公开(公告)号：US20100186027A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-22

申请号：US12355377

申请日：2009-01-16

申请人： Victor T. Hou ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Victor T. Hou ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04N7/167 ,  H04N7/16

CPC分类号： H04N21/43637 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/4381 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/440218 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  H04W84/045 ,  H04W88/10

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for data processing in a device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality are provided. Data may be received via an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and may be synchronously processed, utilizing a common clock, to perform one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions. The common clock may be derived from global navigation satellite system signals. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may convert the received data from a first to a second format. The converted data may be transmitted to a cellular enabled communication device via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and/or to a multimedia device via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device. The received data may comprise multimedia content. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may be operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present the received multimedia content.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有集成机顶盒和毫微微小区功能的设备中用于数据处理的方法和系统的方面。 可以经由集成的毫微微小区和机顶盒设备接收数据，并且可以利用公共时钟同步地处理数据，以执行一个或多个毫微微小区功能和/或机顶盒功能。 公共时钟可以来自全球导航卫星系统信号。 集成的毫微微小区和机顶盒设备可以将接收的数据从第一格式转换成第二格式。 所转换的数据可以经由所述集成的毫微微小区和机顶盒设备内的蜂窝发射机和/或经由所述集成的毫微微小区和机顶盒设备内的多媒体接口的多媒体设备发送到支持蜂窝的通信设备。 所接收的数据可以包括多媒体内容。 集成的毫微微小区和机顶盒设备可以用于对接收到的多媒体内容进行编码，解码，转码，加密，解密，加扰，解扰和呈现。

公开(公告)号：US20100184411A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-22

申请号：US12355480

申请日：2009-01-16

申请人： Xuemin (Sherman) Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Xuemin (Sherman) Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/6131 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W84/045

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for controlling data distribution via cellular communications with an integrated femtocell and set-top-box (IFSTB) device are provided. In this regard, a cellular enabled communication device may detect when it is within cellular communication range of a femtocell. Upon detection of the femtocell, the cellular enabled communication device may communicate instructions to a content source instructing the content source to deliver multimedia content to the femtocell. In instances that multimedia content is already being delivered to the cellular enabled communication device prior to the detection, the instructions from the cellular enabled communication device may instruct the content source to redirect the multimedia content to the femtocell. In this regard, the multimedia content may be delivered from the content source to the cellular enabled communication device via the femtocell. The femtocell may deliver at least a portion of the multimedia content to other communication devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于通过与集成的毫微微蜂窝基站和机顶盒（IFSTB）设备的蜂窝通信来控制数据分配的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，支持蜂窝的通信设备可以检测何时它在毫微微小区的蜂窝通信范围内。 在检测到毫微微小区时，支持蜂窝的通信设备可以向指示内容源的内容源传送指令以将多媒体内容传送到毫微微小区。 在多媒体内容已经在检测之前已经被传送到支持蜂窝的通信设备的情况下，来自支持蜂窝的通信设备的指令可以指示内容源将多媒体内容重定向到毫微微小区。 在这方面，多媒体内容可以经由毫微微小区从内容源传送到支持蜂窝的通信设备。 毫微微小区可将至少一部分多媒体内容传送到其他通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US09344902B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US12474606

申请日：2009-05-29

申请人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04W40/00 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W84/04

CPC分类号： H04W24/02 ,  H04W16/18 ,  H04W84/045

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for evaluating deployment of femtocells as part of a cellular network are provided. In this regard, a communication device may be operable to communicate information to a femtocell management entity that may be utilized to determine whether a specified location is suitable for installation of a femtocell. The communication device may be operable to receive from the femtocell management entity, data that indicates whether the specified location is suitable for the installation of the femtocell. The femtocell management entity may utilize the communicated information and/or additional information associated with one or installed femtocells, and/or one or more other communication devices that are within a vicinity of the specified location to determine whether the specified location is suitable for installation of the femtocell.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于评估作为蜂窝网络的一部分的毫微微小区部署的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，通信设备可以用于向可以用于确定指定位置是否适合于安装毫微微小区的毫微微小区管理实体传送信息。 通信设备可以用于从毫微微小区管理实体接收指示指定位置是否适合于安装毫微微小区的数据。 毫微微小区管理实体可以使用所传送的信息和/或与一个或所安装的毫微微小区相关联的附加信息，和/或在指定位置附近的一个或多个其他通信设备来确定指定位置是否适于安装 毫微微蜂窝。

公开(公告)号：US08990866B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US12355377

申请日：2009-01-16

申请人： Victor T. Hou ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Victor T. Hou ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04N7/20 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/10

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for data processing in a device with integrated set-top-box and femtocell functionality are provided. Data may be received via an integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and may be synchronously processed, utilizing a common clock, to perform one or more femtocell functions and/or set-top-box functions. The common clock may be derived from global navigation satellite system signals. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may convert the received data from a first to a second format. The converted data may be transmitted to a cellular enabled communication device via a cellular transmitter within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device and/or to a multimedia device via a multimedia interface within said integrated femtocell and set-top-box device. The received data may comprise multimedia content. The integrated femtocell and set-top-box device may be operable to encode, decode, transcode, encrypt, decrypt, scramble, descramble, and present the received multimedia content.

