Method for providing continuous connectivity to a device

    公开(公告)号:US11476919B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16779098

    申请日:2020-01-31

    发明人: Wael Guibene

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W28/02 H04W88/16

    摘要: A communications system, e.g. an Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications system, includes satellite gateways in addition to terrestrial gateways. High QoS end point devices utilize communications via satellite gateway to be able to communicate with a network server when communications with the network server via terrestrial gateways are unavailable or unreliable. Low QoS end point devices may communicate with the network server via terrestrial gateways but are restricted from using the satellite gateways. An additional receive window, corresponding to the satellite gateway, is used for communicating downlink signals from the satellite gateway to the high QoS end point device.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK ACCESS TO ENHANCE A USER'S EXPERIENCE

    公开(公告)号:US20220182882A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17111501

    申请日:2020-12-03

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for controlling device use of available networks, e.g., cellular and WiFi, are described. End devices report key performance indicator and resource utilization information, e.g., on a per application basis, to a configuration server. The configuration server determines, based on the received information, e.g., using machine learning and/or artificial intelligence, sets of configuration profiles, each configuration profile including one or more set of applications for which an end device should use a particular network. An exemplary configuration profile may identify a first set of applications for which a first network is to be used, e.g., a cellular network such as a P-LTE network, and a second set of applications for which a second network, e.g. a WiFi network, is to be used. The configuration server selects a configuration profile that is best suited for a particular end device and communicates that selected profile to the end device.

    IP support in non-cellular low-power wide area networks

    公开(公告)号:US11831717B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US17076722

    申请日:2020-10-21

    摘要: A low-power wide area network supports IP communication between a wireless device and an IP application node. The LPWAN server provides the application node's IP address and a compression/decompression protocol to the device, which applies the protocol (i) to generate a compressed uplink IP header for wireless transmission to LPWAN radio gateway(s), where the compressed IP header is subsequently decompressed to form an uplink IP packet for transmission to the application node and (ii) to decompress a compressed downlink IP header received from a radio gateway, where the compressed IP header was generated from an uncompressed downlink IP header from the IP application node. The device can also segment large uplink IP packets and reassemble large downlink IP packets. In a LoRaWAN network, the join server facilitates arriving at a common compression/decompression protocol and assigns an IP address to the device to enable IP communication with an IP application client.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FALL PREVENTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210267491A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US16806390

    申请日:2020-03-02

    摘要: A system for fall prevention includes a platform for supporting a patient, the platform including rails and rail sensors, an image capturing device for capturing images of the patient, a patient monitor for interactive communication with the patient, a health monitoring station for receiving rail sensor data and communicating with the patient monitor, and an edge network device co-located with the platform and communicating with the station and the image capturing device. The edge network device receives image data from the image capturing device when the rail sensors indicate that the rail is down and the patient is at risk to themselves, anonymizes the image data to generate a skeleton image, determines a posture associated with the skeleton image, triggers alerts at the station when the patient is predicted to be sitting, and triggers escalated alerts at the station when the patient is predicted to be standing.

    METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS CONNECTIVITY TO A DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210242932A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US16779098

    申请日:2020-01-31

    发明人: Wael Guibene

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W28/02 H04W88/16

    摘要: A communications system, e.g. an Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications system, includes satellite gateways in addition to terrestrial gateways. High QoS end point devices utilize communications via satellite gateway to be able to communicate with a network server when communications with the network server via terrestrial gateways are unavailable or unreliable. Low QoS end point devices may communicate with the network server via terrestrial gateways but are restricted from using the satellite gateways. An additional receive window, corresponding to the satellite gateway, is used for communicating downlink signals from the satellite gateway to the high QoS end point device.

    METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS CONNECTIVITY TO A DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230043514A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17968319

    申请日:2022-10-18

    发明人: Wael Guibene

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185 H04W28/02

    摘要: A communications system, e.g. an Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications system, includes satellite gateways in addition to terrestrial gateways. High QoS end point devices utilize communications via satellite gateway to be able to communicate with a network server when communications with the network server via terrestrial gateways are unavailable or unreliable. Low QoS end point devices may communicate with the network server via terrestrial gateways but are restricted from using the satellite gateways. An additional receive window, corresponding to the satellite gateway, is used for communicating downlink signals from the satellite gateway to the high QoS end point device.