Patents by Inventor Chi-Woo Lim

Chi-Woo Lim 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).

  • Patent number: 9807736
    Abstract: Provided is an INitial ranging (IN) method for a Machine to Machine communication service in a mobile communication system. The IN method includes if the presence of a terminal attempting IN is recognized, determining whether a service the terminal wants to receive is a mobile communication service or a Machine to Machine communication service; and setting an indicator indicating to use Ranging Preamble (RP) code partition information for available in the determined service, and transmitting ‘IN-related control information for mobile communication’ including the indicator to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Woo Lim, Hyun-Jeong Kang, Hyun-Kyu Yu
  • Publication number: 20170302315
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present invention relates to a NOMA system based FQAM connection method and an apparatus therefor. The present invention can increase the user transfer rate at a cell boundary. The scheduling method in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of receiving a signal-to-interference-noise ratio (SINR) value and an alpha value from a terminal; a step of determining, on the basis of the SINR value and the alpha value, a Gaussian SINR value; a step of pairing users on the basis of the Gaussian SINR value; and a step of re-computing MCS on the basis of a re-computed alpha value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Sagong, Ji-Yun Seol, Woo-Myong Park, Seok-Ki Ahn, Chi-Woo Lim, Sung-Nam Hong
  • Patent number: 9794950
    Abstract: A method for allocating resources for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a transmitting terminal is provided. The method includes receiving broadcast resource allocation information for the D2D communication from a Base Station (BS), and measuring a channel quality of a downlink signal received from the BS and, if the measured channel quality is smaller than a predetermined threshold, conducting the D2D communication using the resource allocation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok Ryu, Seung-Hoon Park, Chi-Woo Lim, Young-Bin Chang, Anil Agiwal, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Dae-Gyun Kim, Young-Joong Mok, Sang-Kyu Baek
  • Publication number: 20170288706
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present invention relates to a method and a device for efficiently shortening and puncturing a non-binary LDPC code, the method for a transmitter shortening and puncturing a non-binary code being capable of supporting various modulation methods by using a single non-binary code, and the method comprising the steps of: shortening, on the basis of a modulation method, at least one information bit in at least one information symbol constituting the non-binary code; encoding the at least one information symbol having a shortened information bit; and puncturing, on the basis of the modulation method, at least one parity code in at least one parity symbol obtained through the encoding step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Seok-Ki Ahn, Woo-Myoung Park, Min Sagong, Chi-Woo Lim, Sung-Nam Hong
  • Publication number: 20170288936
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting messages using a channel combining/splitting transmission scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Woo-Myoung Park, Seok-Ki Ahn, Chi-Woo Lim
  • Publication number: 20170271718
    Abstract: A 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE) is disclosed. The present disclosure relates to a rate compatible low-density parity-check (RC-LDPC) encoding method and device therefor. The encoding method includes using LDPC in a communication system, including the operations of LDPC encoding information bits by a first encoding rate, and performing a concatenated single parity check (SPC) encoding for the encoded bits by at least one second encoding rate lower than the first encoding rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Min JANG, Seok-Ki AHN, Chi-Woo LIM, Jae-Yoel KIM, Woo-Myoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20170265200
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present invention relates to method and apparatus for performing a decoding with low complexity in a wireless communication system. A decoding method of a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises determining a first characteristic value indicating a statistical characteristic of an interference signal based on a received signal of a base station, determining a second characteristic value indicating a statistical characteristic of an interference signal based on data received from the base station, and decoding the data according to a decoding scheme corresponding to a difference of the first characteristic value and the second characteristic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Min Sagong, Woo-Myoung Park, Seok-Ki Ahn, Chi-Woo Lim, Sung-Nam Hong
  • Publication number: 20170251476
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for operating a mobile station in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving first information transmitted on a secondary carrier from a base station, and transmitting second information for feedback related to the secondary carrier at a feedback region in a primary carrier based on the first information to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-Jeong KANG, Chi-Woo LIM, Jae-Weon CHO, Tae-Young KIM
  • Publication number: 20170230942
    Abstract: A 5th-generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system which is to support a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE) is provided. The method for transmitting a downlink signal by a base station in a wireless communication system supporting non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) includes the steps of selecting a pair of terminals including one short-distance terminal and at least one long-distance terminal which will share an identical downlink transmission resource, generating a superimposed signal in which a signal for the short-distance terminal and a signal for the long-distance terminal are superimposed on one another, generating information necessary for cancelling the signal of the long-distance terminal from the superimposed signal, transmitting the generated information necessary for cancelling the signal of the long-distance terminal to the short-distance terminal, and transmitting the generated superimposed signal to the pair of terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Woo LIM, Woo-Myoung PARK
  • Patent number: 9730187
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for performing distributed scheduling by a reception device configuring a target link corresponding to one of a plurality of links in a network in which the plurality of links for device to device communication exist. The method includes adding up resource allocation demand amounts included in resource information broadcasted by a counterpart device configuring the target link and one or more adjacent transmission devices by a preset Resource Unit (RU), and adjusting self resource information in consideration of resource position information included in the broadcasted resource information and the added resource allocation demand amount and transmitting the adjusted self resource information to the counterpart transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Hoon Park, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Dae-Gyun Kim, Hyun-Seok Ryu, Young-Joong Mok, Sang-Kyu Baek, Chi-Woo Lim, Young-Bin Chang
  • Patent number: 9713183
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing initial entry for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system include transmitting an initial entry request including a service request for D2D communication to a Mobility Management Entity (MME) by a terminal, and if the service request for D2D communication is accepted, receiving information indicating that the initial entry request is accepted, including D2D communication information from the MME by the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyung-Kyu Kim, Dae-Gyun Kim, Hyun-Seok Ryu, Young-Joong Mok, Seung-Hoon Park, Sang-Kyu Baek, Chi-Woo Lim, Young-Bin Chang
