Patents by Inventor Ben Liang

Ben Liang 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: 20250034611
    Abstract: The present application provides improved methods and compositions for in vitro transcription of mRNA that has reduced levels of dsRNA contaminant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuhua Sun, Minghwa Ben Liang, Huan Dong, Qiang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250039061
    Abstract: A method (700) for distributed machine learning, ML, using a set of N CDs. The method includes obtaining first topology information, wherein, for each CD included in the set of N CDs, the first topology information identifies other CDs included in the set of N CDs to which the CD is connected, thereby identifying a set of CD pairs. The method also includes obtaining first network state information, wherein, for each CD included in the set of N CDs, the first network state information comprises a network state vector for the CD, wherein the network state vector for the CD comprises, for each other CD to which the CD is indicated as being connected by the first topology information, a determined network state value. The method further includes determining a consensus weight matrix (W) using the obtained first network state information and the first topology information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Hardik DALAL, Emmanuel Thepie Fapi, Zhongwen Zhu, Ben Liang, Jingrong Wang
  • Publication number: 20240346327
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. An edge node configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless devices (WDs) is described. The edge node includes a communication interface configured to receive a plurality of signal vectors from the plurality of WDs, where the plurality of signal vectors is based on a plurality of updated local models associated with the plurality of WDs. The edge node also includes processing circuitry in communication with the communication interface, where the processing circuitry is configured to update a global model based at least on the plurality of signal vectors; and cause at least one transmission of the updated global model to the plurality of WDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Juncheng WANG, Ben LIANG, Min DONG, Gary BOUDREAU, Hatem ABOU-ZEID
  • Publication number: 20240243784
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more Examples, an infrastructure network node (16) for providing a virtual multiple-input multiple-output. MIMO, cellular network supporting a plurality of network nodes (16) associated with a plurality of service providers. SPs is provided. The infrastructure network node (16) is configured to determine a downlink coordinated precoder for online multi-cell MIMO wireless network virtualization. WNV, where the downlink coordinated precoder is based at least on imperfect channel state information. CSI, and to optionally indicate the downlink coordinated precoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Gary BOUDREAU, Juncheng WANG, Ben LIANG, Min DONG, Hatem ABOU-ZEID
  • Patent number: 12004069
    Abstract: A method, network node and processor for processing uplink signals transmitted from a wireless device (WD) to provide a combination of quantize-forwarding and decode-forwarding relayed signals in massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) heterogeneous networks (HetNets). According to one aspect, whether quantize-forwarding or decode-forwarding is used depends on a ratio of a quality of a WD signal received at a Small Cell Base Station (SCBS) to a quality of the WD signal received at a Macro Cell Base Station (MCBS). When the ratio is less than a first threshold, signals received at the SCBS may be quantize-forwarded to the MCBS and when the ratio exceeds a second threshold larger than the first threshold, signals received at the SCBS may be decode-forwarded to the MCBS. When the ratio lies between the first and second threshold, signals received at the SCBS may be quantize-forwarded to the MCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Gary Boudreau, Ahmad Abu Al Haija, Min Dong, Ben Liang
  • Patent number: 12003286
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD), includes processing circuitry configured to perform downlink wireless network virtualization by minimizing an expected deviation of received signals at WDs subject to network node power constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Juncheng Wang, Ben Liang, Min Dong, Gary Boudreau
  • Patent number: 11979206
    Abstract: A method and network node for online coordinated multi-cell precoding are provided. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving from each of the plurality of service providers a virtual precoder matrix determined by the corresponding service provider. The method also includes determining a precoder matrix by minimizing a precoding deviation from a virtualization demand of the network subject to at least one power constraint, the virtualization demand being based at least in part on a product of a channel state matrix and a virtual precoder matrix. The method further includes applying the determined precoder matrix to signals applied to a plurality of antennas to achieve a sum of throughputs for the plurality of service providers that is greater than a sum of throughputs for the plurality of service providers achievable when the virtual precoder matrices are applied to the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Gary Boudreau, Ben Liang, Juncheng Wang, Min Dong
