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: 10721730
    Abstract: A cellular network allocates resources to a device for transmission of a signal for finding at least one RFID tag. The device uses the resources allocated by the cellular network to transmit a signal to the at least one RFID tag in a frequency band licensed to the cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Bolin, Erik Bengtsson, Peter Karlsson, Zhinong Ying, Linh Trang
  • Publication number: 20200212574
    Abstract: An antenna (100) comprises a waveguide (120) formed by a first horizontal conductive layer (121) of a multi-layer circuit board (110), a second horizontal conductive layer (122) of the multi-layer circuit board, and vertical sidewalls formed by conductive vias (123, 124) extending between the first conductive layer (121) and the second conductive layer (122). Further, the antenna (100) of comprises a parallel plate resonator (150) at one end of the waveguide (120). The parallel plate resonator (150) is formed in the multilayer circuit board (110), by a first horizontal conductive plate (151) adjacent to the first conductive layer (121) and a second horizontal conductive plate (152) adjacent to the second conductive layer (122). Further, the antenna (100) comprises at least one conductive via (155) extending from one of the first conductive plate (151) and the second conductive plate (152) towards the other of the first conductive plate (151) and the second conductive plate (151).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kun ZHAO, Zhinong YING
  • Publication number: 20200205012
    Abstract: Adaptive selection of antenna configurations by wireless nodes that comprise a plurality of antenna elements adapted for a plurality of different antenna configurations. The selection of the antenna configuration is made based on the quality of signal(s) received by the wireless node. The wireless nodes are operable for communication in the mm-wave frequency band and, in specific embodiments, the different antenna configurations include two or more of a wide-coverage area antenna configuration, a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) configuration and a Beamforming (BF) configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Erik BENGTSSON, Thomas BOLIN, Olof ZANDER, Zhinong YING, Peter C. KARLSSON
  • Publication number: 20200187126
    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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas BOLIN, Zhinong YING, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Patent number: 10651557
    Abstract: An antenna comprises an antenna patch (121) and an extension patch (125). The extension patch (125) is conductively coupled to the antenna patch (121) and is arranged in plane offset from the antenna patch (121). The antenna patch (121) is formed of multiple conductive strips (122A, 122B) extending in a horizontal direction along an edge of a multi-layer circuit board having multiple layers stacked along a vertical direction. Each of the conductive strips (122A, 122B) of the antenna patch (121) is arranged on a different layer of the multi-layer circuit board. The conductive strips (122A, 122B) of the antenna patch (121) are electrically connected to each other by conductive vias (123) extending between two or more of the conductive strips (122A. 122B) of the antenna patch (121), which are arranged on different layers of the multi-layer circuit board. Similarly, the extension patch (125) is formed of multiple conductive strips extending in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Zhinong Ying, Kun Zhao
  • Patent number: 10573970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna arrangement on a circuit board (10) extending along a length direction, L, and a width direction, W, the width direction being orthogonal to the length direction. The antenna arrangement comprising: a cell-band antenna (20); a ground plane (30) associated with the cell-band antenna; and a slit antenna (40) arranged in a slit antenna portion (32) of the ground plane, the slit antenna comprising a slit (42) in the ground plane, the slit having in the width direction a slit extension extending from an in the length direction extending edge (34) of the ground plane, the slit extension being 50-95% of an in the width direction extending total width of the slit antenna portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Zhinong Ying, Thomas Bolin
  • Patent number: 10542514
    Abstract: A mobile communication network comprises a first cell (200) and a second cell (210, 220, 230, 240) arranged in a coverage area of the first cell (200). A node (100) of the mobile communication network obtains positioning data of a UE (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). The node (100) correlates the positioning data to a coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240). Depending on the correlation of the positioning data and the coverage area of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240), the node (100) selects between an active state and an inactive state of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240). In accordance with the selected state, the node controls a base station of the second cell (210, 220, 230, 240).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhinong Ying, Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson, Erik Bengtsson, Rickard Ljung
  • Publication number: 20190379439
    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: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas BOLIN, Olof ZANDER, Basuki PRIYANTO, Erik BENGTSSON, Zhinong YING
  • Publication number: 20190379441
    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: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Basuki PRIYANTO, Erik BENGTSSON, Olof ZANDER, Thomas BOLIN, Zhinong YING, Bo LARSSON
  • Publication number: 20190305429
    Abstract: An antenna comprises an antenna patch (121) and an extension patch (125). The extension patch (125) is conductively coupled to the antenna patch (121) and is arranged in plane offset from the antenna patch (121). The antenna patch (121) is formed of multiple conductive strips (122A, 122B) extending in a horizontal direction along an edge of a multi-layer circuit board having multiple layers stacked along a vertical direction. Each of the conductive strips (122 A, 122B) of the antenna patch (121) is arranged on a different layer of the multi-layer circuit board. The conductive strips (122A, 122B) of the antenna patch (121) are electrically connected to each other by conductive vias (123) extending between two or more of the conductive strips (122A. 122B) of the antenna patch (121), which are arranged on different layers of the multi-layer circuit board. Similarly, the extension patch (125) is formed of multiple conductive strips extending in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Kun ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190293781
