Patents by Inventor Zhinong Ying

Zhinong Ying 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: 11070332
    Abstract: A first terminal receives, on a radio link of a cellular network, at least one uplink pilot signal transmitted by at least one second terminal. The first terminal transmits, on the radio link and to an access node of the cellular network, an uplink report message indicative of at least one property of the received at least one uplink pilot signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Basuki Priyanto, Bo Larsson, Zhinong Ying, Erik Bengtsson
  • Patent number: 11070276
    Abstract: A first message is received, wherein the first message comprises information indicative of a spatial propagation characteristic of the first message. A beam configuration is determined based on the information. Then, a directed, beam-formed second message is transmitted using the beam configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bolin, Olof Zander, Basuki Priyanto, Erik Bengtsson, Zhinong Ying
  • Patent number: 11044720
    Abstract: A beam sweep configuration of at least one beam sweep is exchanged between nodes of a network. The beam sweep configuration may be indicative of a time-duplex configuration of a plurality of beams of the at least one beam sweep. A beam configuration may be determined based on a receive property of pilot signals transmitted and/or received in the beam sweep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Basuki Priyanto, Erik Bengtsson, Olof Zander, Thomas Bolin, Zhinong Ying, Bo Larsson
  • Publication number: 20210184371
    Abstract: An antenna array is disclosed. The antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements forming part of a transparent antenna layer, wherein the transparent antenna layer is made of an optically transparent conductive material, wherein the plurality of antenna elements comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element serially connected to the first antenna element via a transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Kun ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11039400
    Abstract: A method for performing wireless data communication is disclosed, which uses a first device and a second device, and which comprises the steps of a) transmitting an outgoing radar signal by the first device, b) determining, by the first device, a receive property of an incoming radar signal which is associated with the outgoing radar signal, and c) setting at least one parameter for performing the wireless data communication by the first device based on the receive property of the incoming radar signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bolin, Zhinong Ying, Erik Bengtsson
  • Patent number: 11005156
    Abstract: Antenna on protrusion of multi-layer ceramic-basedstructure An antenna device (100) includes a multi-layer ceramic-basedstructure (110) with a plurality of ceramic-basedlayers. Further, the antenna device (100) includes a protrusion (120) formed by at least one of the ceramic-basedlayers extending beyond at least one other of the ceramic-basedlayers at an edge of the multi-layer ceramic-basedstructure (110). Further, the antenna device (100) includes at least one antenna (140) formed by at least one conductive layer on the protrusion (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventor: Zhinong Ying
  • Publication number: 20210116557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio-based object detection method. According to the method, first location information relating to an object of interest (31) are determined with a first device (11) using radio waves. Based on the first location information, a second device (21) from a plurality of candidate devices (21 to 29) is selected. A request for determining second location information relating to the object of interest (31) is transmitted via a telecommunication network to the second device (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Rickard LJUNG, Erik BENGTSSON, Magnus PERSSON, Zhinong YING
  • Patent number: 10969481
    Abstract: A device (112, 130) is configured to communicate data (108) on a radio channel (101, 105, 106) employing first resource elements. The device (112, 130) is further configured to participate in a radar probing (109) employing second resource elements which are orthogonal to the first resource elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bolin, Zhinong Ying, Peter C. Karlsson, Erik Bengtsson
  • Patent number: 10951272
    Abstract: A method for beam sweeping in a wireless communication system is described. Beam sweeping includes performing a reduced beam sweep corresponding to a reduced set of beams that are a subset of a full set of beams available for transmitting and/or receiving from an antenna module, without sweeping beams that are not members of the reduced set of beams. The method includes selecting a beam out of the reduced set of beams for transmitting and/or receiving from the antenna module based on the reduced beam sweep without sweeping beams that are not members of the reduced set of beams. Related devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Olof Zander, Zhinong Ying, Thomas Bolin, Basuki Priyanto
  • Publication number: 20210013589
    Abstract: An antenna frame for a wireless communication device includes an end portion having a thickness that varies along the width of the end portion, with the goal of reducing the radar cross section of the end portion to improve end-fire transmission of vertically polarized antenna elements. Embodiments of an antenna frame may include an end portion with a plurality of notches in the top edge and/or the bottom edge. These notches may be at least partially filled with a dielectric material to improve end-fire transmission of horizontally polarized antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Kun ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200413378
    Abstract: A beam sweep configuration of at least one beam sweep is exchanged between nodes of a network. The beam sweep configuration may be indicative of a time-duplex configuration of a plurality of beams of the at least one beam sweep. A beam configuration may be determined based on a receive property of pilot signals transmitted and/or received in the beam sweep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Basuki PRIYANTO, Erik BENGTSSON, Olof ZANDER, Thomas BOLIN, Zhinong YING, Bo LARSSON
  • Patent number: 10879592
    Abstract: A multi-layer circuit structure (110) has multiple layers stacked along a vertical direction. Further, at least one cavity region (120) is formed at an edge of the multi-layer circuit structure (110). The at least one cavity region (120) is formed of multiple non-conductive vias from which a dielectric substrate material of the multi-layer circuit structure (120) is removed. Further, the device comprises at least one vertical antenna patch (130) arranged in the at least one cavity region (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Zhinong Ying, Kun Zhao
