX in the LPN. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195073 | Low-Cost LTE System with Distributed Carrier Aggregation on the Unlicensed Band - A method for distributed carrier aggregation on unlicensed bands is described. The method includes tuning an antenna of a user equipment to a first carrier. The method includes transmitting, from an access point on a first carrier, information regarding a second carrier. The method also includes receiving, on the first carrier via the antenna, the information regarding the second carrier. The first carrier and the second carrier are in an unlicensed band. The method includes retuning the antenna to the second carrier and communicating data on the second carrier via the antenna. A maximum transmission power for the second carrier is based at least in part on a bandwidth of the second carrier. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 08-01-2013 |
20130203458 | POWER CONTROL FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION ON SHARED BANDS - There is provided, for example, an apparatus, which is caused to select a transmission power configuration for a communication with at least one user terminal taking place on component carriers of a carrier aggregation configuration within a shared band, wherein the selection is between a low transmission power configuration applying a transmission power below a predetermined power threshold without a listen-before-talk approach and a high transmission power configuration applying a transmission power of at least the predetermined power threshold; and upon detecting that the selected transmission power configuration needs to be informed, cause an indication of the selected transmission power configuration to the at least one user terminal and at least one secondary cell. | 08-08-2013 |
20130212219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MACHINE GATEWAY OPERATION - An apparatus ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130223399 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is configured to receive a first signaling message comprising a first identifier of a first node and a second identifier of a second node, and responsive to the receiving initiate at least one policy action relating to at least one of the first node and the second node; and transmit a second signaling message to the first node, the second signaling message being configured to cause bearer establishment between the first node and the second node. | 08-29-2013 |
20130230032 | SELECTION OF COMMUNICATION MODE - A method, apparatus, and computer program for selecting a communication mode for a terminal device is described herein. A communication mode is selected for a terminal device on the basis of a difference between an estimated radio channel between the terminal device and a base station and an estimated radio channel between the terminal device and another terminal device. The communication mode is selected from a group comprising a plurality of different configurations to multiplex communication over the first radio link with communication over the second radio link. | 09-05-2013 |
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 |
20130273926 | DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION SCENARIO - A method, apparatus, and computer program for supporting simultaneous multi-use of resources of a backhaul link between a relay base station and another base station of a cellular radio network. The relay base station is configured to forward transmission resources of the backhaul link to at least one communication device located in a cell of the relay base station. The communication device(s) is/are then configured to utilize the resources of the backhaul link for device-to-device connections. | 10-17-2013 |
20140016595 | TTI Adaptation in E-DCH - An apparatus, comprising at least one processor configured to dynamically change a timing parameter, such as a Transmission Timing Interval for an E-DCH resource for a second apparatus in a cell. | 01-16-2014 |
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 |
20140206330 | MEASUREMENT REPORTING - Measures for use in measurement reporting in a cellular telecommunications network. One or more configuration parameters for configuring a plurality of Cell Individual Offset (CIO) values for use in measurement reporting in a given cell are generated. Signalling information comprising the generated configuration parameters for the plurality of CIO values is transmitted to at least one user equipment in the given cell. | 07-24-2014 |
20140355557 | Ratio Resource Sharing and Contention Scheme for Device-to-Device Communication in White Space Spectrum Bands - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus and a computer program for resource contention in device-to-device communication links. The method partitions the time-frequency radio resource grid with a resource block set forming the resource unit in the grid, for all available, used and unusable frequency bands around a given virtual central frequency. Each resource block set is partitioned into a common control channel and a data channel. With a given procedure of control data transmission between transmitting and receiving user terminals, the resources are competed and shared. Frequency shifting with short distance frequency change or frequency transference with a larger frequency hopping into a free radio resource is available. The competition procedure is done in order to fairly share the frequency bands as a function of time between different device-to-device communication links in a localized manner. | 12-04-2014 |
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 |
20150105083 | Modified Measurement Procedures for User Equipments - A network sends to a user equipment UE downlink signaling indicating at least one frequency which is subject to special handling. In response the UE measures and reports neighbor cells operating on any of that/those frequencies without regard to a threshold signal strength of a serving cell which is configured for reporting neighbor cells. In more specific examples, if the neighbor cells operating on any of that/those frequencies is considered a first set of neighbor cells, then the network also sends a second set of neighbor cells in other downlink signaling. Measuring and reporting on the first set of neighbor cells is less frequent than for the second set of neighbor cells, when measurements of the second set is required. Measuring and reporting on the second set is dependent on measured signal strength of a serving cell being greater than the configured threshold signal strength of the serving cell. | 04-16-2015 |
20150181563 | TTI ADAPTATION IN E-DCH - An apparatus, comprising at least one processor configured to dynamically change a timing parameter, such as a Transmission Timing Interval for an E-DCH resource for a second apparatus in a cell. | 06-25-2015 |
20150282080 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING DUAL DRX CYCLES - A device includes circuitry configured to receive discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration parameters for at least one cell. The circuitry is also configured to determine that the at least one cell is in an ON state or an OFF state. A device-specific DRX cycle or a common DRX cycle is activated corresponding to the DRX configuration parameters based on the at least cell being in the ON state or the OFF state. | 10-01-2015 |
20150296463 | POWER CONTROL FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION ON SHARED BANDS - There is provided, for example, an apparatus, which is caused to select a transmission power configuration for a communication with at least one user terminal taking place on component carriers of a carrier aggregation configuration within a shared band, wherein the selection is between a low transmission power configuration applying a transmission power below a predetermined power threshold without a listen-before-talk approach and a high transmission power configuration applying a transmission power of at least the predetermined power threshold; and upon detecting that the selected transmission power configuration needs to be informed, cause an indication of the selected transmission power configuration to the at least one user terminal and at least one secondary cell. | 10-15-2015 |