  • Publication number: 20240119355
    Abstract: A method for performing online convex optimization is provided. The method includes receiving, from two or more worker nodes, a local decision vector and local data corresponding to each of the two or more worker nodes. The method includes performing a multi-step gradient descent based on the local decision vector and the local data received from the two or more worker nodes. Performing the multi-step gradient descent includes determining a global decision vector and corresponding global information. The method includes sending, to each of the two or more worker nodes, the global decision vector and corresponding global information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gary Boudreau, Hatem Abou-zeid, Juncheng Wang, Ben Liang, Min Dong
  • Publication number: 20230284154
    Abstract: A method and network node configured to perform wireless network virtualization to allocate resources of an infrastructure provider (InP) among a plurality of service providers (SPs) are provided. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes, in each of a plurality of successive time slots in a time interval, T: receiving precoding feedback information from each SP, allocating a virtual transmit power to each cell served by an SP based at least in part on the received precoding feedback information and determining a precoding matrix for each SP. The method also includes minimizing a loss function based at least in part on the received precoding feedback information received in multiple previous time slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Juncheng WANG, Ben LIANG, Min DONG, Gary BOUDREAU, Hatem ABOU-ZEID
  • Publication number: 20230223992
    Abstract: A method and network node for distributed coordinated downlink precoding for multi-cell multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless network virtualization are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node is configured to, in each of a plurality of successive transmission time periods: transmit to each of a plurality of SPs a corresponding set of channel information; receive from each of the plurality of SPs a service demand and a normalized precoding matrix, the normalized precoding matrix being determined by the corresponding SP based on the corresponding set of channel information; allocate a virtual transmit power to each of the plurality of SPs based at least in part on the received service demands and normalized precoding matrices; and determine a downlink precoding matrix to transmit messages to WDs, the downlink precoder matrix being based at least in part on the received service demands and normalized precoding matrices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Gary BOUDREAU, Juncheng WANG, Ben LIANG, Min DONG, Hatem ABOU-ZEID
  • Publication number: 20230058926
    Abstract: A method and network node for online coordinated multi-cell precoding are provided. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving from each of the plurality of service providers a virtual precoder matrix determined by the corresponding service provider. The method also includes determining a precoder matrix by minimizing a precoding deviation from a virtualization demand of the network subject to at least one power constraint, the virtualization demand being based at least in part on a product of a channel state matrix and a virtual precoder matrix. The method further includes applying the determined precoder matrix to signals applied to a plurality of antennas to achieve a sum of throughputs for the plurality of service providers that is greater than a sum of throughputs for the plurality of service providers achievable when the virtual precoder matrices are applied to the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Gary BOUDREAU, Ben LIANG, Juncheng WANG, Min DONG
  • Patent number: 11570598
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device, WD, where the network node configured to, and/or comprising a radio interface and/or comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive an indication whether the WD is to cache at least one file based on spatial statistics of a cache-enabled device-to-device, D2D, network collected by the WD, and perform spectrum allocation based on the received indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gary Boudreau, Yujie Xu, Ben Liang
  • Patent number: 11553439
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method of operation of a power control coordinator to control transmission power of a plurality of Device-to-Device (D2D) pairs that co-exist with a Cellular User Equipment (CUE) that communicates with a base station of a cellular communications network comprises obtaining, for a particular time slot, delayed Network State Information (NSI) feedback from at least some of the plurality of D2D pairs. The method further comprises computing transmission powers for the D2D pairs, respectively, for the particular time slot using On-Line Convex Optimization (OCO) to solve an optimization problem that maximizes a weighted sum data rate of D2D pairs with a constraint of maximum expected interference to the base station. The method further comprises providing, to each D2D pair, an indication of the computed transmission power for the D2D pair for the particular time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gary David Boudreau, Ben Liang, Yujie Xu
