Patents by Inventor Xiangpeng Jing

Xiangpeng Jing 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).

  • Patent number: 8904177
    Abstract: A method for a multi-tier wireless home mesh network may include authentication of a node within a wireless home networking environment after discovering a wireless home mesh network. The authentication comprises (1) transmitting a first message, the first message including (i) an encrypted pass-phrase being a pass-phrase encrypted with a public key of the node of the wireless home mesh network, (ii) a checksum of the encrypted pass-phrase, (iii) a public key of the wireless node, and (iv) a checksum of the public key of the wireless node, and (2) receiving a second message, the second message including a code to indicate whether the wireless node has been successfully authenticated along with the challenge text verification process to ensure the message was not tampered or sent by another node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140321325
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a wireless home mesh network with a network topology visualizer is described. In one embodiment, the method may include collecting node topology information by a node of a wireless home mesh network, where the node topology information includes a list of neighbor nodes for the node. Thereafter, a communication socket is opened, and a node topology packet, including a lust of neighbor nodes, is transmitted in order to produce a global network topology map. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Anuj Bhatnagar, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8861445
    Abstract: An embodiment is a technique to use a single radio for multi-channel wireless communication. A local device having a local channel table operates on a common channel in a multi-channel wireless network having a plurality of network devices to perform management, control, and discovery functions using a single radio. A data session channel is negotiated with a remote device having a remote channel table upon an initiation of a communication session using the local and remote channel tables on the common channel. Data packets are exchanged with the remote device using the data session channel in a data transmission mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Cororation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8863173
    Abstract: A peer-to-peer (P2P) application which can be applied to TVs. The P2P application promotes a social networking aspect by allowing devices connecting to either the home mesh network and/or Internet to share contents and create common-interest channels. The P2P application does not require support from network infrastructure (e.g., no central servers), and consequently is extremely cost-effective and easy to deploy. The distributed nature of this system allows users to join or leave the network at will. It takes advantage of the local home mesh network connectivity, or existing Internet connections. A participant that tunes into a broadcast on an Internet channel is not only downloading a video stream, but also uploading it to other participants watching the program. Data mining systems capture user preferences and create personalized Internet channels on the TV using the P2P network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Aixin Liu, Dj Nguyen, Abhishek Patil
  • Publication number: 20140298373
    Abstract: A peer-to-peer (P2P) application which can be applied to TVs. The P2P application promotes a social networking aspect by allowing devices connecting to either the home mesh network and/or Internet to share contents and create common-interest channels. The P2P application does not require support from network infrastructure (e.g., no central servers), and consequently is extremely cost-effective and easy to deploy. The distributed nature of this system allows users to join or leave the network at will. It takes advantage of the local home mesh network connectivity, or existing Internet connections. A participant that tunes into a broadcast on an Internet channel is not only downloading a video stream, but also uploading it to other participants watching the program. Data mining systems capture user preferences and create personalized Internet channels on the TV using the P2P network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen, Abhishek Patil
  • Publication number: 20140247752
    Abstract: An embodiment is a technique to collect network and device information. A request for local information is responded to. The request is sent by a remote node in an ad hoc home mesh network. A first node listed in a local route table is queried for node information of the first node. Querying is expanded to a second node in the ad hoc home mesh network using the node information. The second node is a neighbor of the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Abhishek P. Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8824336
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a wireless home mesh network with a network topology visualizer is described. In one embodiment, the method may include collecting node topology information by a node of a wireless home mesh network, where the node topology information includes a list of neighbor nodes for the node. Thereafter, a communication socket is opened, and a node topology packet, including a lust of neighbor nodes, is transmitted in order to produce a global network topology map. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Anuj Bhatnagar, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140211718
    Abstract: An embodiment is a technique to perform network-based traffic recognition and packet classification. A port identifier in a transport layer header of a packet having a packet type associated with a priority level is extracted. The packet is transmitted from or to an application according to a network protocol in a multi-hop mesh network having a local node and a remote node. The port identifier includes a port number. The packet is classified into the packet type using the port identifier and one of a pre-defined port list, a dynamic port table, and an application header of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Anuj Bhatnagar, Aixin Liu, Abhishek Patil, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8780762
    Abstract: An embodiment is a technique to collect network and device information. A request for local information is responded to. The request is sent by a remote node in an ad hoc home mesh network. A first node listed in a local route table is queried for node information of the first node. Querying is expanded to a second node in the ad hoc home mesh network using the node information. The second node is a neighbor of the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8761174
    Abstract: An embodiment is a technique to perform network-based traffic recognition and packet classification. A port identifier in a transport layer header of a packet having a packet type associated with a priority level is extracted. The packet is transmitted from or to an application according to a network protocol in a multi-hop mesh network having a local node and a remote node. The packet is classified into the packet type using one of a pre-defined port list, a dynamic port table, and an application header of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Anuj Bhatnagar, Aixin Liu, Abhishek Patil, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140169355