公开(公告)号：US08964635B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-24

申请号：US12418257

申请日：2009-04-03

申请人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W84/04

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  H04W84/045

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for determining a location of a device using femtocell information are provided. In this regard, a femtocell management entity may be operable to receive global navigation system satellite (GNSS) coordinates of one or more of a plurality of femtocells and one or both of a receive signal strength indication (RSSI) and/or power levels of one or more of the plurality of femtocells, which are managed by the femtocell management entity. The femtocell management entity may be operable to determine a location of a communication device that is derived based on the received GNSS coordinates, RSSI and/or power levels of one or more of the plurality of femtocells and communicate the determined location to a communication device. One or more location based applications and/or services within the communication device may be operable to utilize the received determined location to provide mapping and/or location information.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用毫微微小区信息来确定设备的位置的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，毫微微小区管理实体可以用于接收多个毫微微小区中的一个或多个的全球导航系统卫星（GNSS）坐标，以及接收信号强度指示（RSSI）和/或一个的功率水平中的一个或两个 或多个由毫微微小区管理实体管理的毫微微小区。 毫微微小区管理实体可以可操作以基于所接收的多个毫微微小区中的一个或多个毫微微小区的GNSS坐标，RSSI和/或功率级别来确定通信设备的位置，并将确定的位置传送到通信设备。 通信设备内的一个或多个基于位置的应用和/或服务可以可操作以利用所接收的确定的位置来提供映射和/或位置信息。

公开(公告)号：US08855048B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US12395410

申请日：2009-02-27

申请人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04W40/00

CPC分类号： H04W76/14 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04W84/045

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for peer-to-peer cellular communications are provided in which one or more cellular communication channels may be established between a femtocell and a plurality of communication devices. The femtocell may control routing of data between the plurality of communication devices via the one or more cellular communication channels. The femtocell may enable multicasting and/or broadcasting data from one of the communication devices to two or more remaining ones of the communication devices. The multicast and/or broadcast data may be communicated via the cellular communication channels and may be additionally communicated via an IP connection to the femtocell. Data may be communicated over the cellular communication channels in compliance with 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standards and/or 3rd generation partnership project 2 (3GPP2) standards. The femtocell may reformat data prior to communicating it to one or more of the plurality of communication devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于对等蜂窝通信的方法和系统的方面，其中可以在毫微微小区和多个通信设备之间建立一个或多个蜂窝通信信道。 毫微微小区可以经由一个或多个蜂窝通信信道来控制多个通信设备之间的数据路由。 毫微微小区可以使得能够从通信设备之一多播和/或广播数据到两个或更多个剩余的通信设备。 多播和/或广播数据可以经由蜂窝通信信道进行通信，并且可以经由IP连接另外传送到毫微微小区。 可以根据第三代合作伙伴计划（3GPP）标准和/或第三代伙伴关系项目2（3GPP2）标准在蜂窝通信信道上传送数据。 毫微微小区可以在将数据传送到多个通信设备中的一个或多个之前重新格式化数据。

公开(公告)号：US08620220B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-31

申请号：US12415852

申请日：2009-03-31

申请人： Vinko Erceg ,  Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Victor T Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Vinko Erceg ,  Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Victor T Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04B1/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/50 ,  H04B17/309 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04B17/345 ,  H04W52/244

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for mitigating interference between a plurality of femtocells utilizing transmission deferral are provided. In this regard, prior to transmission of cellular signals by a femtocell, the femtocell may be operable to detect signals that interfere with cellular communications between the femtocell, one or more base stations, and a cellular enabled communication device that communicates with the femtocell. The femtocell may be operable to defer transmission of the cellular signals for a particular period of time based on the detected interfering signals. During transmission of cellular signals from the femtocell to a cellular enabled communication device, the femtocell may be operable to detect loss of one or more packets of data. The femtocell may be operable to defer transmission of the cellular signals for a particular period of time based on the detected loss of one or more packets of data.

