25th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 81 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170180066 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL DETERMINATION - A communication device is provided that includes a receiver configured to receive a signal. The communication device further includes a determination circuit configured to determine a data packet of the received signal based on a predefined packet structure. The communication device further includes a decoder configured to determine a key information. The decoder is configured to decode a first portion of the data packet based on the key information, to determine a redundancy information of a second portion of the data packet and to verify a packet information of the first portion and the second portion based on the redundancy information. The communication device further includes a detection circuit configured to detect an interference signal of the received signal and to activate the decoder if the interference signal is detected. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180067 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS - A public addressing system can identify user preferences including language, volume, and method of delivery to provide improved content in a given geographical area using perceptual computing techniques. The system can also support the use of personal devices including wearables in order to deliver private personalized messages discreetly. For example, one embodiment of a public announcement system gathers and aggregates demographic data of a population in a public place. The public announcement system creates inferences from this data to predict content delivery preferences, such as a sequence of languages or delivery characteristics (e.g., speech rate, content and volume). The delivery preferences can be ranked and then a recommendation for a public announcement provided. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180068 | AUDIO NETWORK, A METHOD OF AUDIO ROUTE CONTROL IN AN AUDIO NETWORK AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN AUDIO SOURCE IN AN AUDIO NETWORK - An audio network including at least one audio input; at least one audio output; a controller adapted to create audio routes, each audio route comprising an audio input, an audio output and an electrical connection therebetween; a plurality of network clients, each network client being adapted to send a creation signal to the controller to create a new audio route; the controller being adapted such that on receipt of a creation signal from a second network client requesting creation of a new audio route the controller determines if creation of the new audio route involves an audio input or audio output employed in an audio route created by a first network client and to send an alert to a network client if this is the case, the controller creating the new audio route on receipt of an override signal from the network client. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180069 | HOST-TO-HOST TEST SCHEME FOR PERIODIC PARAMETERS TRANSMISSION IN SYNCHRONIZED TTP SYSTEMS - A system for testing synchronous TTP communication networks is provided. The system includes a first and second nodes coupled to a transmission bus. The first node is configured to generate a test command, which includes a test flag and a test round field, set the test flag, and transmit the test command and a plurality of parameters via the transmission bus using data frames. The second node is configured to receive the test command and the plurality of parameters from the transmission bus, determine whether the test flag is set, and compare parameter values in the received data frames with expected values in a test vector stored on the second node, for each of the plurality of parameters, in response to determining that the test flag is set. The first and second nodes are configured to communicate with each other using a TTP on a time slot basis. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180070 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Propagation Delay in a Communications Network - A method and apparatus for determining propagation delay of a first path and or of a second path which connect a first transceiver unit associated with a first clock to a second transceiver unit associated with a second clock in a communications network. The apparatus comprises a control unit configured to cause the first transceiver unit to transmit a first signal to the second transceiver unit over the first path and to receive a reply to the first signal from the second transceiver unit over the second path, and to transmit a second signal to the second transceiver unit over the second path and to receive a reply to the second signal from the second transceiver unit over the first path. The apparatus further comprises a receiving unit configured to receive a first time reference representing the time of transmission of the first signal from the first transceiver unit, a second time reference representing the time of receipt of the first signal at the second transceiver unit, a third time reference representing the time of transmission of the reply to the second signal from the second transceiver unit and a fourth time reference representing the time of receipt of the reply to the second signal at the first transceiver unit. The apparatus further comprises a determining unit configured to determine a propagation delay of the first path and or of the second path using the first time reference, the second time reference, the third time reference and the fourth time reference. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180071 | Encapsulation of Digital Communications Traffic for Transmission on an Optical Link | 2017-06-22 |
20170180072 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SYNCHRONIZE WIRELESS DEVICES IN THE PRESENCE OF A FMCW RADIO ALTIMETER - Systems and methods to synchronize wireless device nodes in the presence of a FMCW radio altimeter are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless device network comprises: a plurality of device nodes that share a radio frequency spectrum using time-division multiple accesses; a network synchronizing device in wireless communication with the plurality of device nodes, the network synchronizing device coupled to a timeslot allocation function, wherein the timeslot allocation function allocates to the network synchronizing device a timeslot on a first designated synchronization channel within the radio frequency spectrum; wherein the network synchronizing device broadcasts an arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon to the plurality of device nodes on the first designated synchronization channel in the timeslot; wherein the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon comprises a Sync Timeslot identifier that identifies the timeslot, and a Sync Time indicator that includes a time that the arbitrary timeslot synchronization beacon was transmitted. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180073 | OPTICAL NODE DEVICE, OPTICAL NETWORK CONTROLLER, AND OPTICAL NETWORK CONTROL METHOD - In an optical network based on a dense wavelength division multiplexing system using a flexible frequency grid, it is difficult to improve the usage efficiency of an optical frequency band owing to the occurrence of fragmentation of the optical frequency band; therefore, an optical network controller according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes an optical frequency region setting means for dividing an optical frequency band used in an optical network based on a dense wavelength division multiplexing system using a flexible frequency grid, and setting a plurality of optical frequency regions; and an optical path setting means for setting optical paths having a common attribute in at least one of the plurality of optical frequency regions. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180074 | OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL ARRANGEMENT, APPARATUS AND METHODS - A wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system includes a plurality of optical line terminals which may be part of separate in service networks, each having a line interface and an all-optical pass-through interface including a plurality of pass-through optical ports, and each also including a plurality of local optical ports which are connectable to client equipment and an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer for multiplexing/demultiplexing optical wavelengths. The optical multiplexer/demultiplexer may include one or more stages for inputting/outputting individual wavelengths or bands of a predetermined number of wavelengths, or a combination of bands and individual wavelengths. At least one of the pass-through optical ports of an optical line terminal of one network may be connected to at least one of the pass-through optical ports of an optical line terminal of another network to form an optical path from the line interface of the optical line terminal of the one network to the line interface of the optical line terminal of the another network to form a merged network. The use of such optical line terminals allows the upgrading and merging of the separate networks while in service. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180075 | WIRELESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES OPERABLE USING HARVESTED POWER - Example devices described herein include endpoint devices which may communicate with an access point device by modulating a channel associated with the wireless communication to encode transmit data. The channel modulation may be performed by utilizing a switch to control an impedance of an antenna at the endpoint device to either reflect or absorb wireless network communication signals received by the endpoint device. The access point device may extract the transmit data by decoding changes in the channel caused, at least in part, by the modulation. Access point devices may transmit a pattern of packets—the presence or absence of which may correspond with transmit data. Endpoint devices may decode this data by using an energy detector to differentiate between the presence or absence of a packet. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION AND VERIFICATION OF DATA BLOCKS - Disclosed are methods, systems, devices, apparatuses, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method for data communication that includes dividing data into multiple data blocks, including, for each of the multiple data blocks, a portion of a respective at least one other of the multiple data blocks to produce multiple corresponding resultant data blocks, generating at least one validation code based on the multiple corresponding resultant data blocks, and communicating to a remote device at least the multiple corresponding resultant data blocks and the at least one validation code. