Patents by Inventor Chen Sun
Chen Sun 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).
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Patent number: 12743884Abstract: A method for forming versatile action models for video understanding may gather data from a video. The data may comprise textual video representations and other task specific language inputs. The method may use a pre-trained large language model (LLM) next token prediction for action anticipation based on the data from the video.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2024Date of Patent: September 22, 2026Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Brown UniversityInventors: Shijie Wang, Qi Zhao, Minh Quan Do, Nakul Agarwal, Kwonjoon Lee, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20260279047Abstract: The technology provides approaches for use in classifying video data. This includes obtaining input object detections for a video segment having a plurality of video frames (2102). The system identifies, based on the object detections, a set of foreground tokens and a set of background tokens according to object locations in one of the plurality of video frames (2104). Each foreground token and each background token is a nonoverlapping space-time token (2104). The system downsamples the set of background tokens to obtain a reduced set of background tokens (2106). The system applies the set of foreground tokens and the reduced set of background tokens to an object-aware attention module to obtain updated features of patch tokens associated with the frame of the plurality of video frames (2108). The updated features of the patch tokens can then be used to perform a video processing task (2110).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2024Publication date: September 17, 2026Inventors: Xingyi Zhou, Cordelia Luise Schmid, Chen Sun, Anurag Arnab
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Patent number: 12737678Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for federated learning. The electronic device for federated learning at a central processing apparatus comprises a processing circuitry which is configured to: determine a group of distributed nodes for generating a global model parameter among a plurality of distributed nodes, wherein the correlation between local training data of the group of distributed nodes meets a specific correlation requirement; and generate the global model parameter based on local model parameters of the group of distributed nodes, wherein the local model parameters are generated by the group of distributed nodes based on respective local training data thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 15, 2026Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Chen Sun, Songtao Wu, Tao Cui
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Patent number: 12738044Abstract: An electronic device and method for using neural language models for long-term action anticipation from videos is provided. The electronic device receives a video that includes one or more objects performing a physical task and generates, based on the video, a first set of tags that corresponds to a first sequence of actions associated with the physical task. The electronic device generates a first prompt for a neural language model based on the first set of tags and predicts, by application of the neural language model on the first prompt, a second set of tags that corresponds to a second sequence of actions associated with the physical task. The second sequence of actions succeeds the first sequence of actions. The electronic device controls a display device to display first prediction information based on the second set of tags.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: September 15, 2026Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Brown UniversityInventors: Ce Zhang, Changcheng Fu, Shijie Wang, Qi Zhao, Chen Sun, Nakul Agarwal, Kwonjoon Lee
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Publication number: 20260270662Abstract: A terminal-side electronic device in a wireless communication system includes circuitry configured to acquire information about an internal state of a vehicle associated with the terminal-side electronic device, and in response to information about an abnormal internal state of the vehicle being acquired, actively send the information about the abnormal internal state of the vehicle to at least one of a cloud server, an edge server, a roadside equipment, or other device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2026Publication date: September 10, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Tao CUI, Chen SUN
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD ON USER EQUIPMENT SIDE AND BASE STATION SIDE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Publication number: 20260269925Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and method on a user equipment side and a base station side for wireless communication, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device on the user equipment side for wireless communication comprises: a processing circuit configured to: pair a first artificial intelligence model used for performing spatial domain beam prediction and a second artificial intelligence model used for performing time domain beam prediction; and multiplex a beam measurement result between the first artificial intelligence model and the second artificial intelligence model if the pairing is successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: September 10, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yingshuang BAI, Chen SUN -
Publication number: 20260262064Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus for a receiving end device and a sending end device for sidelink communication, a method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus for the receiving end device comprises: a processing circuit configured to: in beam-based communication executed by a sending end device for sidelink communication, periodically switch to an omnidirectional communication mode; and in a time period of using the omnidirectional communication mode, send feedback information and/or control information to the sending end device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2024Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Xiaoxue WANG, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 12724211Abstract: An optical input/output chiplet is disposed on a first package substrate. The optical input/output chiplet includes one or more supply optical ports for receiving continuous wave light. The optical input/output chiplet includes one or more transmit optical ports through which modulated light is transmitted. The optical input/output chiplet includes one or more receive optical ports through which modulated light is received by the optical input/output chiplet. An optical power supply module is disposed on a second package substrate. The second package substrate is separate from the first package substrate. The optical power supply module includes one or more output optical ports through which continuous wave laser light is transmitted. A set of optical fibers optically connect the one or more output optical ports of the optical power supply module to the one or more supply optical ports of the optical input/output chiplet.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2024Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: Ayar Labs, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Wright, Mark Wade, Chen Sun, Vladimir Stojanovic, Rajeev Ram, Milos Popovic, Roy Edward Meade, Derek Van Orden
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Publication number: 20260254769Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, a communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device can comprise a processing circuit, which is configured to: generate association information for first data transmission of a first user equipment, wherein the association information indicates an association relationship between the first data transmission and second data transmission of the first user equipment or a second user equipment; and sending, to a base-station-side device, the association information together with a QoS parameter of a QoS flow that bears the first data transmission, so that the base-station-side device allocates a transmission resource for the first and/or second data transmission according to the association information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2026Publication date: August 27, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Lantao LI, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 12720357Abstract: User equipment includes a processing circuit, which is configured to: generate characteristics information of a QoS flow for D2D communication between the user equipment and other user equipments, wherein the characteristics information comprises periodicity information and transmission time information of a data service carried by the QoS flow; and transmitting the characteristics information to a network-side device, such that the network-side device allocates, to the user equipment and according to the characteristics information, resources for the D2D communication. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium, a base station can allocate resources to a user equipment according to the characteristics of a QoS flow, thereby optimizing the process of a base station allocating resources to a user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Lantao Li, Chen Sun