摘要翻译： 提供了利用传输延迟来减轻多个毫微微小区之间的干扰的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，在毫微微小区传输蜂窝信号之前，毫微微小区可操作以检测干扰毫微微小区，一个或多个基站与与毫微微小区进行通信的支持蜂窝的通信设备之间的蜂窝通信的信号。 毫微微小区可以可操作以基于检测到的干扰信号推迟特定时间段的蜂窝信号的传输。 在将蜂窝信号从毫微微小区传输到支持蜂窝的通信设备期间，毫微微小区可操作以检测一个或多个数据分组的丢失。 毫微微小区可以可操作以基于检测到的一个或多个数据分组的丢失推迟特定时间段的蜂窝信号的传输。

公开(公告)号：US08442544B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-14

申请号：US12395313

申请日：2009-02-27

申请人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Charles Abraham ,  Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04W72/08

CPC分类号： H04W72/082 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W84/02 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/045

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for mitigating interference among femtocells via intelligent channel selection are provided. In this regard, signals which may interfere with cellular communications between a femtocell and a cellular communication device may be detected via the femtocell. Based on the detection, the femtocell may be configured to transmit and/or receive signals on one or more frequencies and/or channels. The one or more frequencies and/or channels may be determined in the femtocell and/or in a network management entity. Detecting interfering signals and configuring the one or more femtocells may occur periodically, upon installation of a femtocell, upon power-up of a femtocell, and/or upon command from a network administrator. The results of the detection may be communicated to one or more other femtocells and/or to a network management entity.

摘要翻译： 提供了通过智能信道选择来减轻毫微微小区之间的干扰的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，可以通过毫微微小区检测可能干扰毫微微小区和蜂窝通信设备之间的蜂窝通信的信号。 基于检测，毫微微小区可以被配置为在一个或多个频率和/或信道上发送和/或接收信号。 可以在毫微微小区和/或网络管理实体中确定一个或多个频率和/或信道。 检测干扰信号和配置一个或多个毫微微小区可以在安装毫微微小区时，在毫微微小区上电时和/或根据来自网络管理员的命令周期性地发生。 检测的结果可以被传送到一个或多个其他毫微微小区和/或网络管理实体。

公开(公告)号：US08346267B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US12355480

申请日：2009-01-16

申请人： Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

发明人： Xuemin Sherman Chen ,  Charles Abraham ,  Wael William Diab ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Victor T. Hou ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Mark Kent

IPC分类号： H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04N21/6131 ,  H04L65/1006 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W84/045

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for controlling data distribution via cellular communications with an integrated femtocell and set-top-box (IFSTB) device are provided. In this regard, a cellular enabled communication device may detect when it is within cellular communication range of a femtocell. Upon detection of the femtocell, the cellular enabled communication device may communicate instructions to a content source instructing the content source to deliver multimedia content to the femtocell. In instances that multimedia content is already being delivered to the cellular enabled communication device prior to the detection, the instructions from the cellular enabled communication device may instruct the content source to redirect the multimedia content to the femtocell. In this regard, the multimedia content may be delivered from the content source to the cellular enabled communication device via the femtocell. The femtocell may deliver at least a portion of the multimedia content to other communication devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于通过与集成的毫微微蜂窝基站和机顶盒（IFSTB）设备的蜂窝通信来控制数据分配的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，支持蜂窝的通信设备可以检测何时它在毫微微小区的蜂窝通信范围内。 在检测到毫微微小区时，支持蜂窝的通信设备可以向指示内容源的内容源传送指令以将多媒体内容传送到毫微微小区。 在多媒体内容已经在检测之前已经被传送到支持蜂窝的通信设备的情况下，来自支持蜂窝的通信设备的指令可以指示内容源将多媒体内容重定向到毫微微小区。 在这方面，多媒体内容可以经由毫微微小区从内容源传送到支持蜂窝的通信设备。 毫微微小区可将至少一部分多媒体内容传送到其他通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US08095162B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12436879

申请日：2009-05-07

申请人： Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Jason A. Trachewsky ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Matthew J. Fischer ,  Christopher J. Hansen ,  Saishankar Nandagopalan ,  Murrat Mese

发明人： Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Jason A. Trachewsky ,  Vinko Erceg ,  Matthew J. Fischer ,  Christopher J. Hansen ,  Saishankar Nandagopalan ,  Murrat Mese

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/0453 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： A control device includes at least one communication interface for communicating first control data with a first plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol and further for communicating second control data with a second plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of communication devices and the second plurality of communication devices based on the first control data and the second control data.

摘要翻译： 控制装置包括至少一个通信接口，用于将第一控制数据与根据第一协议使用毫米波频带的第一多个通信设备通信，并且还用于将第二控制数据与利用的第二多个通信设备进行通信 根据第二协议的毫米波频带。 资源控制器基于第一控制数据和第二控制数据，将毫米波频带的资源分配给第一多个通信装置和第二多个通信装置。