Patents by Inventor Na Zhou

Na Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160174055
    Abstract: Disclosed is a charging method and system based on a SDN EPC network, which includes: receiving, by a controller, a charging rule from a charging rule generator, and establishing, through binding, a correspondence between a flow table of the controller and the charging rule; setting, by the controller, entries for the flow table bound to the charging rule, and sending the set flow table to a UGW; and receiving, by the controller, a statistical result, reported from the UGW, regarding traffic and/or duration consumed by a service in the flow table, and charging for the service according to the statistical result and the charging rule bound to the flow table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Na Zhou, Yifeng Bi, Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20160164691
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for network charging, which includes: a data centre management network element, upon reception of a charging resource request message from a controller, supports a charging function of a processing network element by a virtual machine and feeding back information of the processing network element to the controller; the data centre management network element sending charging strategy information, user state information and information of UGW to the processing network element, which implements transmission of a traffic flow with the UGW according to the information of UGW, charges for the traffic flow according to the charging strategy information and the user state information, and feeds back charging processing information to the data centre management network element; and the data centre management network element feeding back the charging processing information to the controller. The disclosure further provides a data centre, controller, UGW and system for network charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Na Zhou, Yifeng Bi, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 9320075
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for indicating data offload, and a traffic offload network element, the method comprises: when a radio bearer is established or modified, a mobility management unit of a core network notifies a traffic offload network element of the bearer type of the bearer to determine whether to start the data offload. Through the present invention, the judgment operation of the core network is simplified. In addition, under the situation that the core network side determines whether to start local access function, the traffic offload network element also can correctly start an offload policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Na Zhou, Yuzhen Huo, Zalfeng Zong
  • Patent number: 9301229
    Abstract: A method and system for terminal switching in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A terminal accesses a packet data network through a packet data network gateway, when the terminal switches between gateways, the target gateway to which the terminal switches allocates a new Routing Identifier (RID) to the terminal, and stores a mapping relationship between the Access Identifier (AID) and the new RID of the terminal. The target gateway or the target mobility management entity (MME) of the terminal initiates a registration update request including the new RID of the terminal to the home Identity Location Register (ILR) of the terminal. After receiving the request, the home ILR of the terminal updates the stored AID-RID mapping information of the terminal according to the new RID of the terminal, and initiates a notification for updating the RID of the terminal to the opposite gateway and/or the opposite MME.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Qiang Wu, Tao Fu
  • Publication number: 20150280927
    Abstract: A method and system for routing forwarding are described. The method includes: a controller sends pre-generated routing flow tables to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) NodeB (eNB) and an Access Gateway (AGW) respectively; and the eNB and the AGW distribute data according to the received routing flow tables respectively. A controller for routing forwarding is described. According to the disclosure, the controller sends the routing flow tables to the eNB and the AGW, so that the extended OpenFlow protocol can be applied to an Evolved Packet System (EPS), network upgrading cost is lowered, network upgrading can be simplified, and a network upgrading period can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Shuang Liang, Yuzhen Huo, Jing Wang, Na Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150282017
    Abstract: A method for realizing mobility management of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network is described. A first control network element addresses a second control network element according to an identification or address information of the second control network element sent from a first Mobility Management Entity (MME), acquires an address of a Public Data Network (PDN) Gateway (PGW) and Tunnel Endpoint Identification (TEID) information of the PGW allocated by the second control network element, and sends to the second control network element an address of a first Serving Gateway (SGW) and TEID information of the first SGW allocated thereby; the first control network element sends to the first SGW flow table information including the address of the PGW and the TEID information of the PGW; and the second control network element sends to the PGW flow table information including the address of the first SGW and the TEID information of the first SGW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Na Zhou, Shuang Liang
  • Patent number: 8855045
