Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for efficiently scheduling simultaneous uplink transmissions of a plurality of terminals. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal, the terminal including: a transceiver; and a processor, wherein the processor receives, through the transceiver, a trigger frame transmitted by a base wireless communication terminal, and performs a multi-user uplink transmission based on the received trigger frame, wherein the trigger frame includes a predetermined field indicating whether an additional trigger frame is present or not, and a wireless communication method using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 25, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Woojin Ahn, Yongho Kim, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son
Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method and a device for switching media service channels, which minimize the time required to detect the first I frame for a switch channel by utilizing a caching server when switching channels in an IP-based media service, such as IPTV, and at the same time, minimize the time required for synchronization by changing time information in caching information transmitted from the caching server, such that channel switching between media service channels can be performed more quickly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignees:
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SK Broadband Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Dai Boong Lee, Youn Kwon Kim, Sang Ho Bae, Gun Woo Kim, Jeong Mee Moon
Abstract: Disclosed herein is video encoding or decoding for efficiently encoding video. The techniques of the present disclosure are related to various split shapes of a block, syntaxes representing various split types of blocks, and syntax elements represented at a high level therefor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 14, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Sun-young Lee, Hyeong-duck Kim, Hyo Song Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee
Abstract: A wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method for clear channel assessment, and more particularly, to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for performing an efficient clear channel assessment for spatial reuse of a communication system are provided. The wireless communication terminal comprises: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal; and a processor configured to control an operation of the terminal. The processor is configured to: perform a backoff procedure of a channel for data transmission, suspend the backoff procedure when a wireless signal having a signal strength higher than a predetermined first clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold is received through the channel, identify whether the received wireless signal is a wireless signal of the same basic service set (BSS) as the terminal, and determine whether to resume the backoff procedure based on a CCA threshold determined according to the identification result.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 21, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for decoding a video including determining a coding unit to be decoded by block partitioning, decoding prediction syntaxes for the coding unit, the prediction syntaxes including a skip flag indicating whether the coding unit is encoded in a skip mode, after the decoding of the prediction syntaxes, decoding transform syntaxes including a transformation/quantization skip flag and a coding unit cbf, wherein the transformation/quantization skip flag indicates whether inverse transformation, inverse quantization, and at least part of in-loop filterings are skipped, and the coding unit cbf indicates whether all coefficients in a luma block and two chroma blocks constituting the coding unit are zero, and reconstructing the coding unit based on the prediction syntaxes and the transform syntaxes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 2, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Sun Young Lee, Jeong-yeon Lim, Tae Young Na, Gyeong-taek Lee, Jae-seob Shin, Se Hoon Son, Hyo Song Kim
Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor receiving trigger information from a base wireless communication terminal using the transceiver, and transmits an Aggregate-MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) to the base wireless communication terminal based on the trigger information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 31, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication method for simultaneous data transmission and a wireless communication terminal using the same, and more particularly, a wireless communication method in which a plurality of terminals simultaneously transmit data for improving a data throughput in a high density environment, and a wireless communication terminal using the same. To this end, the present invention provides a wireless communication method for a terminal including transmitting a trigger frame indicating simultaneous uplink data transmission of multi-users, receiving uplink data transmitted by a plurality of terminals in response to the trigger frame, and transmitting a block acknowledgement for the plurality of terminals having transmitted the uplink data, and a wireless communication terminal using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Woojin Ahn, Yongho Kim, Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter-screen prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Hyo Song Kim, Hyeong-duck Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee, Sun-young Lee
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter-screen prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Hyo Song Kim, Hyeong-duck Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee, Sun-young Lee
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter-screen prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Hyo Song Kim, Hyeong-duck Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee, Sun-young Lee
Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver configured for transmitting/receiving a wireless signal; and a processor configured for controlling an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a first frame indicating that there is data to be transmitted from a base wireless communication terminal to a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the wireless communication terminal and receives data based on the first frame. The base wireless communication terminal is any one wireless communication terminal different from the plurality of wireless communication terminals.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Woojin Ahn, Yongho Kim, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter-screen prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Hyo Song Kim, Hyeong-duck Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee, Sun-young Lee
Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor obtains a backoff counter for an OFDMA-based random access of the terminal, wherein the backoff counter is obtained within a range of a contention window for the uplink OFDMA-based random access, receives a trigger frame indicating an uplink multi-user transmission, when one or more resource unit(s) in which random access can be performed is indicated by the trigger frame, decrements the backoff counter based on a number of resource units(s) in which random access can be performed, and when the backoff counter is 0 or decremented to 0, performs an uplink multi-user transmission through a selected resource unit among the resource units(s) and a wireless communication method using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Woojin Ahn, Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak, Geonjung Ko
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for selecting a core network in a mobile communication system are disclosed. According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a method and apparatus are provided for selecting a core network which is appropriate to the type of user's subscribed service in a mobile communication system, without the need for re-routing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 26, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Sangsoo Jeong, Jonghan Park, Yong-seok Choi
Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video. According to an embodiment, provided is a method of setting a level for each of one or more regions, including decoding a definition syntax element related to level definition and a designation syntax element related to target designation from a bitstream; defining one or more levels based on the definition syntax element; and setting a target level designated by the designation syntax element among the defined levels for a target region designated by the designation syntax element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Jae Seob Shin, Sun Young Lee, Se Hoon Son, Tae Young Na, Jae Il Kim
Abstract: Disclosed herein is video encoding or decoding for efficiently encoding video. The techniques of the present disclosure are related to various split shapes of a block, syntaxes representing various split types of blocks, and syntax elements represented at a high level therefor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 14, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2023
Assignee:
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Jeong-yeon Lim, Sun-young Lee, Hyeong-duck Kim, Hyo Song Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for signaling a multi-user packet. More specifically, provided are a wireless communication terminal including a communication unit; and a processor configured to process signals transmitted and received through the communication unit, wherein the processor receives, through the communication unit, a high efficiency multi-user PHY protocol data unit (HE MU PPDU), wherein a preamble of the HE MU PPDU includes high efficiency signal A field (HE-SIG-A) and high efficiency signal B field (HE-SIG-B), and decodes the received HE MU PPDU based on information obtained from the HE-SIG-A, wherein a configuration of the HE-SIG-B is identified based on information obtained from at least one subfield of the HE-SIG-A and a wireless communication method using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set, and more particularly, to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for supporting a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set to efficiently use a wireless resource. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor receives a trigger frame indicating an uplink multi-user transmission, and transmits a trigger-based PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) in response to the received trigger frame, wherein the trigger-based PPDU comprises a spatial reuse parameter for spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) terminal and a wireless communication method using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a Downlink Multi-User (DL MU) PPDU including information for an Uplink Multi-User (UL MU) transmission from a base wireless communication terminal by using the transceiver, and transmit the UL MU PPDU to the base wireless communication terminal based on the information for UL MU transmission.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 31, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for efficiently scheduling multi-user uplink transmission. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal, including: a transceiver; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, by the transceiver, a trigger frame that triggers a multi-user uplink transmission, perform a multi-user uplink transmission in response to the received trigger frame, and receive, by the transceiver, an ACK for the multi-user uplink transmission, wherein when the multi-user uplink transmission is performed on a resource unit in which a temporary association identifier (AID) is assigned by the received trigger frame, the processor obtains ACK information for the terminal from the ACK for the multi-user uplink transmission based on the temporary AID and a wireless communication method using the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2023
Assignees:
WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Woojin Ahn, Yongho Kim, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son