20150305003 | MULTIPLEXED TRANSMISSION OF DATA FROM MULTIPLE HARQ PROCESSES FOR A SWITCHING OPERATION - A network sends data blocks in a first/n1h radio frame having a first configuration of uplink to downlink transmission time intervals TTIs. Each of these data blocks originate a separate hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process. The network then frequency or spatially mutliplexes first re-transmissions of at least two of the data blocks in at least one TTI of a sequentially next second/(n+1) | 10-22-2015 |
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20120290700 | INTERNET ADDRESS INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND INTERENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide an Internet address information processing method, apparatus and an Internet system. The method includes: receiving, by a first leaf node, a query request message containing an IP address to be queried sent by user equipment, and performing query or sending a query request to an intermediate layer node; obtaining, by the intermediate layer node, an IP address of a second leaf node according to a prefix of the IP address to be queried to send the query request message to the second leaf node; and finally, sending, by the second leaf node, address information about the IP address after receiving the query request message. Embodiments of the present invention further provide corresponding apparatus and system. The method, apparatus, and system provided by the present invention are capable of implementing real-time query for address information about IP addresses. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290701 | DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a domain name system as well as an information processing method and apparatus of the domain name system. The information processing method includes: receiving a domain name system query request sent by a recursive server, where the domain name system query request includes identifier information of a terminal device that sends the query request; resolving the received domain name system query request to obtain the identifier information of the terminal device; and exercising query control according to the identifier information of the terminal device. In the domain name system as well as the information processing method and apparatus of the domain name system, the domain name system query request carries the identifier information of the terminal device that sends the query request, and therefore, effective control is exercised on the information query actions of the terminal device in the domain name system. | 11-15-2012 |
20130235982 | X-RAY DETECTOR AND HEAT DISSIPATING METHOD - An X-ray detector and a heat dissipating method are provided. The heat dissipating method comprises providing an optical sensing panel over an internal support of the X-ray detector and providing a digital printed circuit board directly on a back cover, so that there is a gap between the digital printed circuit hoard and the optical sensing panel that is fixed by the internal support. The X-ray detector comprises an optical sensing panel bonded to the outer side of an internal support; and a digital printed circuit hoard bonded, to the inner side of a back cover, wherein there is a gap between the digital printed circuit hoard and the optical sensing panel that is fixed by the internal support. | 09-12-2013 |
20140095548 | INTERACTIVE VISUAL DATA MINING FOR INCREASING CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY - Visual data mining techniques for increasing data classification accuracy are disclosed. For example, a method comprises the following steps. At least two decision tree data structures from a high-dimensional data set are generated. A composite data structure comprising the at least two decision tree data structures is generated. The composite data structure is generated based on a correlation computed between the at least two decision tree data structures. The composite data structure is visualized on a display. Modification of the composite data structure is enabled via interaction with the visualization of the composite data structure on the display. | 04-03-2014 |
20140114613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND RECOVERY OF SYSTEM PROBLEMS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to method and apparatus for system problem diagnosis and recovery. According to embodiments of the present invention, problem symptom information in a system can be automatically monitored and collected BY a monitoring apparatus (or referred as to “agent”) deployed at the system side. Upon after receiving such information, the diagnosis apparatus, for example, may automatically determine a root cause of the problem by querying a backend knowledge repository, and possibly generate an executable software package for recovering the problem. If the diagnosis apparatus determines that the currently available information is insufficient to determine a creditable enough root cause and/or is insufficient to generate the software package for recovering the problem, the diagnosis apparatus may interactively control the monitoring apparatus to collect desired additional information. In this way, the efficiency and accuracy of problem diagnosis and recovery may be improved. | 04-24-2014 |
20140258987 | DETERMINING CORRECTNESS OF AN APPLICATION - The present invention provides a method for determining correctness of an application, comprising: obtaining a dataset and a reference running result for the application; and determining correctness of the application based on a comparison between the reference running result and an actual running result of the dataset on the application. Through the method, the users can connect to a standard task tool repository, thereby using a data-driven testing method as a complement to the existing quality assurance framework. | 09-11-2014 |
20140379618 | DOCUMENT RECOMMENDATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for document recommendation by obtaining a plurality of first data for a source recommendation task from activities related to a source user using a plurality of first documents; obtaining a plurality of second data for a target recommendation task from activities related to a target user using a plurality of second documents; performing the target recommendation task based on the plurality of first data, the plurality of second data, and knowledge transferred from the source recommendation task to obtain a target recommendation model; and conducting document recommendation to the target user using the target recommendation model. | 12-25-2014 |
20160065785 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GENERATING PHOTOGRAPH - A method for generating a photograph is provided. The method includes: acquiring n frames of images, wherein n≧2; identifying a moving object and one or more background regions included in the n frames of images; and generating a target photograph based on the moving object and the one or more background regions, wherein the target photograph includes at least two images of the moving object located in a same background region, and the at least two images of the moving object include at least two different motion states of the moving object. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065852 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PHOTOGRAPHING - The present disclosure relates to a method for photographing by a photographing device and the photographing device thereof. The method includes: determining whether camera shake is present in response to an operation of pressing a shutter of the photographing device; determining a target configuration parameter according to a current processing mode of the photographing device if camera shake is present; and adjusting the target configuration parameter. During photographing, according to the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is determined whether camera shake is present, a target configuration parameter is determined according to a current processing mode of a photographing device if camera shake is present, and the target configuration parameter is adjusted. This prevents image blurring of photos due to camera shake, thereby improves image quality, and increases photographing success rate of the photographing device. | 03-03-2016 |