Patents by Inventor Zhouyue Pi

Zhouyue Pi 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: 10659131
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for feeding back channel quality indication in a communication system. First, a first channel quality indication index is determined in dependence upon a channel quality estimation of a first transmission channel, and a second channel quality indication index is determined in dependence upon a channel quality estimation of a second transmission channel. A differential channel quality indication index of the second channel quality indication index is determined with reference to the first channel quality indication index in dependence upon a differential compression scheme. Then, the first channel quality indication index and the differential channel quality indication index are reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zhouyue Pi, Jianzhong Zhang, Farooq Khan, Jiannan Tsai
  • Publication number: 20200085232
    Abstract: A beverage brewing machine comprising: i) a receptacle configured to receive a pod, the pod containing an ingredient to be brewed; ii) a grinding apparatus configured to grind large pieces of the ingredient into grounds suitable for brewing, the grinding apparatus having an intake and an exit; iii) a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the large pieces of the ingredient from the pod to the grinding apparatus intake and further configured to transfer the grounds from the grinding apparatus exit back to the pod; and iv) a water pump configured to inject water into the pod to thereby brew the grounds and produce a brewed beverage. The pod for brewing a beverage comprises: i) an outer shell configured to form an enclosure; ii) a filter that lines the interior of the outer shell; iii) large pieces of ingredients within the enclosure, the large pieces of ingredients to be ground or blended before brewing; and iv) a pod cover that covers the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Zhouyue PI
  • Patent number: 10559874
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a body which is made of a conductive material and has both ends curvedly extending to be adjacent to each other so as to have a loop shape; a communication module arranged on the body; a feeding line which extends from the communication module and is arranged to cross a gap between both ends of the body; and at least one connection terminal for connecting the feeding line to the body, wherein the body can receive a feeding signal from the communication module through the feeding line, and transmit/receive a wireless signal. The above-mentioned electronic device can be implemented variously according to embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ioannis Tzanidis, James Vandenheuvel, Mitchell Johnson, Zhouyue Pi
  • Patent number: 10505598
    Abstract: A consumer premise equipment (CPE) which may comprise a processor, a storage medium, and an antenna, wherein the processor may be operatively coupled to the storage medium and the antenna to receive, from multiple antennas of a hub station, a first beam training announcement signal that may inform the CPE to be ready to receive a beam training packet using one or more beams, wherein the beam training packet may include a plurality of symbols that are each beamformed using a different beamformer or precoder; and send, to the hub station, a beamforming feedback report based on measurements taken by the CPE, possibly as a result of the CPE receiving the first beam training announcement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhouyue Pi
  • Publication number: 20190207658
    Abstract: A consumer premise equipment (CPE) which may comprise a processor, a storage medium, and an antenna, wherein the processor may be operatively coupled to the storage medium and the antenna to receive, from multiple antennas of a hub station, a first beam training announcement signal that may inform the CPE to be ready to receive a beam training packet using one or more beams, wherein the beam training packet may include a plurality of symbols that are each beamformed using a different beamformer or precoder; and send, to the hub station, a beamforming feedback report based on measurements taken by the CPE, possibly as a result of the CPE receiving the first beam training announcement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Straight Path Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Zhouyue PI
  • Patent number: 10298298
    Abstract: A consumer premise equipment (CPE) which may comprise a processor, a storage medium, and an antenna, wherein the processor may be operatively coupled to the storage medium and the antenna to receive, from multiple antennas of a hub station, a first beam training announcement signal that may inform the CPE to be ready to receive a beam training packet using one or more beams, wherein the beam training packet may include a plurality of symbols that are each beamformed using a different beamformer or precoder; and send, to the hub station, a beamforming feedback report based on measurements taken by the CPE, possibly as a result of the CPE receiving the first beam training announcement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Zhouyue Pi
  • Patent number: 10264478
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless network performs a method for enhancing reliability in wireless communication. The method includes determining, at a first network node, that a current link with a second network node is broken. The method also includes attempting, at the first network node, to recover the current link. The method further includes, upon a determination that the current link is not recoverable, establishing, at the first network node, a new link with the second network node according to one of a plurality of switching rules, the switching rules ordered according to a priority among the switching rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying Li, Zhouyue Pi, Farooq Khan