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Patent number: 12720506Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a transmitting electronic device and receiving electronic devices for wireless communication, and a method. The transmitting electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, and the processing circuit is configured to: by means of predetermined information, use an event trigger manner to request that at least one receiving electronic device among receiving electronic devices communicating with the processing circuit report assistance information that is used for assisting a transmitting electronic device to sense a time-frequency resource block, and receive the assistance information reported via a non-periodic channel of the at least one receiving electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Xiaoxue Wang, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20260247199Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device, a communication method, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device may comprise a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: obtain an index of the quality of the coordinated transmission implemented by the current coordination device, wherein the coordination device relays a part of data originating from a source device and to be transmitted to a destination device, to implement the coordinated transmission; depending on the relationship between the index and a first to third ranges which sequentially indicate the quality of transmission in descending order, generate a status report about the current coordination device; and transmit the generated status report to another electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: August 20, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Zhaoyu ZHANG, Xiaoxue WANG, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20260244944Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine, according to state information reported by a user equipment within a service range of the electronic device, whether the user equipment is to cooperate with other user equipments to train a segmented model obtained by segmenting a model to be trained, so as to participate in federated learning in a non-independent way, or to independently train the model to be trained, so as to independently participate in federated learning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2024Publication date: August 20, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Ce ZHENG, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20260228481Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are an electronic device and method for split learning, an electronic device and method for model splitting of a neural network model, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device for split learning comprises a processing circuit, configured to: according to the channel state of a sidelink-related link between users, determining one or more of the following: learning users participating in the split learning, the participation sequence of the learning users, and a communication link used for client model transmission between each learning user and a downstream learning user; and on the basis of the determination, generating split information for the learning users.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Ce ZHENG, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20260230151Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device and method for a wireless communication system, and a storage medium. A first electronic device for an integrated communication and sensing system, the first electronic device comprising a processing circuit, which is configured to indicate, to a second electronic device, control information related to the transmission of a communication signal and a sensing signal, such that the second electronic device can receive and/or process the communication signal and/or the sensing signal according to the control information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yinxiao ZHUO, Zhaocheng WANG, Haojin LI, Tingting FAN, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20260230833Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for spectrum management. There is provided an electronic device for spectrum management in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system includes a plurality of general authorization systems, the electronic device includes a processing circuitry configured to: receive spectrum requests from two or more general authorization systems of the plurality of general authorization systems, wherein the spectrum requests from the two or more general authorization systems are in conflict; transmit an expected spectrum efficiency reporting instruction to the two or more general authorization systems; receive expected spectrum efficiency information from the two or more general authorization systems; and transmit an authorization response including a success indication to a first general authorization system of the two or more general authorization systems with higher expected spectrum efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2024Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Shuo WANG, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20260230835Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a communication method. The electronic device comprises: processing circuitry configured to: acquire respective spectrum usage information of a plurality of wireless devices; and determine spectrum usage correlation among the plurality of wireless devices based on the respective spectrum usage information of the plurality of wireless devices, the spectrum usage correlation being used for allocating spectrum resources to the plurality of wireless devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2024Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Shuo WANG, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 12701551Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to: receive first data and control information of the first data by means of a sidelink, the control information comprising indication information used for indicating the selection and use of a periodic feedback resource; determine a feedback resource for the first data on the basis of the control information of the first data; and send feedback information for the first data by using the determined feedback resource. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, in control information of data transmitted by means of a sidelink, dynamic indication information is added to indicate the selection and use of a periodic feedback resource, so that feedback information can be sent by using the periodic feedback resource in a relatively flexible manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Xiaoxue Wang, Chen Sun
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Patent number: 12692558Abstract: The present disclosure provides materials and methods for detecting the presence of a target, such as a nucleic acid, biomolecule or biological particle, or virus genome in a sample. The present disclosure further provides point of care detection methods that cane done quickly and simply, optionally without sophisticated instrumentation. The present disclosure further provides improved methods for detecting and quantifying detection signals from various emulsions.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CZ BIOHUB SF, LLCInventors: Adam Abate, Harish Vasudevan, Peng Xu, Krzysztof Langer, Xiangpeng Li, Leqian Liu, Chen Sun, Daniel Weisgerber
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Publication number: 20260212464Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for image reconstruction. The method may include obtaining raw positron emission tomography (PET) data of a target object; determining a motion signal of the target object based on the raw PET data of the target object; extracting, based on the motion signal, target PET data from the raw PET data, the target PET data corresponding to a target motion signal, in the motion signal, in which motion change of the target object meets a predetermined change condition; and generating a reconstructed image of the target object by reconstructing the target PET data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2026Publication date: July 23, 2026Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yihuan LU, Duo ZHANG, Yue LI, Hao LIU, Chen SUN, Enette Mae Constantino REVILLA