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180077 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNAL, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNAL AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL - A method for generating and processing a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes encoding broadcast data for one or more broadcast services, encoding first level signaling information including information describing attributes of the one or more broadcast services, encoding second level signaling information including information for scanning the one or more broadcast services, and generating a broadcast signal including the broadcast data, the first level signaling information, and the second level signaling information, wherein the second level signaling information includes first capability information identifying capabilities needed to decode one or more pieces of broadcast content for the one or more broadcast services. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180078 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station apparatus includes at least one remote unit apparatus including at least one antenna; and a central unit apparatus connected to each remote unit via a transmission path. The remote antenna receives a wireless transmission signal from at least one wireless terminal including at least one antenna. The remote unit includes a channel estimation unit functioning between the terminal antenna and the remote antenna, using a reception signal received by the remote unit antenna; a reception signal processing unit that detects a reception signal corresponding to the transmission signal, using the channel information estimated by the channel estimation unit; a decoding unit that decodes each signal detected by the reception signal processing unit; and an inter-unit transmission unit that transmits each signal decoded by the decoding unit to the central unit. The central unit is provided with an inter-unit receiving unit and a signal selection unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180079 | INTERLACING METHOD FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION - Encoders, decoders and methods of encoding and decoding data can comprise receiving source symbols in a first sequence, storing the source symbols to a first memory in a second sequence, wherein the first sequence is a first interlacing relative to the second sequence, determining if the memory contains all source symbols of a codeword, wherein the source symbols of a codeword are the symbols used to generate repair symbols for that codeword, generating repair symbols for the codeword, storing the repair symbols to a second memory in a third sequence, interlacing the repair symbols and the source symbols into an output stream as a stream of encoded symbols, wherein the repair symbols appear in the output stream in a fourth sequence, wherein the fourth sequence is a second interlacing relative to the third sequence, and outputting the stream of encoded symbols. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180080 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS - A broadcast signal receiver is provided. The broadcast signal receiver comprises a demodulator configured to demodulate a received broadcast signal, a frame parser configured to parse a signal frame of the demodulated broadcast signal, the signal frame comprising a preamble and Layered Division Multiplexing (LDM) data, and the preamble carrying signaling information, a time deinterleaver configured to time deinterleave the LDM data, a first demapping/decoding unit configured to obtain core layer data by demapping and Forward Error Correction (FEC)-decoding the LDM data, an interference removal unit configured to remove the core layer data from the LDM data and to output enhanced layer data, a second demapping/decoding unit configured to demap and FEC-decode the enhanced layer data, and an output processor configured to process at least one of the core layer data or the enhanced layer data and to output a data stream. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180081 | Transmission of Symbols in a MIMO Environment using Alamouti Based Codes - A method for transmitting data in a multiple-input-multiple-output space-time coded communication using a mapping table mapping a plurality of symbols defining the communication to respective antennae from amongst a plurality of transmission antennae and to at least one other transmission resource. The mapping table may comprise Alamouti-coded primary segments and may also comprise secondary segments, comprising primary segments. The primary segments in the secondary segments may be defined in accordance to an to Alamouti based code pattern applied at the segment level to define a segment-level Alamouti based code. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180082 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND PORTABLE DEVICE - A vehicle communication system includes: a vehicle-mounted device and a portable. The portable device further includes a noise detection unit which detects a noise, and the vehicle-mounted device includes a transmission frequency switching unit which switches a transmission frequency of a response request signal transmitted by a vehicle-mounted-device transmission unit. The portable device transmits a retransmission request signal, which requests that the response request signal he retransmitted, by the portable-device transmission unit in a case where the portable device detects the noise and the response request signal is not able to he received by a portable-device reception unit. The vehicle-mounted device switches the transmission frequency by the transmission frequency switching unit and retransmits the response request signal by the vehicle-mounted-device transmission unit in a case where the retransmission request signal is received by the vehicle-mounted-device reception unit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180083 | TRANSMISSION METHOD USING PARITY PACKETS, TRANSMITTER AND REPEATER - Provided is a transmission method executed by a transmitting apparatus to transmit a content to a plurality of terminals. The content having transmission count information indicating a number of times the content is to be transmitted by the transmitting apparatus. The transmission method including a first transmission step of generating and transmitting a first transmission signal which transfers at least a first portion of a plurality of data packets including a plurality of content packets, storing data of the content therein, and a plurality of parity packets, generated from the content packets, and a second transmission step of, when the transmission count information of the content indicates a plurality of times, generating a second transmission signal including at least a second portion of the plurality of data packets, and transmitting the second transmission signal during a period which differs from a period during which the first transmission signal is transmitted. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180084 | PACKET TRACKING TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Packet tracking techniques for communication networks are described. In an example embodiment, an apparatus may comprise circuitry, a tracking component for execution by the circuitry to, in response to a request of an initiator device to establish a packet transfer session, determine whether tracking information for the packet transfer session can be locally maintained and in response to a determination that the tracking information for the packet transfer session cannot be locally maintained, identify one or more tracking parameters for retention at the initiator device, and a communication component for execution by the circuitry to send an acceptance message to grant the request of the initiator device to establish the packet transfer session, the acceptance message to indicate a request for retention of the one or more tracking parameters. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180085 | TECHNIQUES FOR HARQ RETRANSMISSION SKIPPING - The disclosure provides for selectively utilizing an inactive mode for saving power during wireless communications. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a first data packet for a first bearer using a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) process to a base station on a first channel. The UE may receive at least two acknowledgments, for the HARQ process on a second channel different than the first channel indicating that the first data packet was successfully received by the base station. The UE may determine whether a second data packet is communicated for the first bearer or a second bearer. The UE may also determine, based at least in part on the determination of whether the second data packet is communicated, whether to enter into an inactive mode in which at least the second channel is not decoded. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180086 | METHODS APPARATUS OF ENB AND UE FOR MTC WITH NARROWBAND DEPLOYMENT - Systems, apparatus, user equipment (UE), evolved node B (eNB), and methods are described for machine-type communications (MTC) with narrowband deployment comprising including MTC Physical Control Format Indicator (M-PCFICH). One embodiment includes control circuitry configured to determine a super-frame structure, wherein the super-frame structure is set, at least in part, on a bandwidth of the narrowband deployment. The embodiment further comprises circuitry to determine configuration information for a UE in communication with the eNB, generate a configuration for an MTC Control Format Indicator (M-CFI) for the UE to indicate the determined configuration information, and transmit the M-CFI through a narrowband M-PCFICH within the super-frame structure. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180087 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL IN MULTIPLE ACCESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON MULTIPLE BEAMS, AND MULTIPLE ACCESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BASED ON MULTIPLE BEAMS - Provided are an apparatus and a method for processing signal in a multiple access mobile communication system based on multiple beams, and a multiple access mobile communication system based on multiple beams. The apparatus includes: a modulating unit modulating a common control signal and a traffic data signal to be transmitted to a plurality of respective communication terminals; a mapping unit mapping the common control signal and the traffic data signal modulated by the modulating unit to subcarriers, respectively; a phase shifting unit phase-shifting the common control signal mapped to the subcarrier as long as a delay time designated to correspond to the plurality of communication terminals; and a Fourier transforming unit generating a transmission signal corresponding to each communication terminal by Fourier-transforming the respective subcarriers to which the common control signal and the traffic data signal phase-shifted as long as the designated delay time are mapped. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180088 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver configured to receive first information to designate a first bandwidth narrower than a maximum available bandwidth extended based on a predetermined channel, and to receive second information to designate a plurality of channels including at least one channel different from a channel in the first bandwidth among a plurality of channels in the maximum bandwidth; and controlling circuitry configured to specify a plurality of channels for use in communication based on at least the second information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180089 | CHANNEL COORDINATION IN A NETWORK OF MOVING THINGS - Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting channel coordination in a network of fixed and mobile nodes. Nodes in the network may evaluate conditions, may select a radio frequency channel for operation, and may broadcast information identifying the selected radio frequency channel to neighboring nodes, enabling communication between the nodes of the network. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180090 | DISTRIBUTED MULTI-POINTS COORDINATED DYNAMIC CELL CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND DISTRIBUTED MULTI-POINTS COORDINATED DYNAMIC CELL CONFIGURATION METHOD - Disclosed is an apparatus for managing a plurality of transmission points (TPs) including: configuring at least one grouping cell by logically grouping a plurality of spot coverages formed by the plurality of TPs within an overall coverage in a plurality of subbands, respectively, within an overall system band; and operating at least one of the plurality of subbands as a capacity layer for providing capacity to UE. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180091 | ESTABLISHING SIMULTANEOUS RADIO CONNECTION BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND TWO ENODEBS - A first radio station ( | 2017-06-22 |
20170180092 | METHODS USED IN SERVING RADIO NODE AND CONTROL NODE, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - A method used in a serving radio node and an associated serving radio node. The method includes receiving, from a control node controlling the serving radio node, a sounding and sensing related configuration for the serving radio node, wherein each sounding resource element indicated by the sounding and sensing related configuration is orthogonal to each sounding resource element indicated by a sounding and sensing related configuration for each neighboring radio node; and sensing, through a Receiver (RX) Radio Frequency (RF) chain of the serving radio node configured for each radio link of the one or more radio links, all sounding signals in a direction of the radio link based on the received sounding and sensing related configuration. Further methods described are used in a serving radio node, an associated serving radio node, and in a control node to control the serving radio node and the associated control node. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180093 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RADIO COMMUNICATION - A communication device is provided that includes a radio frequency circuit configured to receive and transmit radio frequency signals. The communication device further includes a processing circuit configured to process network information. The communication device further includes a memory circuit configured to transmit a first network information to the processing circuit. The communication device further includes a subscriber identity module configured to transmit a second network information to the processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select a first network based on the first network information and to register a communication device information at a second network based on the second network information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180094 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM SIGNAL - Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for addressing a jammer signal transmitted by a device that effects a signal received at a receiver. In a particular embodiment, an application content signal is encoded for transmission in a wireless transmission medium to provide symbol content where the symbol content comprises at least some symbols representing the application content signal. A receiver may be selectively blanked synchronized with at least a portion of the symbol content. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180095 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING NARROW BANDWIDTH COMMUNICATIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 | 2017-06-22 |
20170180096 | HARQ METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for communication of a terminal in a communication system, including receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a second cell, transmitting uplink data corresponding to the DCI on a first subframe of the second cell, and receiving feedback information for the uplink data on a second subframe identified based on a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration of a first cell, if the first cell and the second cell are configured for the terminal, and the TDD UL/DL configuration of the first cell and a TDD UL/DL configuration of the second cell are different, and the DCI for scheduling the second cell is received on the first cell. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180097 | System and Method for Using Semi-Orthogonal Multiple Access in Wireless Local Area Networks - A method for operating a transmitting device using semi-orthogonal multiple access (SOMA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes determining a first quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) bit allocation, a first coding rate, and a first SOMA group for a first receiving device and a second QAM bit allocation, a second coding rate, and a second SOMA group for a second receiving device in accordance with channel information associated with the first receiving device and the second receiving device, generating a frame including indicators of the first and second QAM bit allocations, the first and second coding rates, and the first and second SOMA groups, and sending the frame to the first receiving device and the second receiving device. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180098 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) by a terminal. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving multiple pieces of explicit configuration information on a PUCCH resource through higher layer signaling when a PUCCH should be repeatedly transmitted on a plurality of sub-frames; determining a PUCCH resource to which the PUCCH is transmitted, on the basis of the multiple pieces of the explicit configuration information; and repeatedly transmitting, onto the determined PUCCH resource, the PUCCH on the plurality of sub-frames, wherein the PUCCH resource to which the PUCCH is transmitted is determined on the basis of one of a PDCCH, an EPDCCH, and an identification (ID) of the terminal, which have been received previously. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180099 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FOR SUPPORTING 256QAM IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a wireless access system, more particularly, to methods for transceiving channel state information (CSI) for supporting 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) scheme and apparatuses for supporting the methods. A method by which a terminal capable of supporting 256 QAM in a wireless access system reports CSI, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a higher-layer signal for configuring a first rank indicator (RI) reference process in the terminal; measuring a channel quality for one or more CSI processes associated with the first RI reference process configured in the terminal; selecting a channel quality indication (CQI) index by using only a first CQI table or a second CQI table for the one or more CSI processes; and reporting the CSI including the CQI index. Here, the first CQI table can support up to 64 QAM and the second CQI table can support up to 256 QAM, and only the same CQI table can be applied to the one or more CSI processes associated with the first RI reference process. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180100 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANNEL STATE REPORTING - The present invention relates to a method for channel state reporting in a wireless communication system, wherein the method is performed by a terminal and includes the steps of: receiving a setting for a limited measurement resource, a first set of CSI subframes, or a second set of CSI subframes for channel state measurement; calculating the value of a channel state of a specific type according to whether a reference resource for the channel state measurement corresponds to the first set of CSI subframes or the second set of CSI subframes; and transmitting the calculating value of the channel state to a serving base station, wherein the value of the channel state may be one of a first type of channel quality indicator (CQI) that is not affected by the interference base station in the cannel are partially removed, or a third type of CQI from which the effects of the interference signal of the main interference base station are not removed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180101 | APERIODIC TRIGGERING OF CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION USING PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL - The invention relates methods for triggering channel quality feedback for at least one of plural component carriers of a communication system available for downlink transmission. The invention suggests a mechanism for triggering channel quality feedback from a terminal where the downlink control signaling overhead for the selection of component carrier(s) to be reported on is minimized. One aspect of the invention is a new interpretation of a predetermined format for dedicated control information comprising a CQI request flag, which is depending on the status of the CQI request flag. In case the CQI request flag is set at least one further bit of the dedicated control information is interpreted as information indicative of the one or more component carriers available for downlink transmission to the terminal and the terminal is providing channel quality feedback on the channel quality experienced on the indicated component carrier or component carriers. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180102 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING THE CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting and receiving channel state information of a User Equipment that supports 256-state quadrature amplitude modulation (256QAM). The method may include: receiving a reference signal for measuring channel quality from a base station; measuring the channel quality based on the reference signal, and selecting a CQI index value from a predetermined CQI index table including CQI index values for 256QAM modulation, based on the measurement result of the channel quality; and transmitting channel state information including the selected CQI index value to the base station. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180103 | RADIO CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION FOR FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS - A full duplex communication system transmits a first message from a first radio to a second radio and a second message from the second radio to the first radio, in full duplex transmission, and collaboratively and dynamically adjusts the radio configurations of the first and second radios to transmit the first message and transmit the second message to completion in substantially the same time. Alternatively the system operates a first, a second and a third radio in full duplex mode, wherein the first radio transmits a first message having a first message length to the second radio, and the second radio transmits a second message having a second message length to the third radio; and collaboratively and dynamically adjusts the radio configuration of at least one of the first and second radios, to transmit the first message and transmit the second message to completion at substantially the same time. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180104 | STAGGERED PILOT PLACEMENT - In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be configured to receive a plurality of combined signals. Each combined signal may be on a tone of a plurality of tones. The apparatus may be configured to determine a first pilot signal on a first tone of the plurality of tones. The apparatus may be configured to generate an interference-reduced signal for the first tone by canceling the determined first pilot signal from a first combined signal on the first tone. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180105 | IEEE 802.11 COMMUNICATION UTILIZING CARRIER SPECIFIC INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Wireless communication under IEEE 802.11 standards utilizing carrier specific interference mitigation where an AP or UE employs an ultra-wideband tuner to evaluate available spectrum between several communication bands. Rather than being constrained to communicate in a single communication band, the AP and UEs may utilize more than one communication band to communicate with one another. In doing so, the AP and UE search across several bands and measure interference on a carrier-by-carrier basis across those bands. Either of the AP and UE may select a cluster of carriers for communication, where the cluster of carriers may comprise 1) contiguous carriers in a single sub-channel, 2) contiguous carriers spanning across more than one sub-channel, 3) discontinuous carriers in a single sub-channel, or 4) discontinuous carriers spanning across more than one sub-channel. The mapping between a cluster and its carriers can be fixed or reconfigurable. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING IN AN INCREASED CARRIER MONITORING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for signaling in an increased carrier monitoring wireless communication environment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a user equipment (UE) may include control circuitry to configure the UE for increased carrier monitoring; determine, based on a first signal received from a network apparatus, whether a reduced performance group carrier is configured; determine, based on a second signal received from the network apparatus, whether a scaling factor is configured; and in response to a determination that no reduced performance group carrier is configured and a determination that no scaling factor is configured, allow the UE to monitor fewer carriers than required by increased carrier monitoring. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180107 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING TIME DIVISION DUPLEX CONFIGURATION OF SECONDARY SERVING CELL, AND BASE STATION - A method and a system for implementing time division duplex configuration of a secondary serving cell are provided. A primary base station receives time division duplex TDD configuration information of a secondary serving cell and an identity of the secondary serving cell from a secondary base station, where the TDD configuration information of the secondary serving cell is allocated by the secondary base station to the secondary serving cell. The primary base station sends the TDD configuration information of the secondary serving cell and the identity of the secondary serving cell to a terminal, so that the terminal determines an uplink-downlink subframe allocation of the secondary serving cell according to the TDD configuration information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180109 | BOUNDARY DETECTION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A boundary detection device includes a decorrelation filter and a boundary detector. The decorrelation filter is configured to output an output signal that has a decreased level with respect to an input signal when the input signal has a predetermined signal pattern, and that has a non-decreased level with respect to the input signal when the input signal does not have the predetermined signal pattern. The boundary detector is configured to detect an end of the predetermined signal pattern in the input signal, based on the output signal. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180110 | CALIBRATING A SERIAL INTERCONNECTION - A method for calibrating a serial interconnection system having a first node, a second node, calibration nodes that are electrically connected in series by the serial interconnection system, and connection nodes corresponding to the serially connected calibration nodes, the connection nodes electrically connected in series by the serial interconnection system, the calibration method involving: for each of the calibration nodes performing a measurement procedure involving: injecting a corresponding reference signal into that calibration node; and while the corresponding reference signal is being injected into that calibration node, measuring the phase difference of signals appearing at the first and second nodes; from the measured phase differences for the calibration nodes, computing phase corrections for each of the calibration nodes; and applying the phase corrections computed for each of the calibration nodes to the corresponding connection nodes. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180111 | DISTRIBUTING CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION INORMATION WITHIN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method distributes clock synchronization information within an optical communications network comprising a plurality of network elements. The method receives an ingress clock synchronization message at a first said network element. The ingress clock synchronization message includes a clock synchronization message identifier and a correction field. The clock synchronization message identifier is inserted into an optical channel frame overhead and the ingress clock synchronization message is inserted into an optical channel frame payload. The optical channel frame overhead and the optical channel frame payload are transmitted across the first network element, across the network to a second said network element, and across the second network element. A transit time of the clock synchronization message identifier is determined across each of the network elements. At the second network element, the correction field of the ingress clock synchronization message is updated with said transit times to form an egress clock synchronization message. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180112 | CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - An electronic apparatus including a PLL unit to an original clock signal, a pair of phase interpolators, a sampler, a phase detector, a control unit and a loop filter is provided. The phase interpolators receive the original clock signal and generate a reference clock signal and an auxiliary clock signal offset by 90 degrees having transition edges. The sampler samples an input data signal at each of the transition edge. The phase detector determines a phase difference of a data transition of the input data signal relative to the reference clock signal. The control unit superimposes an adjusting phase on phases of the reference clock signal and the auxiliary clock signal according to the phase difference. The phase detector determines that the phase difference is within a predetermined range. The loop filter superimposes a varying phase on the phases of the reference clock signal and the auxiliary clock signal accordly. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180113 | EMBEDDED CLOCK IN DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A digital receiver for decoding input data having three states includes a first input coupled to a first data line, a second input coupled to a second data line, a third input coupled to a third data line, and a fourth input coupled to a fourth data line. A first decoder is coupled to a first output, wherein the first decoder is for outputting first data signals in response to the sign of input data on the first data line minus input data on the second line. A second decoder is coupled to a second output, wherein the second decoder is for outputting second data signals in response to the sign of input data on the third data line minus input data on the fourth data line. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180114 | COUNTERMEASURE METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IMPLEMENTING AN ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY ALGORITHM - The subject of the invention is a countermeasure method for an electronic component implementing a public-key cryptography algorithm on an elliptic curve E defined over a field | 2017-06-22 |