  • Patent number: 10244579
    Abstract: A Base Station (BS), a Mobile Station (MS), and a millimeter Wave (mmWave) Access Point (mmAP), for use in a mobile communication system that includes a plurality of Base Stations BSs capable of communicating with a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs), are provided. The BS includes a cellular band transceiver for communicating in a cellular band, an mmWave band transceiver for communicating in the mmWave band, and a controller for controlling both the cellular band transceiver and the mmWave band transceiver for communication with an MS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhouyue Pi, Farooq Khan, Jianzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10225060
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for allocating code resources to ACK/NACK channel indexes, when UEs need ACK/NACK transmission in a wireless communication system in which a predetermined number of orthogonal cover Walsh codes is selected from among available orthogonal cover Walsh codes, at least one subset is formed, having the selected orthogonal cover Walsh codes arranged in an ascending order of cross interference, subsets are selected for use in first and second slots of a subframe, and the orthogonal cover Walsh codes of the subset selected for each slot and ZC sequence cyclic shift values are allocated to the ACK/NACK channel indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aris Papasakellariou, Joon-Young Cho, Jianzhong Zhang, Zhouyue Pi, Ju-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10148394
    Abstract: A transmission resource in a time domain subframe is divided into a plurality of equal duration resource elements in a time and frequency domain, the plurality of resource elements are segregated into a plurality of resource regions, information to be transmitted is modulated to generate a sequence of modulation symbols at a transmitter, the sequence of modulation symbols is mapped into the plurality of resource elements in the plurality of resource regions, and the modulation symbols are transmitted via a plurality of antennas using the respective corresponding resource elements to a receiver. The mapping of the modulation symbols in at least one resource region is independent of a certain control channel information that is carried in the time domain subframe, and the mapping of the modulation symbols in at least another resource region is dependent upon that certain control channel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhouyue Pi, Farooq Khan
  • Publication number: 20180191408
    Abstract: A consumer premise equipment (CPE) which may comprise a processor, a storage medium, and an antenna, wherein the processor may be operatively coupled to the storage medium and the antenna to receive, from multiple antennas of a hub station, a first beam training announcement signal that may inform the CPE to be ready to receive a beam training packet using one or more beams, wherein the beam training packet may include a plurality of symbols that are each beamformed using a different beamformer or precoder; and send, to the hub station, a beamforming feedback report based on measurements taken by the CPE, possibly as a result of the CPE receiving the first beam training announcement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Straight Path Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Zhouyue PI
  • Patent number: 9906330
    Abstract: Asynchronous Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) process identities are transmitted in a wireless communication system. A linking scheme is established between at least two sets of process identities of two respective corresponding codewords. When a first process identity is selected from among a first set of process identities of a first codeword, a second process identity may be derived in dependence upon the first process identity and the established linking scheme. Finally, a first packet from the first codeword is transmitted using a first transmission channel indicated by the first process identity, and a second packet is transmitted from the second codeword using a second transmission channel indicated by the second process identity. In addition, a control message including only the first process identity is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Farooq Khan, Zhouyue Pi
  • Publication number: 20180054241
    Abstract: A consumer premise equipment (CPE) which may comprise a processor, a storage medium, and an antenna, wherein the processor may be operatively coupled to the storage medium and the antenna to receive, from multiple antennas of a hub station, a first beam training announcement signal that may inform the CPE to be ready to receive a beam training packet using one or more beams, wherein the beam training packet may include a plurality of symbols that are each beamformed using a different beamformer or precoder; and send, to the hub station, a beamforming feedback report based on measurements taken by the CPE, possibly as a result of the CPE receiving the first beam training announcement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Straight Path Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Zhouyue Pi
  • Patent number: 9897677
