161 |
Paging extension for enhanced coverage global system for mobile (EC-GSM) |
US15716327 |
2017-09-26 |
US09999022B2 |
2018-06-12 |
John Walter Diachina; Jens Bergqvist; Nicklas Johansson |
A radio access network (RAN) node, a wireless device and various methods are described herein for managing paging bandwidth. In one embodiment, the RAN node transmits a message (e.g., paging message, assignment message) to wireless devices, where the message comprises at least the following: (i) a page mode field which includes information indicating one or more coverage classes for which one or more paging messages were available for transmission during a time interval but were not transmitted to a plurality of wireless devices; and (ii) a used_downlink_coverage class field which includes information indicating a coverage class associated with the transmitted message. |
162 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE |
US15819960 |
2017-11-21 |
US20180145871A1 |
2018-05-24 |
Eric Golin |
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media providing highly scalable and fault tolerant notification systems are disclosed. Disclosed notification systems may be configured to: receive a plurality of notification requests including message content and recipient information, which may be allocated to at least one notification engine for processing. A notification engine may be configured to: generate a plurality of attempts corresponding to notification requests allocated for processing by the first notification engine and assign each generated attempt to a particular attempt queue. A plurality of connectors may be configured to: select a set of attempts for transmission from the plurality of attempt queues, transmit the set of attempts via at least one communication network. One or more databases may be provided to store status information associated with processing of notification requests by the first notification engine |
163 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALLING TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM |
US15555807 |
2016-03-11 |
US20180092060A1 |
2018-03-29 |
Sung Hwan WON; Sunghoon KIM; Songyean CHO |
This disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate after a 4G communication system such as LTE. In one embodiment for paging a terminal, a base station identifies information on a coverage enhancement (CE) level of the terminal and transmits a message including the information on the CE level of the terminal to a mobility management entity (MME). When a paging message including the information on the CE level from the MME is received, the base station transmits a paging signal to the terminal, based on the CE level of the terminal. |
164 |
UE initiated stationary indicator for reduced paging |
US15289419 |
2016-10-10 |
US09839003B2 |
2017-12-05 |
Rickard Ljung; Linh Trang |
The invention is directed to reducing paging overhead in a network. An exemplary method comprises: determining whether a user equipment (UE) is substantially stationary, wherein the UE is located in a first network cell associated with a network; in response to determining the UE is substantially stationary, transmitting an indicator to the network; determining whether the UE moves from the first network cell to a second network cell; and in response to determining the UE moves from the first network cell to the second network cell, transmitting updated location information associated with the UE to the network. |
165 |
Systems, methods and media for small cell idle mode mobility |
US14975929 |
2015-12-21 |
US09820253B2 |
2017-11-14 |
Mark Grayson; Anton Okmyanskiy; Mickael James Graham; Mansoorali Naushadali Kudsi |
Systems and methods for small cell idle mode mobility include receiving, at a first small cell of a preconfigured cluster of small cells, a mobility area update request from a user equipment (UE). The method can also include registering location information of the UE with a small cell gateway, and retrieving a core network periodic timer for the UE from a mobility server. If certain conditions are met, the first small cell forwards the mobility area update request to a core network via the small cell gateway. Otherwise, the method can include the first small cell updating the location information of the UE with the mobility server, generating a locally-generated mobility area update accept message, and sending a locally generated mobility area update accept message to the UE along with a local periodic timer instructing the UE to send another mobility area update request when the local periodic timer expires. |
166 |
ENHANCED AND ADAPTIVE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT WITHIN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK |
US15512097 |
2015-09-01 |
US20170280417A1 |
2017-09-28 |
Karl-Heinz Nenner |
A method for enhanced and adaptive mobility management within a mobile communication network includes: in a first step—upon a first mobile terminated service targeting a first user equipment—a first paging operation is performed targeting the first user equipment, and in a second step, either during the first step or subsequent to the first step—upon a second mobile terminated service targeting a second user equipment—a second paging operation is performed targeting the second user equipment. The first paging operation is performed—during the initial time interval—in a first paging area, and the second paging operation is performed—during the initial time interval—in a second paging area. |
167 |
REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF INTERFERENCE EXPERIENCED BY A COMMUNICATION DEVICE |
US15347980 |
2016-11-10 |
US20170064672A1 |
2017-03-02 |
Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy; Hyejung Jung; Murali Narasimha; Ravikiran Nory |
Disclosed are methods for allowing a wireless communication device (or “user equipment” or “UE”) to receive signaling information when there is a power imbalance between a primary cell (“Pcell”) and a New Carrier Type (“NCT”) secondary cell (“Scell”). In one aspect, the UE reduces its downlink bandwidth to cover only a carrier of the Pcell, receives control signaling information, if present, and then increases its bandwidth to cover carriers of both the Pcell and Scell. |
168 |
Mobile vibratory alert system and method for logging alert transmissions and reception of acknowledgments |
US14837226 |
2015-08-27 |
US09549393B2 |
2017-01-17 |
Mauricio Bendeck; Jaime A. Borras |
