Patents Examined by Helene E Tayong
  • Patent number: 11784684
    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.
    Inventors: Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak, Geonjung Ko, Woojin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11784687
    Abstract: In order to achieve both of reduction of peak power and reduction of a transmission rate, an apparatus includes a reception processing unit configured to receive transmission signals from a transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus performing precoding processing and clipping processing on the transmission signals and outputting a plurality of the transmission signals simultaneously in an identical frequency band; a signal separating unit configured to separate reception data sets from the transmission signals; and a transmission signal estimating unit configured to estimate a signal distortion component and a noise component due to the clipping processing and an interference component between the transmission signals, based on the reception data sets and gain information related to a channel for transmitting the transmission signals, and estimate transmission data sets by removing the signal distortion component, the noise component, and the interference component being estimated from the reception
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norifumi Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11770163
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may transmit a first request for the uplink (UL) communications with a network node to be switched from a first serving cell in a first frequency range and a second serving cell in a second frequency range to a serving cell over a single first frequency range based on switching from a static codebook based hybrid beamforming to at least one of an adaptive beam weight hybrid beamforming. The UE may further transmit a second request for the network node to measure an interference caused by the UL communications from the UE with the adaptive beam weight hybrid beamforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11757690
    Abstract: A transmitter includes: a frame generator configured to generate a frame including a frame starting symbol, at least one data symbol and a frame closing symbol; a pilot and reserved tone inserter configured to insert pilots and reserved tones in at least one of the frame starting symbol, the data symbol and the frame closing symbol such that positions of the reserved tones do not overlap positions of the pilots in the at least one of the frame starting symbol, the data symbol and the frame closing symbol; and a transmitter configured to transmit the frame in which the pilots and the reserved tones are inserted, wherein the reserved tones are not used to transmit data in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-ryul Yun, Young-ho Oh
  • Patent number: 11750432
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR) reduction in a MIMO OFDM transmitter system. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a transmitter system includes, for each carrier of two or more carriers, performing precoding of frequency-domain input signals for the carrier to provide frequency-domain precoded signals for the carrier, the frequency-domain input signals for the carrier being for a plurality of transmit layers for the carrier, respectively. The method further includes processing the two or more pluralities of frequency-domain precoded signals for the two or more carriers, respectively, in accordance with a multi-carrier processing scheme to provide a plurality of multi-carrier time-domain transmit signals for a plurality of antenna branches, respectively, of the MIMO OFDM transmitter system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Pierre-Andre Laporte, Mark Edward Rollins
  • Patent number: 11742910
    Abstract: A multi-user uplink and downlink beam alignment method for asymmetric millimeter wave large-scale MIMO includes constructing an all-digital multi-directional beam for multiple-direction probing; performing multiple rounds of downlink beam training from the base station to the UE; controlling the UE to perform a beam decision according to the receiving signals, and determining a target downlink sending-receiving beam pair; performing data processing on the receiving signals to generate training data for predicting an uplink sending narrow beam, and performing training on a preset neural network; performing online real-time signal detection based on the trained network parameters and the receiving signals to predict a target uplink sending narrow beam; and controlling the UE to feedback an index of a target downlink sending narrow beam to the base station, and widening the target downlink sending narrow beam into a target uplink receiving beam according to the feedback index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongcheng Liu, Min Li, Minjian Zhao, Liyan Li, Jiayu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11728841
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for providing regulatory information by a first device in an ultra-wide band (UWB) system is provided. The method includes indicating availability of the regulatory information to a second device; and providing the regulatory information to the second device based on the availability of the regulatory information, wherein the regulatory information includes at least one of a confidence level indicating a source of the regulatory information, a country code, a time stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aniruddh Rao Kabbinale, Ankur Bansal, Karthik Srinivasa Gopalan
  • Patent number: 11716125
    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: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak, Geonjung Ko, Woojin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11716126
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method includes receiving a transmission parameter of a second wireless network, scanning, based on the transmission parameter, for transmission activity of the second wireless network using a set of beams generated in accordance with a beamforming codebook, and opportunistically communicating with a second wireless device of the first wireless network using the beamforming codebook based on the scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Marco Papaleo, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 11705952
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may measure, using one or more receive beams, a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted on a transmit beam of the CSI-RS according to a beam management configuration for periodic CSI-RSs, where the UE performs measurements according to a static beam sweeping schedule or a dynamic beam sweeping schedule associated with the transmit beam of the CSI-RS based at least in part on the beam management configuration. In some aspects, the UE may transmit a measurement report indicating one or more measurements of the CSI-RS based at least in part on measuring the CSI-RS. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jun Zhu, Ruhua He, Yong Li, Raghu Narayan Challa
  • Patent number: 11705988
    Abstract: A receiver may include a first filter configured to generate a first estimation of a symbol of a received signal and a second filter configured to generate a second estimation of the symbol of the received signal. The receiver may also include a decoder configured to decode the symbol using one of the first estimation and the second estimation and a decision circuit configured to select one of the first estimation and the second estimation to provide to the decoder for decoding of the symbol based on a comparison of the first estimation to an estimation threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventor: YouZhe Fan