  • Patent number: 10880348
    Abstract: Method carried out in a radio terminal for playing streaming media, which terminal includes a modem for connecting to a radio network, and a data streaming client including a streaming data buffer for receiving streaming data from a streaming data server through the radio network, the method comprising transferring data buffer size information from the streaming client to the modem; signaling the network, by means of the modem, to indicate streaming service initiation and data buffer size; buffering media data of a streaming media file received through the network according to a buffer scheme adapted dependent on the data buffer size; playing streaming media generated from buffered media data; and signaling the network, by means of the modem, to indicate streaming service termination. A buffer filling signal may be received from the network, which includes a recommendation of a suitable instance for buffer filling, wherein the buffer scheme may be determined dependent on the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Peter C. Karlsson, Martin Danielsson, Erik Bengtsson, Zhinong Ying
  • Publication number: 20200403324
    Abstract: A SIW-antenna (10) is disclosed. The SIW-antenna comprises a SIW-structure (20) extending along a horizontal plane for guiding electromagnetic waves along a longitudinal direction from a first feed (26) to a radiation aperture (27), and a parallel plate resonator (30) arranged at the radiation aperture (27), the parallel plate resonator (30) comprising a first flat portion (31) extending in a first plane parallel with the horizontal plane and a second flat portion (32) extending in a second plane parallel with the horizontal plane, wherein the first and second planes are separate from each other. The first flat portion (31) comprises an additional antenna structure (33) being connected to a second feed (36). The second flat portion (32) comprises a plurality of flat tabs (34) extending in the longitudinal direction. The SIW-structure (20) is configured to radiate electromagnetic waves polarized in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Kun ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200333456
    Abstract: A device (112, 130) is configured to communicate data (108) on a radio channel (101, 105, 106) according to a radio access technology. The radio access technology comprises pilot signals and transmission blocks for the data (108). The device (112, 130) is further configured to participate in the radar probing (109) employing at least some of the pilot signals as radar probe pulses of the radar probing (109).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Thomas BOLIN, Peter C. KARLSSON, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Publication number: 20200328859
    Abstract: A first terminal receives, on a radio link of a cellular network, at least one uplink pilot signal transmitted by at least one second terminal The first terminal transmits, on the radio link and to an access node of the cellular network, an uplink report message indicative of at least one property of the received at least one uplink pilot signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Rickard LJUNG, Basuki PRIYANTO, Bo LARSSON, Zhinong YING, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Patent number: 10805920
    Abstract: Beam sweep configuration (4001, 4002) of at least one beam sweep (391-394) is exchanged between nodes (101, 102) of a network. The beam sweep configuration may be indicative of a time-duplex configuration of a plurality of beams of the at least one beam sweep (391-394).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Basuki Priyanto, Erik Bengtsson, Olof Zander, Thomas Bolin, Zhinong Ying, Bo Larsson
  • Publication number: 20200313300
    Abstract: C-fed antenna formed on multi-layer printed circuit board edge A patch antenna (120) comprises an antenna patch (121) and a feeding patch (125) configured for capacitive feeding of the antenna patch (121). The antenna patch (121) is formed of multiple conductive strips (122) extending in a horizontal direction along an edge of a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB). The multi-layer PCB has multiple layers stacked along a vertical direction. Each of the conductive strips (122) of the antenna patch (121) is arranged on a different layer of the multi-layer PCB. The conductive strips (122) are electrically connected to each other by conductive vias (123) extending between two or more of the conductive strips (122) of the antenna patch (121). The feeding patch (125) is formed of multiple conductive strips (126) extending in the horizontal direction. Each of the conductive strips (126) of the feeding patch (125) is arranged on a different layer of the multilayer PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Zhinong YING
  • Patent number: 10778391
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for operating a cellular multiple input and multiple output system comprising a first device (20) having at least two antenna arrays (22, 23) and second device having at least two antennas (32, 33). According to the method, a same uplink pilot signal is broadcasted from each antenna (32, 33) of the second device (30) and the same uplink pilot signal is received at each antenna array (22, 23) of the first device (20). At the first device (20), first device transmission parameters are determined for each antenna array (22, 23) depending on the received same uplink pilot signal. Downlink pilot signals are sent via antenna array (22, 23) using the determined first device transmission parameters and the downlink pilot signals are received at each antenna (32, 33) of the second device (30). This second device determines second device receiving parameters for each antenna (32, 33) depending on the received downlink pilot signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Zhinong Ying
  • Publication number: 20200287287
    Abstract: An antenna (100) comprises a cavity (120) formed by a conductive plate (121) in a first horizontal conductive layer (221) of a multi-layer circuit board and a vertical sidewall formed by conductive vias (222) extending from the conductive plate (121). Further, the antenna (100) comprises an antenna patch (130) arranged in the cavity. The antenna patch (130) is formed in a second conductive layer (223) of the multi-layer circuit board and is peripherally surrounded by the vertical sidewall of the cavity (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Kun ZHAO