Patents by Inventor Zhu Ji

Zhu Ji 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: 20220368403
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for a UE to request a beam quality measurement procedure. A user equipment device may be configured to perform a method including performing transmitting a request to perform a beam quality measurement procedure for downlink receptions (e.g., a P3 procedure) to a base station/network entity, receiving instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure from the base station, and transmitting results of the beam quality measurement procedure to the base station. In some embodiments, transmission of the request may be response to at least one trigger condition and/or detection of a condition at the UE. The request may include an indication of a preferred timing offset. The instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure may include a schedule for the beam quality measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jia Tang, Beibei Wang, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Johnson O. Sebeni, Pengkai Zhao, Ping Wang, Wei Zeng, Yang Li, Zhu Ji
  • Publication number: 20220330286
    Abstract: A user equipment device may determine whether to power down one or more components based at least on a scheduling parameter that includes an indication of cross-slot scheduling. The device may power down the one or more components prior to decoding control information during a slot for which the scheduling parameter indicates that cross-slot scheduling is in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jia Tang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Yuchul Kim, Ping Wang, Sreevalsan Vallath, Zhu Ji, Dawei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220318211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for database management coordinators operated by a source server and a target server, respectively. The database management coordinator can be in a state selected from an initial state, a ready state, a transmission state, or a pause state. The database management coordinator operated by the source server can extract data in a first format stored in a first storage device and convert the data in the first format into a second format to be transmitted to the target serer. The database management coordinator operated by the target server can convert the data in the second format into a third format to be stored in a third storage device associated with the target server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hong-zhu Ji, Tianlun Chen, Ying Li, Ning Li, Hu Yin, Zhan-feng Ma, Jian-ping Hui
  • Patent number: 11457458
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to dynamically adapt its bandwidth use using network scheduling information in a cellular communication system. A radio resource control connection between a cellular base station and a wireless device may be established. The wireless device may receive network scheduling information from the cellular base station. The wireless device may dynamically select a receive bandwidth for receiving transmissions from the cellular base station based at least in part on the network scheduling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuchul Kim, Jia Tang, Yang Li, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Yu Zhang, Zhu Ji, Dawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11457508
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting message mapping via time and/or frequency indexing. For example, these techniques may be applied to device-to-device wireless communication. For example, device to device discovery may use message mapping via frequency indexing. A portion of the payload of a message, such as a discovery message, may be offloaded to a frequency and/or time index. A receiving device may determine the offloaded portion of the payload based on the frequency and/or time (e.g., subcarrier and/or slot) used to transmit the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Li Su, Zhu Ji, Tianyan Pu
  • Patent number: 11438959
    Abstract: A device and method for power optimization for a user equipment (UE) without neighbor cell measurement configuration. The UE may be configured with Connected Discontinuous Reception (C-DRX) functionality including a cycle with an onDuration. The UE may be configured with carrier aggregation (CA) in the unlicensed spectrum including a reference signal (DRS) monitoring timing configuration (DMTC) occasion that occurs outside of the onDuration. The UE determines at least one subframe of the onDuration for the UE to utilize an active mode of processing related to performing measurements corresponding to a cell utilizing the unlicensed spectrum. The UE determines to utilize a sleep mode of processing related to performing the measurements during the DMTC occasion based on detecting a first downlink signal transmitted by the cell during the at least one subframe of the onDuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Beibei Wang, Johnson O. Sebeni, Zhu Ji, Jia Tang, Yang Li, Tianyan Pu
  • Publication number: 20220264569
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to dynamically indicate preference for self-contained slots and slot duration by a user equipment device (UE) in communication with a base station (e.g., a gNB) using a 5G NR radio access technology. A UE may determine to send an indication to a gNB indicating a preference for self-contained slots and slot duration for downlink and/or uplink communications utilizing one or more of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and/or acknowledgement messaging (ACK/NACK) for downlink communications, and utilizing one or more of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the PDCCH, and/or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for uplink communications. The configuration of self-contained slots and slot duration for uplink and/or downlink may be based on one or more of average packet size, average packet rate, traffic type and UE processing capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Zhu Ji, Yang Li, Yuchul Kim, Johnson O. Sebeni, Sami M. Almalfouh, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220255613