  • Publication number: 20220248300
    Abstract: A method, network node and processor for processing uplink signals transmitted from a wireless device (WD) to provide a combination of quantize-forwarding and decode-forwarding relayed signals in massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) heterogeneous networks (HetNets). According to one aspect, whether quantize-forwarding or decode-forwarding is used depends on a ratio of a quality of a WD signal received at a Small Cell Base Station (SCBS) to a quality of the WD signal received at a Macro Cell Base Station (MCBS). When the ratio is less than a first threshold, signals received at the SCBS may be quantize-forwarded to the MCBS and when the ratio exceeds a second threshold larger than the first threshold, signals received at the SCBS may be decode-forwarded to the MCBS. When the ratio lies between the first and second threshold, signals received at the SCBS may be quantize-forwarded to the MCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Gary BOUDREAU, Ahmad ABU AL HAIJA, Min DONG, Ben LIANG
  • Publication number: 20220103210
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD), includes processing circuitry configured to perform downlink wireless network virtualization by minimizing an expected deviation of received signals at WDs subject to network node power constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Juncheng WANG, Ben LIANG, Min DONG, Gary BOUDREAU
  • Publication number: 20220053431
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method of operation of a power control coordinator to control transmission power of a plurality of Device-to-Device (D2D) pairs that co-exist with a Cellular User Equipment (CUE) that communicates with a base station of a cellular communications network comprises obtaining, for a particular time slot, delayed Network State Information (NSI) feedback from at least some of the plurality of D2D pairs. The method further comprises computing transmission powers for the D2D pairs, respectively, for the particular time slot using On-Line Convex Optimization (OCO) to solve an optimization problem that maximizes a weighted sum data rate of D2D pairs with a constraint of maximum expected interference to the base station. The method further comprises providing, to each D2D pair, an indication of the computed transmission power for the D2D pair for the particular time slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Gary David Boudreau, Ben Liang, Yujie Xu
  • Publication number: 20210274330
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device, WD, where the network node configured to, and/or comprising a radio interface and/or comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive an indication whether the WD is to cache at least one file based on spatial statistics of a cache-enabled device-to-device, D2D, network collected by the WD, and perform spectrum allocation based on the received indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Gary BOUDREAU, Yujie XU, Ben LIANG
  • Publication number: 20210194600
    Abstract: A molecular communication system in body (MoCoBo) and a molecular signaling method (MoSiMe) for communicating information via molecules in a body of an organism with a circulatory system are disclosed. The MoCoBo system includes a transmitter configured to release signaling molecules in the body in a controlled manner to modulate information, and a receiver for receiving data by measuring the quantity of molecules in the body to infer the encoded information, and a communication channel which is a body of an organism with a circulatory system used as the medium through which the signaling molecules travel from the transmitter to the receiver. The MoSiMe method exploits the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolization, and excretion processes to create a signal across the body by controlling the amount of signaling molecules and the time of release so that the receiver will be able to detect and extract the encoded information within it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Alfaisal University
    Inventors: AbdulAziz Al-Helali, Ben Liang, Nidal Nasser
  • Publication number: 20210195413
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Two Factor Authentication system using Molecular Communication (TFAMoCo) to prevent hacking the wireless link of an IEMD. Also, disclosed herein a Two Factor Authentication using Molecular Communication (TFAMoCo) method that wakes up an IEMD and activate its electromagnetic (EM) module utilizing the IEMD's molecular communication (MC) module for detecting a molecular signal that carries a PIN number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: Alfaisal University
    Inventors: AbdulAziz Al-Helali, Ben Liang, Nidal Nasser
  • Patent number: 11039749
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Two Factor Authentication system using Molecular Communication (TFAMoCo) to prevent hacking the wireless link of an IEMD. Also, disclosed herein a Two Factor Authentication using Molecular Communication (TFAMoCo) method that wakes up an IEMD and activate its electromagnetic (EM) module utilizing the IEMD's molecular communication (MC) module for detecting a molecular signal that carries a PIN number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Alfaisal University
    Inventors: AbdulAziz Al-Helali, Ben Liang, Nidal Nasser