    Abstract: A method and apparatus correcting errors associated with timing offsets in radiofrequency coils. The method and apparatus include a memory element and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a set of instructions to receive data of a plurality of signals, the plurality of signals comprising at least one projection echo. The controller is also configured to identify a plurality of offsets of the plurality of signals based on the at least one projection echo. The controller is also configured to apply the plurality of offsets to a k-space of the plurality of signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuf A. Bhagat, Sean Lai, Insoo Kim, Ying Dong, Zhouyue Pi, Xu Zhu
  • Patent number: 9866263
    Abstract: A wireless apparatus comprising: i) an intermediate frequency (IF) unit configured to transmit and to receive IF signals; and ii) a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and to receive RF signals via an antenna and to receive IF signals from the IF unit and to transmit IF signals to the IF unit. The RF unit comprises: iii) a first sensor coupled to a first port of the RF unit, wherein the first sensor is configured to determine whether an incoming IF signal transmitted by the IF unit is present on the first port; and iv) a first transceiver configured to be controlled by the first sensor. The first transceiver is switched to transmit mode in response to the first sensor determining that an incoming IF signal is present on the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Straight Path Ventures, LLC
    Inventor: Zhouyue Pi
  • Patent number: 9806789
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for full-duplex millimeter wave mobile wireless communication are provided. The apparatus includes a Spatial Division Duple (SDD) mobile communication system using millimeter waves, the SDD mobile communication system including a first wireless terminal having a first transmit antenna array having a plurality of first transmit antennas for transmitting a spatially beamformed first transmit beam, and a first receive antenna array having a plurality of first receive antennas for forming a spatially beamformed first receive beam and a second wireless terminal including a second transmit antenna array having a plurality of second transmit antennas for transmitting a spatially beamformed second transmit beam directed towards a receive beam of the first wireless terminal, and a second receive antenna array having a plurality of second receive antennas for forming a spatially beamformed second receive beam directed toward the transmit beam of the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Farooq Khan, Zhouyue Pi
  • Patent number: 9749935
    Abstract: A mobile station is configured to scan cells in a wireless network. The mobile station includes at least one antenna configured to transmit and receive wireless signals. The mobile station also includes a processor coupled to the at least one antenna, the processor configured to scan for one or more neighboring base station cells in a same frequency band as a serving base station cell using one or more receive beams. The one or more receive beams used for scanning are different than receive beams used for data communication with the serving base station cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Li, Zhouyue Pi, Sridhar Rajagopal, Pavan Nuggehalli, Shadi Abu-Surra, Sudhir Ramakrishna
  • Publication number: 20170207519
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a body which is made of a conductive material and has both ends curvedly extending to be adjacent to each other so as to have a loop shape; a communication module arranged on the body; a feeding line which extends from the communication module and is arranged to cross a gap between both ends of the body; and at least one connection terminal for connecting the feeding line to the body, wherein the body can receive a feeding signal from the communication module through the feeding line, and transmit/receive a wireless signal. The above-mentioned electronic device can be implemented variously according to embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ioannis TZANIDIS, James VANDENHEUVEL, Mitchell JOHNSON, Zhouyue PI
  • Patent number: RE47374
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for remapping and regrouping transmission resources in a wireless communication system. First, a set of new permutation algorithms based on Galois field operation is proposed. Then the proposed algorithms and the known Pruned Bit Reversal Ordering (PBRO) algorithm are applied to several of various resource mapping schemes, including slot or symbol level Orthogonal Cover (OC)/Cyclic Shift (CS) mapping, cell-specific slot-level and symbol-level CS hopping patterns, and subframe and slot level base sequence hopping patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianzhong Zhang, Joonyoung Cho, Zhouyue Pi, Juho Lee, Aris Papasakellariou, Farooq Khan
  • Patent number: RE47486
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for remapping and regrouping transmission resources in a wireless communication system. First, a set of new permutation algorithms based on Galois field operation is proposed. Then the proposed algorithms and the known Pruned Bit Reversal Ordering (PBRO) algorithm are applied to several of various resource mapping schemes, including slot or symbol level Orthogonal Cover (OC)/Cyclic Shift (CS) mapping, cell-specific slot-level and symbol-level CS hopping patterns, and subframe and slot level base sequence hopping patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianzhong Zhang, Joonyoung Cho, Zhouyue Pi, Juho Lee, Aris Papasakellariou, Farooq Khan