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform beam management procedures with a base station. A wireless device in communication with a 5G base station may perform measurements and determine constraints relevant to beam selection. The device may select a recommended beam based on the measurements and constraint(s) and indicate the recommended beam to the base station. A recommended uplink beam may not correspond to a recommended downlink beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Jia Tang, Sami M. Almalfouh, Haitong Sun, Zhu Ji, Wei Zeng, Johnson O. Sebeni, Wei Zhang, Beibei Wang, Dawei Zhang, Pengkai Zhao
  • Patent number: 11405095
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for a UE to request a beam quality measurement procedure. A user equipment device may be configured to perform a method including performing transmitting a request to perform a beam quality measurement procedure for downlink receptions (e.g., a P3 procedure) to a base station/network entity, receiving instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure from the base station, and transmitting results of the beam quality measurement procedure to the base station. In some embodiments, transmission of the request may be response to at least one trigger condition and/or detection of a condition at the UE. The request may include an indication of a preferred timing offset. The instructions to perform the beam quality measurement procedure may include a schedule for the beam quality measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Tang, Beibei Wang, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Johnson O. Sebeni, Pengkai Zhao, Ping Wang, Wei Zeng, Yang Li, Zhu Ji
  • Patent number: 11405943
    Abstract: A user equipment device may determine whether to power down one or more components based at least on a scheduling parameter that includes an indication of cross-slot scheduling. The device may power down the one or more components prior to decoding control information during a slot for which the scheduling parameter indicates that cross-slot scheduling is in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Tang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Yuchul Kim, Ping Wang, Sreevalsan Vallath, Zhu Ji, Dawei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220191972
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing cellular communication using a control information monitoring framework. A wireless device may monitor a control channel for control information according to a first periodic pattern. According to the first periodic pattern, the wireless device may monitor the control channel in a specified slot during each period of the first periodic pattern. Each period of the first periodic pattern may include multiple slots. The wireless device may receive control information during a first slot. The first slot may be a specified slot according to the first periodic pattern. The control information received during the first slot may schedule a data communication. The wireless device may monitor the control channel for control information in at least one slot that is not specified according to the first periodic pattern based at least in part on receiving control information during a specified slot according to the first periodic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yuchul Kim, Junsung Lim, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Wei Zhang, Galib A. Mohiuddin, Sami M. Almalfouh, Yang Li, Zhu Ji, Tianyan Pu, Dawei Zhang, Johnson O. Sebeni
  • Patent number: 11357003
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to dynamically indicate preference for self-contained slots and slot duration by a user equipment device (UE) in communication with a base station (e.g., a gNB) using a 5G NR radio access technology. A UE may determine to send an indication to a gNB indicating a preference for self-contained slots and slot duration for downlink and/or uplink communications utilizing one or more of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and/or acknowledgement messaging (ACK/NACK) for downlink communications, and utilizing one or more of the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the PDCCH, and/or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for uplink communications. The configuration of self-contained slots and slot duration for uplink and/or downlink may be based on one or more of average packet size, average packet rate, traffic type and UE processing capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhu Ji, Yang Li, Yuchul Kim, Johnson O. Sebeni, Sami M. Almalfouh, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11350265
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing presence discovery in a wireless communication. A wireless device may monitor a wireless medium for discovery signals. A candidate discovery signal may be detected. A frequency offset estimation consistency check may be performed on the candidate discovery signal. A peak to sidelobe ratio check may be performed on the candidate discovery signal. The wireless device may determine whether the candidate discovery signal is a false positive based at least in part on the frequency offset estimation consistency check and the peak to sidelobe ratio check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tianyan Pu, Li Su, Zhu Ji, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 11349545
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform beam management procedures with a base station. A wireless device in communication with a 5G base station may perform measurements and determine constraints relevant to beam selection. The device may select a recommended beam based on the measurements and constraint(s) and indicate the recommended beam to the base station. A recommended uplink beam may not correspond to a recommended downlink beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jia Tang, Sami M. Almalfouh, Haitong Sun, Zhu Ji, Wei Zeng, Johnson O. Sebeni, Wei Zhang, Beibei Wang, Dawei Zhang, Pengkai Zhao
  • Publication number: 20220140985
