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).

  • Publication number: 20260270662
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2026
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Tao CUI, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260269925
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yingshuang BAI, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260262064
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxue WANG, Chen SUN
  • Patent number: 12724211
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Ayar Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Wright, Mark Wade, Chen Sun, Vladimir Stojanovic, Rajeev Ram, Milos Popovic, Roy Edward Meade, Derek Van Orden
  • Publication number: 20260254769
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2026
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Lantao LI, Chen SUN
  • Patent number: 12720357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Lantao Li, Chen Sun
  • Patent number: 12720506
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxue Wang, Chen Sun
  • Publication number: 20260247199
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaoyu ZHANG, Xiaoxue WANG, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260244944
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ce ZHENG, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260228481
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ce ZHENG, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260230151
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yinxiao ZHUO, Zhaocheng WANG, Haojin LI, Tingting FAN, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260230833
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo WANG, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260230835
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo WANG, Chen SUN
  • Patent number: 12701551
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxue Wang, Chen Sun
  • Patent number: 12692558
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CZ BIOHUB SF, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Abate, Harish Vasudevan, Peng Xu, Krzysztof Langer, Xiangpeng Li, Leqian Liu, Chen Sun, Daniel Weisgerber
  • Publication number: 20260212464
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2026
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yihuan LU, Duo ZHANG, Yue LI, Hao LIU, Chen SUN, Enette Mae Constantino REVILLA
  • Publication number: 20260213794
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device and 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 receive at least one sensing signal from a primary user by means of at least one equivalent channel, said channel being established between the electronic device and the primary user by means of at least one reconfigurable intelligent surface and corresponding to a direct channel between the primary user and the electronic device, so as to determine whether the primary user occupies a predetermined frequency band used by the direct channel and the at least one equivalent channel. (FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Jungang GE, Yingchang LIANG, Shuo WANG, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20260203572
    Abstract: Systems and methods for end-to-end pretraining of multimodal retrieval-augmented visual language models. In some examples, multimodal information may be encoded into key-value pairs and stored in a unified memory, which the model's retriever can access via multimodal query encodings in order to identify relevant information within multiple knowledge sources. The model may include an attentive fusion layer so that automatically-generated retrieval scores for multiple simultaneously-considered documents may b used in calculating attention scores, and gradients from the final task may be used to train the entire model (including the retriever) end-to-end and update the unified memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: David Ross, Zirui Wang, Ziniu Hu, Cordelia Schmid, Chen Sun, Alireza Fathi, Ahmet Iscen
  • Publication number: 20260197094
    Abstract: A computer memory system includes an electro-optical chip, an electrical fanout chip electrically connected to an electrical interface of the electro-optical chip, and at least one dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slot electrically connected to the electrical fanout chip. A photonic interface of the electro-optical chip is optically connected to an optical link. The electro-optical chip includes at least one optical macro that converts outgoing electrical data signals into outgoing optical data signals for transmission through the optical link. The optical macro also converts incoming optical data signals from the optical link into incoming electrical data signals and transmits the incoming electrical data signals to the electrical fanout chip. The electrical fanout chip directs bi-directional electrical data communication between the electro-optical chip and a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) DIMM corresponding to the at least one DIMM slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Roy Edward Meade, Vladimir Stojanovic, Chen Sun, Mark Wade, Hugo Saleh, Charles Wuischpard
  • Publication number: 20260187941
    Abstract: According to examples, a system for supplementing user perception and experience via augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine-learning (ML) techniques is described. The system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions. The processor, when executing the instructions, may cause the system to receive data associated with at least one of a location, context, or setting and determine, using at least one artificial intelligence (AI) model and at least one machine learning (ML) model, relationships between objects in the at least one of the location, context, or setting. The processor, when executing the instructions, may then apply an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to analyze the relationships and generate a three-dimensional (3D) mapping of the at least one of the location, context, or setting and provide an output to aid a user's perception and experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Fan Zhang, William R. Wong, Anoop Kumar Sinha, Timothy Rosenberg, Chen Sun, Gary Vu Nguyen, Sofia Gallo Pavajeau, Agustya Mehta, Johana Gabriela Coyoc Escudero, Leonid Vladimirov, James Schultz