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a multi-tier wireless home mesh network is described. The method may include formation of an infrastructure-less wireless home mesh networking environment comprising a collection of nodes that operate as a decentralized, ad hoc wireless network with multiple sub-networks or tiers that are responsible for different functions within the network. Each node of the multi-tier network is configured to forward data to other nodes and is assigned to a particular tier based on the node's performance capabilities. A further embodiment includes identification of a wireless home mesh network. Once identified, one or more proprietary messages may be exchanged in a secure manner to establish connections with a home electronics device as either a mobile node or a stationary node of the home network. A home electronics device may wirelessly communicate to route data within one or more nodes of the wireless home mesh network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140122893
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for a multi-tier wireless home mesh network is described. The method may include formation of an infrastructure-less wireless home mesh networking environment comprising a collection of nodes that operate as a decentralized, ad hoc wireless network with multiple sub-networks or tiers that are responsible for different functions within the network. Each node of the multi-tier network is configured to forward data to other nodes and is assigned to a particular tier based on the node's performance capabilities. A further embodiment includes identification of a wireless home mesh network. Once identified, one or more proprietary messages may be exchanged in a secure manner to establish connections with a home electronics device as either a mobile node or a stationary node of the home network. A home electronics device may wirelessly communicate to route data within one or more nodes of the wireless home mesh network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8687553
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a multi-tier wireless home mesh network is described. The method may include formation of an infrastructure-less wireless home mesh networking environment comprising a collection of nodes that operate as a decentralized, ad hoc wireless network with multiple sub-networks or tiers that are responsible for different functions within the network. Each node of the multi-tier network is configured to forward data to other nodes and is assigned to a particular tier based on the node's performance capabilities. A further embodiment includes identification of a wireless home mesh network. Once identified, one or more proprietary messages may be exchanged in a secure manner to establish connections with a home electronics device as either a mobile node or a stationary node of the home network. A home electronics device may wirelessly communicate to route data within one or more nodes of the wireless home mesh network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8644220
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for a multi-tier wireless home mesh network is described. The method may include formation of an infrastructure-less wireless home mesh networking environment comprising a collection of nodes that operate as a decentralized, ad hoc wireless network with multiple sub-networks or tiers that are responsible for different functions within the network. Each node of the multi-tier network is configured to forward data to other nodes and is assigned to a particular tier based on the node's performance capabilities. A further embodiment includes identification of a wireless home mesh network. Once identified, one or more proprietary messages may be exchanged in a secure manner to establish connections with a home electronics device as either a mobile node or a stationary node of the home network. A home electronics device may wirelessly communicate to route data within one or more nodes of the wireless home mesh network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140007167
    Abstract: Aggregated service and feature sharing is provided in a home network, in which users can freely enjoy not only the shared content, but also the unique features provided by each device anywhere in the network. The service sharing feature allows one device to control and use shared hardware or software functionalities provided by other devices in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek P. Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8606896
    Abstract: Aggregated service and feature sharing is provided in a home network, in which users can freely enjoy not only the shared content, but also the unique features provided by each device anywhere in the network. The service sharing feature allows one device to control and use shared hardware or software functionalities provided by other devices in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek P. Patil, Aixin Liu, Djung Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20130322294
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a wireless home mesh network with a network topology visualizer is described. In one embodiment, the method may include collecting node topology information by a node of a wireless home mesh network, where the node topology information includes a list of neighbor nodes for the node. Thereafter, a communication socket is opened, and a node topology packet, including a lust of neighbor nodes, is transmitted in order to produce a global network topology map. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: Sony Electronics, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Abhishek Patil, Anuj Bhatnagar, Aixin Liu, Djung N. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8572238
    Abstract: Content selected by a user of a web access television (TV) device is monitored via a profile controller associated with the web access TV device. Social network aspects of a web access TV user profile are automatically configured based upon the monitored content selected by the user. Social networking opportunities for the user are managed via the web access TV user profile. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Patil, Xiangpeng Jing, Dipendu Saha, Nobukazu Sugivama, Ling Jun Wong, Djung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8570358
    Abstract: Automated wireless three-dimensional (3D) video conferencing is provided using a tunerless television device. A 3D video conference is automatically established with a wireless device capable of 3D video conferencing using a wireless communication interface of the tunerless television device. A first and a second two-dimensional (2D) video stream are received, using a camera interface module, from a first and a second video camera associated with the tunerless television device. A merged 3D video stream is created from the first 2D video stream and the second 2D video stream using a 3D video offload processing module operatively coupled to the camera interface module. The merged 3D video stream is sent to the wireless device using the wireless communication interface. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Aravind Asam, Dipendu Saha, Seungwook Hong, Aixin Liu, Yang Yu, Andy Nguyen, Abhishek Patil, Diung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8547482
    Abstract: An embodiment may include a method or system for capturing still images from a video stream. The embodiment may operate in a playback mode and a capture mode. Operating in playback mode may include decoding and playing the input video stream at a first resolution. Operating in capture mode may include showing a still video frame from the input video stream while decoding and playing the input video stream at a second resolution. The embodiment may include a display, a control device, a video decoder, and a signal receiver. The embodiment may also include a buffer for storing decoded images for capture and display during video playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangpeng Jing, Seungwook Hong, Aixin Liu, Djung Nguyen