Patents
US 9413502 B2: Backhaul assisted by user equipment
- Granted
- 2016-08-09
- Filed
- 2013-10-14 application 14053561
- Type
- Utility · 46 claims
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for to assisting backhaul by user equipment are provided. One system includes a base station (BS) and a plurality of backhaul user equipment (bUE) devices. Each of the plurality of bUE devices are operable to communicate with the BS through a first communication technology, and the plurality of bUE devices are each operable to communicate with a data network through a second communication technology. The BS is operative to communicate with user equipment (UE) devices, and network connect the UE devices to the data network through the bUE devices, select bUE devices for backhaul (BH) traffic, aid in selecting a transmission power level of the bUE devices, or the one or more UE devices, and transmit resource block (RB) scheduling information for the BH traffic of the bUE devices and the access traffic of the one or more UE devices.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160809.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headwaters, Inc. 19 patents | US company or organization | Tyler, TX | HEADWATERS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state HEADWATERS INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Tellado | Mountain View, CA | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory G. Raleigh | Woodside, CA | 301 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/15528 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L5/0037 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M1/72403 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/029 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TELLADO, JOSE signed 2013-10-10 RALEIGH, GREGORY G. signed 2013-10-11 | HEADWATER PARTNERS II LLC REDWOOD CITY, CA | 31449/967 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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