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for controlling establishment of a local IP connection, and the method includes: when an access gateway determines that data or application of a terminal needs to be offloaded, informing the terminal that a local IP connection needs to be established via a mobility management entity and a radio side network element by a bearer modification, or informing a radio side network element or a local gateway of a routing policy via a mobility management entity. The present invention also discloses a system for controlling establishment of a local IP connection. The present invention enables the terminal to instantly acquire whether a local IP connection needs to be re-established, can realize dynamic adjustment of local IP data; meanwhile, the present invention can realize dynamic adjustment of local IP data and dynamic establishment of the local IP connection in the case of the local IP connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Jing Wang, Shuang Liang, Zaifeng Zong, Yingzhe Wu
  • Patent number: 8842636
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method and a device for managing Internet Protocol (IP) offload connection. The method comprises the steps of: determining that a target Mobility Management Entity (MME) supports IP offload or identifies information of two Serving Gateways (S-GWs); the target MME receiving IP offload connection information from an source MME; the target MME processing the IP offload connection according to the IP offload connection information, wherein the process comprises one of the following: establishing, updating and activating the IP offload connection. With the disclosure, the experience of the user is enhanced in the wireless communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Shuang Liang, Jing Wang, Zaifeng Zong, Yuzhen Huo
  • Patent number: 8811317
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for implementing local access, which includes: after user terminal initiates a local access and a mobile management unit determines that the local connection can be established for the user terminal, the mobile management unit acquires local access gateway information through a Domain Name System (DNS) server. The disclosure further discloses a system for implementing local access, correspondingly. By providing a specific implementation solution of inquiring the local access gateway, the disclosure ensures selection between the core network gateway and the local access gateway according to a respective scenario, thus properly and effectively implementing the local access function implemented by the user terminal through the local access gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Shuang Liang, Na Zhou, Yuzhen Huo, Jing Wang, Zaifeng Zong
  • Patent number: 8743752
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for status transition are provided in the disclosure, which enable a wireless side network element to judge that a service request message is a paging response message after receiving the service request message, transmit an initial user equipment message to a mobility management entity, and indicate that the service request message is valid in the initial user equipment message. The method and apparatus of the disclosure solve the problem that the mobility management entity is unable to make a correct judgment and corresponding logical processing, and improve processing efficiency of the mobile communication system effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Shuang Liang, Jing Wang, Yuzhen Huo, Zaifeng Zong
  • Patent number: 8730831
    Abstract: A routing strategy provision unit sends routing strategies of local IP access to radio side network elements; the radio side network elements receive the routing strategies of local IP access. The radio side network elements are able to acquire the routing strategies of local IP access at the network element level or the user level, so that the radio side network elements transmit data according to the routing strategies, and the radio side network elements can effectively offload the data with the acquired routing strategies. Besides, the routing strategies might be for users, that is, different routing strategies might be made for different users, thereby improving the user experience and promoting generalization and popularization of services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jing Wang, Yuzhen Huo, Na Zhou, Zaifeng Zong
  • Patent number: 8644799
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charging method, including: a mobility management network element obtaining charging policy information of a terminal from a user subscription data network element; an access network element obtaining the charging policy information of the terminal from the mobility management network element; and the access network element storing the charging policy information of the terminal, and charging for services of the terminal according to the charging policy information. Accordingly, the present invention also provides a charging system, an access network element and a mobility management network element. The technical scheme of the present invention can send the charging policy information to the radio side network element in the LIPA structure to realize the dynamic charging based on users of services; and it can cover the LTE network and the 3G network at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Tong Rui, Na Zhou, Zaifeng Zong
  • Publication number: 20130058312
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method, an apparatus and a system for processing local address in an offload connection. The method includes the following steps: a local gateway or a mobility management entity sends a local gateway identifier to a wireless side network element (S702); the wireless side network element obtains the local address of the local gateway by using the local gateway identifier (S704). The disclosure avoids potential safety hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE Plaza
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Zaifeng Zong, Shuang Liang, Jing Wang
  • Patent number: 8352760