    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: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas BOLIN, Zhinong YING, Peter C. KARLSSON, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Publication number: 20190288377
    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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Kun ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20190265348
    Abstract: Pulse signal transmission, such as radar pulses or the like are used in a high frequency mobile communication network as a means for determining or assisting in determining the likely presence of User Equipment (UE) and/or tracking UE in a predetermined area. As a result of determining the likely presence of UE and/or tracking UE, such information may be used to expedite either a handover or establish re-connection within the communication network. In this regard, more targeted beam sweeps or more frequent sweeps can be made in the direction where the UE has been determined to likely be present in order to hasten the establishment of the communication link between the targeted transmission point, such as a Base Station (BS) or the like, or reconnection to the existing transmission point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Zhinong Ying
  • Patent number: 10390243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method (300) for operating a user equipment (106) in a wireless radio network (100). The wireless radio network (100) comprises a base station (101) and at least one node (105) configured to relay communication data between the user equipment (106) and the base station (101). According to the method, a relayed communication state is determined (301) and a measurement of characteristics of further direct radio transmission links between the user equipment (106) and the wireless radio network (100) is initiated (302) depending on the relayed communication state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Bo Larsson, Zhinong Ying, Rickard Ljung, Peter Karlsson, Erik Bengtsson, Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson
  • Patent number: 10382117
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first communication device having an antenna arrangement configured to adjust the polarization of a radio frequency signal to be transmitted via the antenna arrangement, and a second communication device. A first downlink pilot signal having a first polarization and a second downlink pilot signal having a second polarization are sent via the antenna arrangement of the first communication device. The downlink pilot signals are orthogonal to each other and the polarizations are different. The downlink pilot signals are received at an antenna arrangement of the second communication device. A combined power of the received downlink pilot signals is optimized by varying a combining information. The combined power is a function of the received downlink pilot signals and the combining information. The antenna arrangement of the first communication device is adjusted based on the combining information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Zhinong Ying
  • Publication number: 20190198974
    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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Zhinong YING
  • Patent number: 10285121
    Abstract: A user equipment (2, 4, 6) receives mobility information representing a time-dependent location change of a mobile cell (11, 21) of a cellular communication network. A cell of a plurality of cells (11, 21, 31) of cellular communication network is selected for the user equipment (2, 4, 6) to camp on. Selecting the cell comprises processing the mobility information to determine whether the user equipment (2, 4, 6) is to camp on the mobile cell (11, 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter Karlsson, Zhinong Ying, Erik Bengtsson, Rickard Ljung
  • Publication number: 20190103909
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for operating a wireless communication system (10). The communication system (10) comprises a first communication device (20) having an antenna arrangement (22) configured to adjust the polarisation of a radio frequency signal to be transmitted via the antenna arrangement (22), and a second communication device (30). According to the method, a first downlink pilot signal (301) having a first polarisation is sent via the antenna arrangement (22) of the first communication device (20). A second downlink pilot signal (302) having a second polarisation is sent via the antenna arrangement (22). The first and second downlink pilot signals are orthogonal to each other and the first and second polarisations are different. The first and second downlink pilot signals are received at an antenna arrangement (32, 33) of the second communication device (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Erik BENGTSSON, Zhinong YING
  • Patent number: 10236959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting data between a user equipment (15) and a base station (11) in a wireless radio network (10). The user equipment (15) comprises at least a first antenna (16) and a second antenna (17). The base station (11) comprises a plurality of antennas (12) for transmitting radio frequency signals between the base station (11) and the user equipment (15). According to the method, a first training signal is transmitted from the user equipment (15) to the base station (11) via the first antenna (16) at a first time period. Furthermore, a second training signal is transmitted from the user equipment (15) to the base station (11) via the second antenna (17) at a second time period different to the first time period. For each antenna (12) of the base station (11) a corresponding first configuration parameter is determined based on the first training signal and a corresponding second configuration parameter is determined based on the second training signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Zhinong Ying
  • Patent number: 10224622
    Abstract: A wireless electronic device includes first and second conductive layers arranged in a face-to-face relationship. The first and second conductive layers are separated from one another by a first dielectric layer. The wireless electronic device includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element. The first conductive layer includes a slot. The second conductive layer includes a stripline. The second radiating element at least partially overlaps the slot. The wireless electronic device is configured to resonate at a resonant frequency corresponding to the first radiating element and/or the second radiating element when excited by a signal transmitted and/or received though the stripline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Zhinong Ying, Kun Zhao