  • Patent number: 11689262
    Abstract: An operating method of a communication device for providing a beamformed transmission signal to a plurality of terminals may include determining a target transmission vector based on an area restriction condition for each of the plurality of terminals, generating a beam selection matrix for selecting some of a plurality of antennas based on the target transmission vector and a beam selection condition, generating a precoding matrix based on the target transmission vector and the beam selection matrix, and generating a transmission signal based on the beam selection matrix and the precoding matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongin Choi, Yangsoo Kwon, Joonsung Kim, Jinwoo Oh, Mingoo Kim, Inhyoung Kim, Youngseok Jung, Jinwon Choi
  • Patent number: 11689258
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may associate a first and second port with a set of antenna elements based on a first and second linear precoding vector. The base station may generate coefficients indicating a first combination and a second combination of a first data set for a first user equipment (UE) and a second data set for a second UE. The base station may apply the first and second linear precoding vectors to the first and second combinations, respectively, transmit a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and a second DMRS using a first comb corresponding to the first and second ports, and transmit at least a third DMRS indicating the coefficients using a second comb. The UEs may extract data from the precoded combinations by applying the coefficients and estimating channels associated with the first and second DMRS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: June Namgoong, Hyojin Lee, Taesang Yoo, Naga Bhushan, Tingfang Ji, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli
  • Patent number: 11677449
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer program products, and devices provide for computing an eigensystem from a first data set; computing updated eigenvalues that approximate an eigensystem of at least a second data set based on the eigensystem of the first data set; and evaluating a plurality of features in each of the first and at least second data sets using a cost function. The cost function uses fewer than the total number of eigenvalues and can include a condition number. The cost function can perform a coarse approximation of the eigenvalues to de-select at least one of the data sets. This can be useful for learning and/or online processing in an artificial neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Tybalt, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Shattil
  • Patent number: 11665561
    Abstract: A method and a test device for testing the CSI Type 2 channel estimation capability of a DUT are provided. The method includes: a) stimulating certain variance of PMI feedback values from the DUT, especially those belonging to the finer grained Type 2 CSI, b) a statistical collection of one or more PMI reports received through CSI reporting from the DUT during the test execution, c) an identification of Type 1/Type 2 PMI feedback type based on the CSI reports received from the DUT, and d) applying a pass criterion: a minimum threshold of Type 2 specific feedback reports must have been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Ohlendorf, Niels Petrovic
  • Patent number: 11664950
    Abstract: Provided in the implementations of the present disclosure are a wireless communication method and communication device. The method includes: determining a second time unit according to a time domain position of at least one first time unit in a plurality of first time units used for transmitting data; and transmitting feedback information by using the second time unit, wherein the feedback information is feedback information aiming at the data transmitted on the plurality of first time units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanan Lin
  • Patent number: 11652518
    Abstract: This application discloses a channel estimation method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies, to help reduce indication overheads. The method may include: generating and sending indication information. The indication information is used to indicate K N-dimensional spatial-domain component vectors, L M-dimensional frequency-domain component vectors, and a weight matrix, to indicate to construct an M×N-dimensional spatial-frequency matrix, or an M×N or N×M spatial-frequency matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohan Wang, Huangping Jin, Xiaoyan Bi
  • Patent number: 11647563
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with a fifth generation Evolved Node-B (gNB) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to determine a first parameter set and a second parameter set for establishing Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) resources. The second circuitry may be operable to process a first part of a PDSCH transmission from a first set of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layers corresponding with a first Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) configuration based on the first parameter set. The second circuitry may also be operable to process a second part of the PDSCH transmission from a second set of MIMO layers corresponding with a second MBSFN configuration based on the second parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexei Davydov, Gregory V. Morozov, Victor Sergeev, Ajit Nimbalker, Grigory Ermolaev, Dmitry Dikarev
  • Patent number: 11646788
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described, including a movable relay location variance report. The movable relay location variance report may enable more robust and accurate communications between a control node (e.g., a user equipment (UE) and a base station) and a movable relay (e.g., a drone) equipped with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). In some aspects, the location variance report may characterize the variance of the drone's location and transmit the information to the UE, the base station, or both. The location variance report may influence the control node beam width, the drone location, and an angle at which the drone may position a RIS. The control node may indicate an adjusted set of parameters to the drone based on receiving the location variance report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Idan Michael Horn, Shay Landis, Amit Bar-Or Tillinger, Yehonatan Dallal
  • Patent number: 11637598
    Abstract: The present invention provides a MIMO transmission method for discrete modulated signals. The method is mainly characterized in maximizing the mutual information of symbol vectors of a transmitter and a receiver by joint optimization of a source distribution and a precoding matrix. When the current precoding matrix G is determined, the distribution of source multi-dimensional vectors x is maximized by a Lagrange multiplier method to maximize a source entropy; and when the distribution of the current source multi-dimensional vectors x is determined, the precoding matrix G is optimized by a gradient descent method to maximize the mutual information of the transmitted and received vectors. The transmission rate approximates the Shannon limit under a MIMO scenario by joint optimization of the source distribution and the precoding matrix. After the transmitter determines a marginal distribution of symbols of each channel, a non-uniform modulation is performed by using a probabilistic amplitude shaping technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yongpeng Wu, Jie Feng, Feng Shu