  • Publication number: 20170201344
    Abstract: Fifth Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transfer rate higher than that of a fourth Generation (4G) communication system, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), and subsequent systems. The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting a signal by a transmission terminal in a communication system using a Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code. The method include receiving a change request for changing a coding rate of the LDPC code, from a reception terminal; determining a first coding rate based on the change request; and transmitting information on the first coding rate in respond to the change request, to a reception terminal, wherein the change request for changing the coding rate comprises at least one of information indicating a coding rate determined by the reception terminal, or information indicating a state of the reception terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Woo Lim, Jae-Yoel Kim, Woo-Myoung Park, Seok-Ki Ahn, Min Jang
  • Publication number: 20170201348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method and apparatus for transmitting a signal in a transmitting apparatus in a communication system supporting a rate compatible-low density parity check (RC-LDPC) code are provided. The method includes encoding information bits based on a first parity check matrix and a first code rate to generate a codeword, processing the codeword to generate a transmission signal, and transmitting the transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Min JANG, Seok-Ki AHN, Chi-Woo LIM, Jae-Yoel KIM, Woo-Myoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20170187491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method includes decoding a codeword corresponding to a preset decoding scheme to detect reliability information of each of codeword bits included in the codeword, wherein at least one of a number of quantization bits and a range of a quantization level used for detecting reliability information in the decoding scheme is determined based on a degree of a node on a bipartite graph of a low density parity check (LDPC) code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Min Jang, Kyung-Joong Kim, Jae-Yoel Kim, Seho Myung, Seok-Ki Ahn, Chi-Woo Lim, Hong-Sil Jeong
  • Patent number: 9680604
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for searching for a peripheral device and transmitting device information in a device-to-device service. First information is transmitted using a first tone in a first region of a search duration. A second tone is determined by transposing a subcarrier index and a symbol index of the first tone. The first information is transmitted through the second tone in a second region of the search duration. First information of a peripheral device is received in the first and the second region of the search duration. The second information is transmitted through a resource region corresponding to the first tone in a third region of the search duration. Second information of the peripheral device is received in the third region of the search duration. Device information of the peripheral device is determined by combining the first and second information of the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chi-Woo Lim, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Seung-Hoon Park, Nam-Yoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9674799
    Abstract: A method for supporting an application by Device to Device (D2D) communication in a wireless network includes acquiring range control information from an application upon selection of the application installed in the source device, controlling transmission power of a discovery signal for discovering a target device to conduct D2D communication, based on range control information defined for the selected application, and transmitting the discovery signal with the controlled transmission power. An apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire range control information from an application upon selection of the application installed in the source device, and control transmission power of a discovery signal for discovering a target device to conduct D2D communication, for the selected application based on range control information defined for the selected application, and a transmitter configured to transmit the discovery signal with the controlled transmission power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Young-Joong Mok, Jung-Shin Park, Seung-Hoon Park, Young-Bin Chang, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Hyun-Seok Ryu, Sang-Kyu Baek, Chi-Woo Lim
  • Patent number: 9667273
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure adjusts the size (nm) of a message input to a corresponding check node in case the unsatisfied check equation increases as the iteration count increases. Another embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for selecting a message and grasps the data distribution characteristics of the message vector values converted using the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and modulation and coding scheme (MCS) parameters of the receiver to select the message value with a value smaller than the threshold value in each message vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Min Kim, Woo-Myoung Park, Chi-Woo Lim
  • Patent number: 9655118
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for operating a mobile station in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving first information transmitted on a secondary carrier from a base station, and transmitting second information for feedback related to the secondary carrier at a feedback region in a primary carrier based on the first information to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Jeong Kang, Chi-Woo Lim, Jae-Weon Cho, Tae-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 9647862
    Abstract: A method for operating a device in a wireless communication system supporting Device to Device (D2D) communication system includes receiving a reference signal from each of at least one transmitting device, estimating a frequency offset between the reference signals and a comparison reference signal corresponding to the reference signals, and adjusting a transmit frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator of the device using the estimated frequency offset estimation. An apparatus for compensating for a frequency offset of a device in a wireless communication system supporting Device to Device (D2D) communication system includes a frequency offset estimator configured to receive reference signals from each of at least one transmitting device, and estimating a frequency offset between the reference signals and a comparison reference signal corresponding to the reference signals, and a voltage controlled oscillator configured to adjust a transmit frequency using the estimated frequency offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Seung-Hoon Park, Hyung-Jin Choi, Kyung-Hun Won, Won-Jun Hwang, Kyung-Kyu Kim, Dae-Gyun Kim, Hyun-Seok Ryu, Dong-Jun Lee, Chi-Woo Lim
  • Patent number: 9621302
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method segment an allocated resource in data transmission in a wireless communication system. When a size of transmission data is large, the data information bit is distributed to one or more forward error correction (FEC) blocks with consideration of a size of the data information bit. A number of data tones is determined based on control information with respect to each of the one or more FEC blocks. The data information bit distributed to the one or more FEC blocks is mapped into a data tone with consideration of the number of data tones determined for each of the one or more FEC blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Woo Lim, Ji-Yun Seol, Sung-Eun Park