A method and apparatus logs alerts and response to alerts for members of an organization. When an alert message is transmitted to a user (i.e. the user's communication device), the alert activity is logged in a record. When the user acknowledges the alert, or fails to respond to the alert, the result is also logged. As such the organization can enforce compliance with alerting procedures and actions to be taken upon receiving an alert message. |
169 |
UE initiated stationary indicator for reduced paging |
US14663582 |
2015-03-20 |
US09510321B2 |
2016-11-29 |
Rickard Ljung; Linh Trang |
The invention is directed to reducing paging overhead in a network. An exemplary method comprises: determining whether a user equipment (UE) is substantially stationary, wherein the UE is located in a first network cell associated with a network; in response to determining the UE is substantially stationary, transmitting an indicator to the network; determining whether the UE moves from the first network cell to a second network cell; and in response to determining the UE moves from the first network cell to the second network cell, transmitting updated location information associated with the UE to the network. |
170 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A LOCATION OF AN ALERT FOR A REMOTELY ORIGINATING INCOMING COMMUNICATION |
US14707422 |
2015-05-08 |
US20160330711A1 |
2016-11-10 |
Dean E. Thorson; Stephane Robert Maes |
The present invention provides a paired device, a system and method for managing a location of an alert for a remotely originating incoming communication intended for a particular user to one or more of a plurality of devices associated with the particular user. The one or more of a plurality of devices includes a primary device and one or more secondary devices paired with the primary device. A detection is made via one or more sensors associated with a particular secondary device as to whether the particular secondary device is proximate to the particular user with which the particular secondary device is associated. A detection is then made via a local communication management module of the particular secondary device whether the particular secondary device is in communication with a local communication management module of the primary device with which the particular secondary device is paired. A user alert element of the particular secondary device to be activated for the remotely originating incoming communication intended for a particular user is then enabled, when the one or more sensors associated with a particular secondary device detects that the particular secondary device is proximate to the particular user with which the particular secondary device is associated, and when the local communication management module of the particular secondary device detects that the particular secondary device is not in communication with the primary device with which the particular secondary device is paired via a local communication management module of the primary device. |
171 |
Method for effective fast re-paging in a wireless communication network |
US12043976 |
2008-03-07 |
US09485750B2 |
2016-11-01 |
John M. Harris; Donivon Hettich; Mark J. Marsan; Paul M. Erickson |
A method for paging a mobile station where the mobile station (208-212) may be in a dormant state is described. The method begins by sending a first paging message (302) in a first zone (214) of a given area to a selected mobile station wherein the first paging message is sent at the beginning of a paging interval (300). A base station (202-206) then receives a response to the paging message when the mobile station is in the first zone. When the response to the first paging message is not received, a second paging message (306) is sent in a second zone (216) of the given area. The second paging message is sent at a first offset (308) from the sending of the first paging message wherein this first offset occurs less than one paging interval after the sending of the first page message. |
172 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS |
US14781172 |
2014-03-14 |
US20160309448A1 |
2016-10-20 |
Stephen TRUELOVE; Hideji WAKABAYASHI; Jussi KAHTAVA |
A method of paging in a wireless telecommunications system. A core network element selects a base station from plural base stations including a tracking area to have primary responsibility for paging a terminal device and conveys an indication of the terminal device to the selected base station. Each base station maintains a paging database identifying one or more terminal devices for which it has a responsibility for paging. When a terminal device is to be paged, the core network element transmits a paging request to the plural base stations including the tracking area. The respective base stations then determine whether to onward transmit a paging message for the terminal device based on a comparison between an identifier for the terminal device being paged with entries in their paging database, and if the comparison indicates it has responsibility for paging the terminal device, it will transmit a paging message accordingly. |
173 |
MOBILE VIBRATORY ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOGGING ALERT TRANSMISSIONS AND RECEPTION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
US14837226 |
2015-08-27 |
US20160192325A1 |
2016-06-30 |
JAIME A. BORRAS; MAURICIO BENDECK |
A method and apparatus logs alerts and response to alerts for members of an organization. When an alert message is transmitted to a user (i.e. the user's communication device), the alert activity is logged in a record. When the user acknowledges the alert, or fails to respond to the alert, the result is also logged. As such the organization can enforce compliance with alerting procedures and actions to be taken upon receiving an alert message. |
174 |
USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS |
US14652412 |
2013-10-28 |
US20160192268A1 |
2016-06-30 |
Kazuaki Takeda; Satoshi Nagata; Hideaki Takahashi; Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari; Tooru Uchino; Hiroyuki Ishii |
The present invention is designed to prevent the deterioration of network quality due to coverage holes between small cells, or deterioration of service quality arising from that, in a HetNet. The radio communication method of the present invention is a radio communication method in a user terminal (UE) that communicates with at least one of a macro base station (MeNB) that forms a macro cell (M) and a small base station (SeNB) that forms a small cell (S) such that the small cell (S) overlaps the macro cell (M) at least in part, and includes the steps of communicating with the small base station (SeNB), and receiving a paging signal from the macro base station (MeNB) in a first carrier frequency (F1) when communication is in progress with the small base station (SeNB) in a second carrier frequency (F2). |