    Abstract: A power supply circuit includes a power controller and a switch. The power controller is connected to a Southbridge chip of a motherboard. The Southbridge chip outputs status signals of the motherboard. The power controller provides a +5V_SYS voltage or a +5V_SB voltage to a universal serial bus (USB) connector according to the status signals. The switch is connected to the USB connector, a USB controller, and the Southbridge chip. The switch connects or disconnects from the USB connector and the USB controller according to the status signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Kun Lin, Na Zhou
  • Publication number: 20120320876
    Abstract: A method and system for terminal switching in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A terminal accesses a packet data network through a packet data network gateway, when the terminal switches between gateways, the target gateway to which the terminal switches allocates a new Routing Identifier (RID) to the terminal, and stores a mapping relationship between the Access Identifier (AID) and the new RID of the terminal. The target gateway or the target mobility management entity (MME) of the terminal initiates a registration update request including the new RID of the terminal to the home Identity Location Register (ILR) of the terminal. After receiving the request, the home ILR of the terminal updates the stored AID-RID mapping information of the terminal according to the new RID of the terminal, and initiates a notification for updating the RID of the terminal to the opposite gateway and/or the opposite MME.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Qiang Wu, Tao Fu
  • Publication number: 20120300638
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for controlling establishment of a local IP connection, and the method includes: when an access gateway determines that data or application of a terminal needs to be offloaded, informing the terminal that a local IP connection needs to be established via a mobility management entity and a radio side network element by a bearer modification, or informing a radio side network element or a local gateway of a routing policy via a mobility management entity. The present invention also discloses a system for controlling establishment of a local IP connection. The present invention enables the terminal to instantly acquire whether a local IP connection needs to be re-established, can realize dynamic adjustment of local IP data; meanwhile, the present invention can realize dynamic adjustment of local IP data and dynamic establishment of the local IP connection in the case of the local IP connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Jing Wang, Shuang Liang, Zaifeng Zong, Yingzhe Wu
  • Patent number: 8290265
    Abstract: A method for segmenting an object region of interest from an image includes detecting each corner in a captured image; acquiring edges of the object from the captured image based on the detected corners; clustering the detected corners based on corners on the acquired edges; and segmenting the image region in the captured image formed by the clustered corners as a region of interest that likely includes the object. With this method and apparatus for the method, an object region of interest may be segmented from an image without utilizing features such as an object shadow and edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Gao, Na Zhou, Wei Liu, Huai Yuan
  • Publication number: 20120218974
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method and a device for managing Internet Protocol (IP) offload connection. The method comprises the steps of: determining that a target Mobility Management Entity (MME) supports IP offload or identifies information of two Serving Gateways (S-GWs); the target MME receiving IP offload connection information from an source MME; the target MME processing the IP offload connection according to the IP offload connection information, wherein the process comprises one of the following: establishing, updating and activating the IP offload connection. With the disclosure, the experience of the user is enhanced in the wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Shuang Liang, Jing Wang, Zaifeng Zong, Yuzhen Huo
  • Publication number: 20120207104
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for implementing local access, which includes: after user terminal initiates a local access and a mobile management unit determines that the local connection can be established for the user terminal, the mobile management unit acquires local access gateway information through a Domain Name System (DNS) server. The disclosure further discloses a system for implementing local access, correspondingly. By providing a specific implementation solution of inquiring the local access gateway, the disclosure ensures selection between the core network gateway and the local access gateway according to a respective scenario, thus properly and effectively implementing the local access function implemented by the user terminal through the local access gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuang Liang, Na Zhou, Yuzhen Huo, Jing Wang, Zaifeng Zong
  • Publication number: 20120207137
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for managing local IP access connection, wherein the method comprises: determining whether a local IP access connection supports mobility; if yes, then processing the local IP access connection, wherein the processing includes at least one of the following: activate, establish and update. According to the present invention, the source/target mobility management entity or source/target RAN node determines whether a local IP access connection supports mobility according to a CSG identifier or local gateway information, which thus achieves the management operation on the local IP access connection, avoids the waste of system resources and the increasing of system burden and improves the processing efficiency of the mobile communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Na Zhou, Yuzhen Huo, Shuang Liang, Jing Wang