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform a method using a status change of a timer associated with a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) communication session with a base station to trigger a switch from using a first bandwidth part (BWP) to a second BWP as the active BWP for the CDRX communication session. The timer may be an on-duration timer, an inactivity timer, or a retransmission timer. The UE may also alter a monitoring schedule of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in response to detecting the status change of the timer. The second BWP may have a wider or narrower bandwidth than the first BWP, depending on the type of timer and the type of status change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yang Li, Yuchul Kim, Zhu Ji, Beibei Wang, Jia Tang, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Johnson O. Sebeni
  • Patent number: 11304261
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing cellular communication using a control information monitoring framework. A wireless device may monitor a control channel for control information according to a first periodic pattern. According to the first periodic pattern, the wireless device may monitor the control channel in a specified slot during each period of the first periodic pattern. Each period of the first periodic pattern may include multiple slots. The wireless device may receive control information during a first slot. The first slot may be a specified slot according to the first periodic pattern. The control information received during the first slot may schedule a data communication. The wireless device may monitor the control channel for control information in at least one slot that is not specified according to the first periodic pattern based at least in part on receiving control information during a specified slot according to the first periodic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuchul Kim, Junsung Lim, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Wei Zhang, Galib A. Mohiuddin, Sami M. Almalfouh, Yang Li, Zhu Ji, Tianyan Pu, Dawei Zhang, Johnson O. Sebeni
  • Publication number: 20220086814
    Abstract: A downlink control information (DCI), such as a blanking DCI (bDCI) message may be transmitted by a base station (e.g., eNB) and received by a mobile device (e.g., UE). The bDCI may indicate that the eNB will not transmit a subsequent DCI to the UE for a duration of time. The UE may be in continuous reception mode or connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode. The UE may therefore determine to enter a sleep state or take other action. The bDCI may specify an explicit blanking duration, or an index indicating a blanking duration from a lookup table, and/or the blanking duration (and/or a blanking duration offset value) may be determined in advance, e.g., semi-statically. When the UE is in C-DRX mode, the UE may be configured such that either the sleep/wake period of the C-DRX mode or the blanking period of the bDCI may take precedence over the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Johnson O. Sebeni, Yang Li, Zhu Ji, Yuchul Kim, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Xiangying Yang, Li Su
  • Patent number: 11258570
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform a method using a status change of a timer associated with a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) communication session with a base station to trigger a switch from using a first bandwidth part (BWP) to a second BWP as the active BWP for the CDRX communication session. The timer may be an on-duration timer, an inactivity timer, or a retransmission timer. The UE may also alter a monitoring schedule of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in response to detecting the status change of the timer. The second BWP may have a wider or narrower bandwidth than the first BWP, depending on the type of timer and the type of status change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Yuchul Kim, Zhu Ji, Beibei Wang, Jia Tang, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Johnson O. Sebeni
  • Patent number: 11259313
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform simultaneous uplink activity for multiple RATs in the same carrier using frequency division multiplexing. The wireless device may establish a first wireless link with a first base station according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second wireless link with a second base station according to a second RAT. The first base station may provide a first cell operating in a first system bandwidth and the second base station may provide a second cell operating in a second system bandwidth. The wireless device may determine whether the wireless device has uplink activity scheduled according to both the first RAT and the second RAT. If so, the wireless device may perform uplink activity for both the first RAT and the second RAT in the first system bandwidth using frequency division multiplexing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Wei Zeng, Zhu Ji, Beibei Wang, Jia Tang, Yuchul Kim, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Xiangying Yang, Sami M. Almalfouh, Johnson O. Sebeni, Wei Zhang, Tianyan Pu
  • Patent number: 11212790
    Abstract: A downlink control information (DCI), such as a blanking DCI (bDCI) message may be transmitted by a base station (e.g., eNB) and received by a mobile device (e.g., UE). The bDCI may indicate that the eNB will not transmit a subsequent DCI to the UE for a duration of time. The UE may be in continuous reception mode or connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode. The UE may therefore determine to enter a sleep state or take other action. The bDCI may specify an explicit blanking duration, or an index indicating a blanking duration from a lookup table, and/or the blanking duration (and/or a blanking duration offset value) may be determined in advance, e.g., semi-statically. When the UE is in C-DRX mode, the UE may be configured such that either the sleep/wake period of the C-DRX mode or the blanking period of the bDCI may take precedence over the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Johnson O. Sebeni, Yang Li, Zhu Ji, Yuchul Kim, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Xiangying Yang, Li Su