175 |
MOBILE VIBRATORY ALERT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD |
US14837215 |
2015-08-27 |
US20160066297A1 |
2016-03-03 |
JAIME A. BORRAS; MAURICIO BENDECK; ALAIN EDWARDS |
A method and apparatus for providing vibration alerts to a user of a communication device uses a vibration alert application executing on the communication device that analyzes messages received by the communication device to select a corresponding vibration pattern to be used in alerting the user. An indication of the vibration pattern is transmitted to a vibration alert accessory that is associated with the communication device. The vibration alert accessory controls a vibration motor to perform the indicated vibration pattern. |
176 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS |
US14781161 |
2014-03-14 |
US20160057730A1 |
2016-02-25 |
Stephen TRUELOVE; Hideji WAKABAYASHI; Jussi KAHTAVA |
A paging method in a wireless telecommunications system. A core network element selects a base station from plural base stations including a tracking area to have primary responsibility for paging a terminal device and conveys an indication of the terminal device to the selected base station. Each base station maintains a paging database identifying one or more terminal devices for which it has a responsibility for paging. When a terminal device is to be paged, the core network element transmits a paging request to the plural base stations including the tracking area. The respective base stations then determine whether to onward transmit a paging message for the terminal device based on a comparison between an identifier for the terminal device being paged with entries in their paging database, and if the comparison indicates it has responsibility for paging the terminal device, it will transmit a paging message accordingly. |
177 |
UE INITIATED STATIONARY INDICATOR FOR REDUCED PAGING |
US14663582 |
2015-03-20 |
US20150271782A1 |
2015-09-24 |
Rickard Ljung; Linh Trang |
The invention is directed to reducing paging overhead in a network. An exemplary method comprises: determining whether a user equipment (UE) is substantially stationary, wherein the UE is located in a first network cell associated with a network; in response to determining the UE is substantially stationary, transmitting an indicator to the network; determining whether the UE moves from the first network cell to a second network cell; and in response to determining the UE moves from the first network cell to the second network cell, transmitting updated location information associated with the UE to the network. |
178 |
Distributed locater, alert, repeater, and/or call technologies for communication devices |
US14627754 |
2015-02-20 |
US09113439B2 |
2015-08-18 |
Max Faulkner; Erick Haughn; John Lewis |
Distributed locater, alert, repeater, and call technologies for communication devices can be employed. A base component can be configured to receive a message at a base unit, the message corresponding to at least one of a call directed to a wireless communication device or another message directed to at least one of the wireless communication device or a wired communication device. The base component can distribute an alert to at least one remote unit based on the message. A remote component can be configured to receive the alert at the at least one remote unit, and broadcast the alert or another alert from the at least one remote unit. An interface component can be configured to receive an input at the at least one remote unit based on the alert. Further, the remote component can be configured to transmit a response based on the input. |
179 |
DISTRIBUTED LOCATER, ALERT, REPEATER, AND/OR CALL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES |
US14321194 |
2014-07-01 |
US20140315530A1 |
2014-10-23 |
Max Faulkner; Erick Haughn; John Lewis |
Distributed locater, alert, repeater, and call technologies for communication devices are presented herein. A base component can be configured to receive a message at a base unit, the message corresponding to at least one of a call directed to a wireless communication device or another message directed to at least one of the wireless communication device or a wired communication device. The base component can distribute an alert to at least one remote unit based on the message. A remote component can be configured to receive the alert at the at least one remote unit, and broadcast the alert or another alert from the at least one remote unit. An interface component can be configured to receive an input at the at least one remote unit based on the alert. Further, the remote component can be configured to transmit a response based on the input. |
180 |
Wireless communication system, wireless communication method, base station, control method of base station, and control program of base station |
US12682191 |
2008-09-22 |
US08725191B2 |
2014-05-13 |
Kojiro Hamabe; Motoki Morita |
To provide appropriate communication quality for a mobile station that is permitted to connect to a femto base station regardless of the place at which the femto base station is installed and the place at which the mobile station is used while reducing the transmission power of the femto base station as much as possible, a femto base station 4 measures the reception quality (e.g., received power or reception SIR) by receiving a common pilot signal from a macro base station 3, and sets the transmission power Ptx of a pilot signal to be transmitted by the femto base station itself based on the received power. Further, the femto base station 4 transmits a common pilot signal with a transmission power Ptx and communicates with a plurality of mobile stations 7-2 to 7-4 within a femtocell 6. Furthermore, the femto base station 4 receives a measurement result of the reception quality level of a common pilot signal transmitted from the femto base station 4 from the mobile stations 7-2 to 7-4, and adjusts the transmission power Ptx of a common pilot signal so that the lowest level among a plurality of reception quality levels gets closer to a predetermined target level. |