20170180116 | END-TO-END PROTECTION SCHEME INVOLVING ENCRYPTED MEMORY AND STORAGE - Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for generating encrypted data based on write data received at a first data input of an apparatus and generating an inbound protection bit stream based on the write data. Additionally, write protection metadata may be generated based on the inbound protection bit stream and a first counter. In one example, decrypted data may also be generated based on read data received at a second data input of the apparatus. In such a case, a first outbound protection bit stream may be generated based on the decrypted data, and a second outbound protection bit stream may be generated based on a second counter and outbound protection metadata. Moreover, an error signal may be generated in response to a difference between the first outbound protection bit stream and the second outbound protection bit stream. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180117 | ONE-TIME PAD COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A system and method for providing secure and anonymous communication between a plurality of individuals relying on the cryptographic method of the one-time pad (OTP) is described. Unique, randomly generated blocks of data are generated to serve as one-time pads, and each is given a unique identification that serves as a system address. One-time pads are anonymously distributed to communicants with a copy of each being retained by a service provider that operates a One-Time Pad Hub. Messages may be exchanged among holders of one-time pads through the Hub using the identifier addresses. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRID BASED CYBER SECURITY - A method and system for providing a secure communication network using an electrical distribution grid is disclosed. A device connected to the electrical distribution grid initiates a request for a secured key token by signaling an intelligent communicating device residing at or near an edge of the grid. The intelligent communicating device forwards the request to a receiver at a distribution substation on the electrical grid. This receiver enhances the properties of the request such that a grid location for the request can be inferred. The enhanced request is forwarded to a server at the distribution substation, which compares the request grid location to a Grid Map and Policies of known secure grid locations. Any inconsistencies between the grid location inferred from the enhanced request and the Grid Map and Policies locations are considered evidence of tampering, and the server rejects the request. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180119 | WIDE ENCODING OF INTERMEDIATE VALUES WITHIN A WHITE-BOX IMPLEMENTATION - A method for a method for mapping an input message to an output message by a keyed cryptographic operation in a cryptographic system, the keyed cryptographic operation including a plurality of substitution layers and state data, including: mapping the input message to first state data in a first substitution layer of the keyed cryptographic operation, wherein the first substitution layer includes N basic blocks that implement the first substitution layer and wherein a non-linear encoding having a first size is placed on the inputs and outputs of the N basic blocks of the first substitution layer, where N is an integer; mapping the first state data to second state data in a plurality of intermediate substitution layers of the keyed cryptographic operation, wherein the intermediate substitution layers include M blocks that implement the intermediate substitution layers and wherein a plurality of non-linear encodings having a second size are placed on the inputs and outputs of the M basic blocks of the intermediate substitution layers, where M is an integer; and mapping the second state data to an output message in a final substitution layer of the keyed cryptographic operation, wherein the final substitution layer includes K basic blocks that implement the final substitution layer and wherein a non-linear encoding having a third size is placed on the inputs and outputs of the K basic blocks of the final substitution layer, where K is an integer, wherein the first and second size is greater than the second size, wherein N>M, and wherein K>M. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180120 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, a management apparatus connectable to a plurality of devices through a network includes storage, one or more processors, and an assignment transmitter. The storage stores therein management tree information in which node keys are respectively assigned to nodes and devices are respectively assigned to leaf nodes. The processors calculate similarity between attribute information representing an attribute of a new device and attribute information of devices already assigned in the management tree information. The processors determine a first leaf node to which the new device is to be assigned in the management tree information, based on the similarity. The assignment transmitter transmits, to the new device, at least one node key of node keys assigned to nodes on a path from a root node to the first leaf node in the management tree information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180121 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives, from a first base station via wireless communication, a first communication parameter including an identifier and first security information about a first wireless network configured by the first base station, and a transmitting unit that transmits, via wireless communication, a communication parameter including the identifier to a second base station. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180122 | Privacy Preserving Group Formation with Distributed Content Key Generation - An embodiment includes a method executed by at least one processor of a first computing node comprising: form a first group of computing nodes, wherein forming the first group comprises providing (a)(i) a public key and a first seed value to each of second and third nodes, (a)(ii) second and third private keys, which both correspond to the public key and are unequal to each other, respectively to the second and third nodes; determine a first key encryption key (KEK) pair based on the first seed value; determine a second KEK pair based on (b)(i) a second seed value that is derived from the first seed value, and (b)(ii) determining a predetermined time period has expired; and receive a symmetric key encrypted with a public key of the second KEK and decrypting the encrypted symmetric key with a private key of the second KEK. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180123 | DISCOVERY OF SECURE NETWORK ENCLAVES - A hierarchical key generation and distribution mechanism for a computer system in which devices are organized into secure enclaves. The mechanism enables network access to be tailored to approximate minimum needed privileges for each device. At the lowest level of the hierarchy, keys are used to form security associations between devices. Keys at each level of the hierarchy are generated from keys at a higher level of the hierarchy and key derivation information. Key derivation information is readily ascertainable, either from identifiers for devices or from within messages, supporting hardware offload of cryptographic functions. Because keys may be generated based on the enclaves in which the hosts participating in a security association are located, the system includes a mechanism by which devices can discover the enclave in which they are located. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING A KEY AGREEMENT PROTOCOL - A system and method for generating a secret key to facilitate secure communications between users. A first and second and a function between the two monoids are selected, the function being a monoid homomorphism. A group and a group action of the group on the first monoid is selected. Each user is assigned a submonoid of the first monoid so that these submonoids satisfy a special symmetry property determined by the function, a structure of the first and second monoids, and the action of the group. A multiplication of an element in the second monoid and an element in the first monoid is obtained by combining the group action and the monoid homomorphism. First and second users choose private keys which are sequences of elements in their respective submonoids. A first result is obtained by multiplying an identity element by the first element of the sequence in a respective submonoid. Starting with the first result, each element of the user's private key may be iteratively multiplied by the previous result to produce a public key. Public keys are exchanged between first and second users. Each user's private key may be iteratively multiplied by the other user's public key to produce a secret key. Secure communication may then occur between the first and second user using the secret key. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180125 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PERSONALIZED PROVISION OF A KEY - A device and a method is disclosed for the personalized provision of a key for processing target information. The device comprises an information receiving means to receive biometric information about the user, a storage device for storing biometric reference information, an authentication means to compare the user's biometric information, which was received by the biometric information acquisition means, to the stored biometric reference information, and an output means to output information. The device also comprises a cryptographic unit, whereby the cryptographic unit can use the biometric information about the user to generate the key, whereby the key can be output via the output means. The method comprises receiving biometric information about the user, comparing the received biometric information about the user to previously stored biometric reference information, and generating the key for processing target information on the basis of the biometric information about the user. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180126 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING ENCRYPTED CLIENT-SERVER COMMUNICATION - A method for implementing an encrypted client-server communication, wherein the server includes an entry point, service systems behind the entry point, and a secure system. The method includes incorporating common cryptographic material into the client and into the secure system, deriving key material from the common cryptographic material in the client for an encrypted communication between the client and a service system, deriving key material from the common cryptographic material in the secure system for an encrypted communication between the client and a service system, and transferring the key material into the service system or retaining the key material in the secure system. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180127 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMS - Disclosed examples involve sending an encrypted identifier to a corresponding database proprietor via a network communication from a server of an audience measurement entity, the encrypted identifier identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device; receiving user information corresponding to the encrypted identifier from the corresponding database proprietor; and associating the user information with at least one of a search term collected at the device or a media impression logged for media accessed via the device. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180128 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A TRUSTED IDENTITY - The invention is a method for deploying a trusted identity for a user issued by an issuer. The user has a user device configured to send a request for signature to an issuer device handled by the issuer. The request comprises a user public key allocated to the user. The issuer device is configured to compute an issuer signature by signing both the user's trusted identity and the user public key using an issuer private key allocated to the issuer. A block chain transaction containing the issuer signature is created and submitted to a Block Chain for transaction verification and storage. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180129 | Password Re-Usage Identification Based on Input Method Editor Analysis - An approach is provided for password re-usage identification based on an Input Method Editor (IME) analysis. The approach analyzes a number of keystrokes received from a user at the IME that is running on the information handling system. A set of keystrokes received at the IME are identified as a possible new password that is being established by the user. A set of existing password data is searched with the search being based on the possible new password. The set of existing passwords are stored in a data store accessible from at least one of the processors of the information handling system. In response to the searching identifying that one of the existing passwords matches the possible new password, a notification, or warning, is displayed to the user. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180130 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROTOCOL FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - Embodiments are directed towards communicating using a mobile device that performs actions including. A mobile device may be provisioned with an access point such that a provisioning key and a provisioning token for each of the provisioned access points may be stored on the mobile device. The mobile device may be determined to be in the presence of a provisioned access point based on the provisioning key and an advertising nonce. The advertising nonce may be encrypted with the provisioning key. A communication channel between the mobile device and the access point may be established based on a session nonce, the advertising nonce, and the provisioning key. A session key may be generated based in part on the advertising nonce and a message counter. And, encrypted message packets that include a message and a message authentication tag may be communicated to the access point. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180131 | SECURE UNLOCK TO ACCESS DEBUG HARDWARE - System and techniques for secure unlock to access debug hardware are described herein. A cryptographic key may be received at a hardware debug access port of a device. A digest may be computed from the cryptographic key at an unlock unit of the device. A fuse value may be received from a non-volatile read-only storage on the device. The digest and the fuse value may be compared to determine whether they are the same. A pass-fail pulse may be provided that indicates the result of the comparing. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180132 | Managing Transfer of Device Ownership - Managing transfer of device ownership is provided. A digitally signed state change request for a device that includes at least one of a new device owner, a new designated successor device owner, and a new device ownership reversibility control bit is accepted. A stored state for the device that includes at least one of a current device owner, a previous device owner, a designated successor device owner, and a current device ownership reversibility control bit is read. The previous device owner is replaced with the current device owner, the current device owner is replaced with the new device owner, the designated successor device owner is replaced with the new designated successor device owner, and the new device ownership reversibility control bit is set in response to the new device ownership reversibility control bit being included in the digitally signed state change request. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180133 | ADVISOR ROLES IN THE ELECTRONIC SIGNING OF DOCUMENTS - In various implementations, an electronic signature platform implements an electronic signing workflow that includes receiving, from a signer device, annotations made by a signer role to an electronic document in response to a request to sign the electronic document. A reply is received, from an advisor device, is made by an advisor role and is responsive to the annotations. Based on providing the reply to the signer device, an electronic signature is received that is provided by the signer role in response to the request to sign the electronic document. An audit trail is maintained that includes descriptions for events associated with the electronic signature, and timestamps associated with the events. The annotations and the reply are recorded by one or more of the events. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOCKCHAIN VARIANT USING DIGITAL SIGNATURES - A method for using digital signatures for signing blockchain transactions includes: generating a domain key pair comprising a domain private key and a domain public key, wherein the domain public key is signed after generation; receiving a plurality of member public keys, wherein each member public key is received from an associated member of a blockchain network and is a public key in a key pair comprising the member public key and a member private key corresponding to the associated member; signing each member public key using the domain private key; receiving a transaction block from a specific member of the blockchain network, wherein the transaction block includes a plurality of blockchain transaction values and a hash signed using the member private key corresponding to the specific member; signing the received transaction block using the domain private key; and transmitting the signed transaction block. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180135 | SECURITY HARDENING FOR A WI-FI ROUTER - A method and system of securing the firmware of a router. Upon determining that a received digital message does not have integrity or the digital signature of the received digital message is not correct, the digital message is ignored or discarded. Otherwise the digital message is decrypted and a new firmware extracted therefrom. The existing firmware is then flashed with the new extracted firmware. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180136 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An authentication system comprising an authentication device comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM), the SIM operable to encrypt data in relation to a transaction for sending over a communication network; the encrypted data comprises transaction details, time stamp and signature; an authentication host operable to receive encrypted data sent over the communication network, the authentication host operable to decrypt the data sent and process the transaction accordingly, is disclosed. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180137 | PROVIDING SECURITY IN AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing security in an intelligent electronic device (IED) are provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, an IED is provided including at least one processor that receives a communication via a communication interface, the communication including an unencrypted file and a digital signature. The at least one processor decrypts the digital signature to obtain a first value, executes a hash function on the unencrypted file to obtain a second value, determines if the first value and second value match, and updates at least one firmware package stored in at least one memory of the IED with the unencrypted file if it is determined that the first value and the second value match. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180138 | Systems and Methods for Segment Integrity and Authenticity for Adaptive Streaming - System and method embodiments are provided for segment integrity and authenticity for adaptive streaming. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving at a data processing system a segment of a media stream, determining, with the data processing system, a digest or a digital signature for the segment, and comparing, with the data processing system, the digest/digital signature to a correct digest or a correct digital signature to determine whether the segment has been modified. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180139 | KEY REVOCATION - Example implementations relate to key revocation. For example, a system for key revocation may comprise a processor, an embedded controller, a non-volatile memory storing a system instruction signing key authorization data element, wherein the data element includes a system instruction signing key, a signing key number and a signature. The embedded controller may include a plurality of keys to verify the data element, and a one-time programmable (OTP) memory and a key among the plurality of keys that is revocable using the OTP memory, wherein revocation of the key permanently prevents the embedded controller from utilizing the key. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180140 | METHODS FOR GENERATING RELIABLE RESPONSES IN PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS (PUFS) AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING STRONG PUFS - In some aspects, a method includes obtaining, by a response generator circuit, reliability information for each bit of an array of bits provided by a physical unclonable function (PUF) circuit; receiving, from the PUF circuit during run time, an array of values for the array of bits; selecting a plurality of values from the array of values received from the PUF circuit in accordance with the reliability information; and generating, by the response generator circuit, a PUF response from the selected plurality of values. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180141 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION AND POLICY ENFORCEMENT USING POWER OVER ETHERNET (POE) - Systems, methods, and related technologies for device identification and policy enforcement using Power over Ethernet (PoE) are described. In certain aspects, a communication that originates from a Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled device can be received. The communication can be processed to determine a characteristic of the device. An action can be initiated based on the characteristic. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER OVER COMMUNICATION CABLING - A PoE powered device and method of operation are provided. The device includes a first port unit configured to negotiate receipt of a level of PoE power from a power sourcing equipment. The power is received on a first pair of taps on a first communication port. A detection unit is configured to detect a presence of a first optional circuit load and to detect a presence of a second optional power load. A control circuit is configured to establish connectivity between a second pair of taps on the first communication port and a second powered device port unit in response to the detection unit detecting the first optional load, and further configured to establish connectivity between the second pair of taps and a third pair of taps on a pass-through communication port in response to the detection unit failing to detect the first load and detecting the second load. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180143 | FILE SIZE-BASED TOLL-FREE DATA SERVICE - A device may receive hash values generated based on resource identifiers. The resource identifiers may be associated with a toll free data service and may be associated with a file size threshold for accessing the toll-free data service. The device may identify a request to access content using a resource identifier and may generate a hash value based on the resource identifier. The device may compare the generated hash value and the received hash values. The device may request the content selectively using a toll-free resource identifier or a non-toll-free resource identifier based on comparing the generated hash value and the received hash values. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180144 | METHOD OF AUTONOMIC REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION IN LOCAL AREA NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for selecting a client computer as a relay server to rebroadcast common application information that is broadcast from a server system over a network. The client computer is selected randomly to rebroadcast the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) information received from the server system and client computers receiving the UDP information from another client computer relay server on the network do not rebroadcast the information. If the client computer selected to rebroadcast the common information fails to rebroadcast, another client computer is randomly selected as a relay server and takes over rebroadcasting the common information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180145 | MBMS ERROR PROCESSING METHOD, COMMUNICATION NODE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to the field of communications. Disclosed are an MBMS error processing method, a communications node, and a communications system, which are designed for solving the problem in the prior art that data cannot be transmitted in time when an MBMS error occurs. The method comprises: receiving indication information of an MBMS error; establishing a unicast bearer according to the indication information; and sending data through the unicast bearer, the data being data that a user equipment is receiving through an MBMS bearer or data that the user equipment is interested in to receive when the MBMS error occurs. Also disclosed is a computer storage medium. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180146 | RLC Reconfiguration During Cell Reselection - It is provided a method, including detecting whether or not a terminal has completed a reconfiguration of a radio bearer based on a first reconfiguration message, wherein the first reconfiguration message provides a first configuration of a first radio bearer in a first cell; detecting whether or not a cell update message is received from the terminal, wherein the cell update message indicates that the terminal has performed a cell update from the first cell to a second cell different from the first cell; triggering, if the terminal has not completed the reconfiguration and the cell update message is received, providing a second reconfiguration message to the terminal, wherein the second reconfiguration message provides a second configuration of a second radio bearer in the second cell. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180147 | SENSORS AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING AND VALIDATING SENSOR DATA - This invention relates to apparatus and systems for providing home and building security and condition monitoring. More particularly, the invention relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate dynamically with each other and a remotes server. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180148 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE TO ACCESS MULTIPLE SERVERS - The present disclosure relates to a method, device and system for an intelligent household appliance to access multiple servers and belongs to intelligent device field. The method includes: establishing communication connections with N servers, wherein N is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and the N servers belong to different manufacturers; generating information related to the intelligent household appliance; and sending the information related to the intelligent household appliance to the N servers. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180149 | Methods and Systems for Identifying Smart Objects to a Control Device - The various embodiments include methods and systems for facilitating the configuration of smart objects within a wireless communication system by leveraging the microphonic effect to enable a user to identify each smart object to a control device. By configuring the control device to monitor wireless signals from a plurality of smart objects for small modulations due to the microphonic effect from a user tap on a particular smart object, the control device may recognize a particular smart device to be configured. By coordinating the monitoring for small modulations in received signals with a user interface for registering smart objects, various embodiments provide a simple mechanism by which users can correlate smart objects to corresponding icons or object names in a control interface. The various embodiments enable a user to complete the onboarding a smart objects with a control device without requiring the need to enter information into a user interface. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180150 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus controls consumer equipment provided in a power consumer facility. The control apparatus comprises a controller configured to transmit, information indicating an operatable function capable of being operated by an operation apparatus operating the consumer equipment among a plurality of functions of the consumer equipment, to the operation apparatus, when the control apparatus is connected to the operation apparatus via a first network provided in the consumer facility. The controller is further configured to transmit a request message for requesting execution of a function designated from the operatable function to the consumer facility, when the control apparatus receives an operation instruction of the designated function of the operatable function from the operation apparatus. The controller is further configured to select the operatable function among the plurality of functions according to whether the operation apparatus is located outside the consumer facility. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180151 | APPLIANCE NETWORK WITH MESSAGING - A home network comprises at least one appliance having an appliance interactive display and an appliance communication module, a server having a server communication module, and a mobile device having a mobile interactive display and a mobile communication module. The mobile device or server is configured to send a message having an embedded interactive element to the at least on appliance when the server communication module or the mobile communication module is in communication with the appliance communication module. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180152 | MULTI-MODE CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK-BLUETOOTH NETWORK BRIDGE - A wireless controller area network (CAN) bus bridge includes a CAN subsystem, a wireless communication module, and a controller coupled to the CAN subsystem and the wireless communication module. The CAN subsystem is configured to be communicatively coupled to a CAN bus to receive a CAN message from the CAN bus. The wireless communication module is operable to wirelessly communicate according to two different versions of a wireless communication protocol. The CAN subsystem is configured to provide the received CAN message to the controller. The controller is programmed to generate a binary message including the received CAN message and to provide the generated binary message to the wireless communication module for transmission from the wireless CAN bus bridge using at least one of the two different versions of the wireless communication protocol. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT AND RECOVER FROM A LOOP IN AN ETHERNET RING PROTECTED NETWORK - Loop detection systems and methods in an Ethernet Ring Protected network include, subsequent to creating a loop detection service on all nodes in the network, periodically transmitting a loop detection frame on both ports of the node; responsive to failing to receive the loop detection frame at the node, determining no loop exist in the ring; and, responsive to receiving the loop detection frame on a received port at the node, determining a loop exists in the ring and automatically implementing one or more recovery actions. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A POINT-TO-POINT CONNECTION OVER A NETWORK - A method and apparatus for providing a point-to-point connection are disclosed. The method queries for a next available label for a first provider edge router and a next available label for a second provider edge router, performs a first configuration at the first provider edge router and a second configuration at the second provider edge router, wherein the performing the first configuration comprises configuring a first interface and configuring a label for using at least one tunnel by a second interface, wherein the performing the second configuration comprises configuring a third interface and configuring a label for using the at least one tunnel by a fourth interface, and performs a first mapping for the first provider edge router from the first interface to the second interface, and a second mapping for the second provider edge router from the third interface to the fourth interface. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180155 | Service-Specific, Performance-Based Routing - Various implementations disclosed herein include systems, methods and apparatuses that involve a first device selecting a data tunnel for sending packets of a determined network traffic type to another device. For example, in some implementations, a method includes a first device receiving a first group of packets for forwarding to a second device. The method includes the first device retrieving packet-forwarding rules for forwarding the first group of packets, and selecting a first private network data tunnel from a plurality of private network data tunnels between the first device and the second device, for forwarding a first packet of the first group of packets, based on satisfaction of the retrieved packet-forwarding rules. A respective private network data tunnel is associated with a respective uplink of a plurality of uplinks of the first network device. The first private network data tunnel is associated with a first uplink of the first device. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180156 | INTERCONNECTED RING NETWORK IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEM - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a system comprising a first plurality of processing cores, ones of the first plurality of processing cores coupled to a respective core interface module among a first plurality of core interface modules, the first plurality of core interface modules configured to be coupled to form in a first ring network of processing cores; a second plurality of processing cores, ones of the second plurality of processing cores coupled to a respective core interface module among a second plurality of core interface modules, the second plurality of core interface modules configured to be coupled to form a second ring network of processing cores; a first global interface module to form an interface between the first ring network and a third ring network; and a second global interface module to form an interface between the second ring network and the third ring network. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180157 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station apparatus is provided with at least one remote unit apparatus each including at least one antenna, and a central unit apparatus connected to each remote unit apparatus via a transmission path. The antenna provided in the remote unit apparatus receives a transmission signal wirelessly transmitted from at least one wireless terminal each including at least one antenna. The remote unit apparatus includes a channel estimation unit that estimates channel information between the antenna of the wireless terminal and the antenna of the remote unit apparatus, using a reception signal received by the antenna provided in the remote unit apparatus, a likelihood calculation unit that calculates likelihood of each transmission signal included in the reception signal, for each antenna provided in the remote unit apparatus, using the channel information estimated by the channel estimation unit, and an inter-unit transmission unit that transmits likelihood information calculated by the likelihood calculation unit to the central unit apparatus. The central unit apparatus is provided with an inter-unit receiving unit that receives the likelihood information transmitted from the inter-unit transmission unit, and a signal detection unit that combines the likelihood information received by the inter-unit receiving unit, and outputs a signal corresponding to each transmission signal transmitted from the wireless terminal, using combined likelihood information. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180158 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS NODE, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel estimation method, a communications node, and a communications system. The method includes: obtaining a preamble in a signal packet sent by a first communications node, where the preamble includes at least a first field and a second field, a subcarrier of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol of the first field is used to carry a first reference signal, the first reference signal is a predetermined signal that is known to both a second communications node and the first communications node, a subcarrier of an OFDM symbol of the second field is used to carry useful information, and the useful information is physical layer control information and/or data; and obtaining, by using the first field and the second field, a first channel estimate, of each spatial flow, on all subcarriers of a multiple-input multiple-output transmission frequency band. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180159 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS - A method for processing a receive radio signal is provided. The method may include receiving in a mobile device a receive radio signal, equalizing the receive radio signal using a first equalizer to generate a first equalized receive radio signal, equalizing the receive radio signal using a second equalizer to generate a second equalized receive radio signal, re-synthesizing a transmit signal from the second equalized receive radio signal, calculating a subtraction signal based on the re-synthesized transmit signal, and subtracting the subtraction signal from the equalized receive radio signal. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY-TUNED DIGITAL SELF-INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - A method for adaptively-tuned digital self-interference cancellation comprises receiving a digital transmit signal; receiving a transform configuration; generating a set of signal components from the digital transmit signal; transforming the set of signal components into a digital self-interference cancellation signal according to the transform configuration; combining the digital self-interference cancellation signal with a receive signal to form a digital residue signal; detecting a trigger; in response to detecting the trigger: computing a ratio of the digital residue signal to the digital transmit signal; converting the ratio to the frequency-domain to form a frequency-domain-converted ratio; computing a frequency-domain self-interference channel between the transmitter and the receiver based on the frequency-domain-converted ratio; computing an inverse discrete Fourier transform matrix based on a portion of the discrete Fourier transform matrix; converting the frequency-domain self-interference channel to form a time-domain self-interference channel; and updating the transform configuration based on the time-domain self-interference channel. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180161 | Channel Quality Indicator for Wireline Channel Degradation Detection - Systems and techniques relating to channel degradation detection for communication systems are described. A described system includes an interface to transmit signals and receive signals via a channel that includes a cable; an echo canceller coupled with the interface, the echo canceller to perform echo cancellation based on echo tap values to remove portions of the transmitted signals that appear as echoes within the received signals; an equalizer coupled with the interface, the equalizer to perform signal equalization based on equalizer tap values, the equalizer tap values being determined based on at least a portion of the received signals to adjust an impulse response of the channel and reduce inter-symbol interference within the received signals; and circuitry configured to determine a return loss channel quality indicator of the channel based on the echo tap values, determine an insertion loss channel quality indicator of the channel based on the equalizer tap values, or both. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180162 | ADAPTIVE EQUALIZER - An adaptive equalizer includes: a speculative equalization circuit which operates a plurality of first tap coefficients with respect to input data and selects operation data corresponding to the input data from a plurality of operation data obtained by the operation; and an adaptive equalization circuit which generates the plurality of first tap coefficients, on the basis of the input data. The adaptive equalization circuit includes: an operation circuit which selects one of a plurality of second tap coefficients corresponding to the plurality of first tap coefficients and operates the selected second tap coefficient with respect to the input data; and a tap coefficient generation circuit which generates the plurality of first tap coefficients, on the basis of operation data obtained by the operation of the operation circuit, when the second tap coefficient selected at the time of the operation in the operation circuit corresponds to the first tap coefficient used for the operation of the operation data selected in the speculative equalization circuit. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180163 | Methods and Circuits for Adaptive Equalization - An integrated circuit equalizes a data signal expressed as a series of symbols. The symbols form data patterns with different frequency components. By considering these patterns, the integrated circuit can experiment with equalization settings specific to a subset of the frequency components, thereby finding an equalization control setting that optimizes equalization. Optimization can be accomplished by setting the equalizer to maximize symbol amplitude. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180164 | SYSTEM INFORMATION CONVOLUTIONAL DECODING - A mobile communication device may include a radio transceiver configured to transmit and receive communication signals, and a baseband modem circuit configured to determine a decoded information field of a first encoded system information packet, set one or more bits of the decoded information field as an initial encoder state of a convolutional decoder for decoding the first encoded system information packet, decode the first encoded system information packet with the initial encoder state to obtain a first decoded system information packet, and use the decoded system information packet to transmit or receive data with one or more network cells. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180165 | Wireless Receiver For Multiuser Detection Incorporating Residual Estimation Errors - An improved receiver design implements a practical method for modeling users in SIC turbo loop multiuser detection architectures, wherein in each loop unsubtracted estimation errors from previous loops are used to appropriately scale the error covariance matrix for each user, thereby accurately representing the remaining residual interference in the data stream for each desired user. The effect of estimation errors in previous interference cancellation operations is thereby minimized, and symbol estimations in successive turbo loops are improved, for example during multiuser MMSE, multiuser MMSE with interference rejection combining (MMSE-IRC), sample matrix inversion (SMI), or any of their adaptive variants (least mean-square, recursive least square, Kalman filter etc.). The estimated residual symbol energy can be computed per symbol, and then applied to entire data streams, to groups of symbols, or to each symbol separately. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180166 | Leakage cancellation circuits - Technologies for RFID positioning and tracking apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. The apparatus and methods disclose a radio-frequency identification positioning system that includes a radio-frequency identification reader and a phased-array antenna coupled to the radio-frequency identification reader. Techniques are applied to reduce in-reader and in-antenna signal leakages. Techniques are applied to position and track RFID tags. Circuits with leakage cancellation abilities are also disclosed. Reflective vector attenuators with tunable impedance load are also disclosed. Polarization adjustable antennas with matching circuits used in the RFID positioning system are also disclosed. Circuits to re-transmit a received signal at a higher amplitude to enhance radio link range are also disclosed. Techniques are applied to increase the level of scattered radio signals from RFID tags. | 2017-06-22 |
20170180167 | ADAPTATION AUTOMATIQUE D'IMPEDANCE D'UNE CHAINE DE RECEPTION A RADIOFREQUENCE - An automatic impedance-matching method for a radiofrequency reception chain comprising: an antenna, an amplifier and a configurable impedance-matching network, arranged between the antenna and an input of the amplifier, the method comprises the following steps: a) acquiring at least one measurement of the gain of the reception chain and of the noise level at the output of the amplifier; and b) tuning the matching network according to the measurements. A radiofrequency reception chain allowing the method to be implemented is also provided. | 2017-06-22 |