Patents by Inventor Dennis Hui

Dennis Hui 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).

  • DETECTION OF PULSED RADAR SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20240356783
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a network node comprises receiving a plurality of radio signal samples; estimating parameters for a first hypothesis function, the first hypothesis function hypothesizing that that the plurality of radio signal samples only contains background noise; estimating parameters for a second hypothesis function, the second hypothesis function hypothesizing that that the plurality of radio signal samples contains background noise plus one or more radio pulses; performing a log-likelihood ratio test for the first hypothesis function and the second hypothesis function; and based on the log-likelihood ratio test, determining whether a radio pulse is present in the plurality of radio signal samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Kumar Balachandran
  • PUNCTURING OF POLAR CODES WITH COMPLEMENTARY SEQUENCES
    Publication number: 20240223219
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for puncturing Polar-encoded bits. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a radio node that utilizes a Polar encoder comprising performing Polar encoding of a plurality of bits to provide a plurality of Polar-encoded code bits and puncturing the plurality of Polar-encoded code bits using a hybrid puncturing scheme to provide a plurality of rate-matched Polar-encoded code bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Yufei Blankenship
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 12021609
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • DE-ICI FILTER ESTIMATION FOR PHASE NOISE MITIGATION
    Publication number: 20240205057
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a wireless signal Rk over all subcarriers allocated to the wireless device. The signal Rk comprises a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) on a subset of subcarriers allocated to the wireless device and the subset comprises at least one non-contiguous subcarrier. The method further comprises computing a de-inter-carrier interference (ICI) filter based on the PT-RS and a channel estimate using a convolutional matrix CR of the received signal Rk and applying the de-ICI filter to the received signal Rk to generate a de-ICI filtered signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Mehrnaz Afshang, Jung-Fu Cheng, Stephen Grant
  • Bit Order of NR PBCH Payload to Enhance Polar Code Performance
    Publication number: 20240204912
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein that allow information carrying bits of a transmission block to be placed at higher-reliability positions prior to transmission. An exemplary method includes generating a set of payload bits to be encoded for transmission, wherein the set of payload bits includes at least one known bit, interleaving the set of payload bits to generate an interleaved set of payload bits, wherein the interleaved set includes the at least one known bit in a predetermined position in the interleaved set, providing the interleaved set to a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) encoder to generate CRC-interleaved set of payload bits, wherein the CRC-interleaved set includes the at least one known bit in a predetermined position within the CRC-interleaved set, and encoding the CRC-interleaved set for transmission to a wireless device. Associated network nodes and wireless devices are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Anders Wesslén, Dennis Hui, Yufei Blankenship
  • REFERENCE SIGNALLING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20240097844
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting reference signalling, the reference signalling being based on a reference pilot sequence, the reference pilot sequence being one of a set of reference pilot sequences, wherein at least one reference pilot sequence of the set is based on two or more complementary subsequences. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Robert BALDEMAIR, Ning HE, Dennis HUI
  • CRC interleaving pattern for polar codes
    Patent number: 11936399
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless transmitter in a wireless communication network comprises: encoding a set of information carrying data bits u of length K with a linear outer code to generate a set of outer parity bits p along with the data bits u; interleaving the set of outer parity bits p and the data bits u using a predetermined interleaving mapping function that depends on the number of data bits K and is operable to distribute some bits of the set of parity bits p in front of some data bits u; and encoding the interleaved bits using a Polar encoder to generate a set of encoded bits x. Various interleaving mapping functions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Yufei Blankenship, Michael Breschel, Anders Wesslén
  • Puncturing of polar codes with complementary sequences
    Patent number: 11936402
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for puncturing Polar-encoded bits. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a radio node that utilizes a Polar encoder comprising performing Polar encoding of a plurality of bits to provide a plurality of Polar-encoded code bits and puncturing the plurality of Polar-encoded code bits using a hybrid puncturing scheme to provide a plurality of rate-matched Polar-encoded code bits, wherein the hybrid puncturing scheme uses different puncturing patterns for different code rate regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Yufei Blankenship
  • ADAPTATION OF THE CRC CODE LENGTH FOR 3GPP NR
    Publication number: 20240089028
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless transmitter comprises: determining an amount of data to transmit; determining a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) polynomial length based on the amount of data to transmit; encoding the data using a CRC of the determined polynomial length; and transmitting the encoded data. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless receiver comprises: receiving encoded data from a wireless transmitter; determining an amount of data received in the encoded data; determining a CRC polynomial length based on the amount of data; and decoding the received encoded data using a CRC of the determined polynomial length. In particular embodiments, the data to transmit comprises control channel data or user data, and the encoding uses Polar codes or low-density parity check (LDPC) codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yufei BLANKENSHIP, Dennis HUI, Sara SANDBERG
  • Transmitter for transmitting discovery signals, a receiver and methods therein
    Patent number: 11917531
    Abstract: A transmitter and a method therein for transmitting discovery signals to a receiver. The transmitter and the receiver are comprised in a radio communications system. The transmitter transmits two or more discovery signals over two or more directions. Each discovery signal is configured to span over a fraction of a carrier bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Robert Baldemair, Kumar Balachandran, Dennis Hui
  • Beam-Scan Time Indicator
    Publication number: 20240040524
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transmitting synchronization signals and in particular to so called beam sweep. In particular the disclosure relates to methods for providing synchronization using synchronization sequences that are transmitted at different points in time. The disclosure also relates to corresponding devices and computer programs. A method in a network node, for transmitting synchronization sequences of a synchronization signal to one or more receiving wireless devices, comprises determining multiple synchronization sequences, such that each synchronization sequence comprises a respective timing indication, whereby each synchronization sequence enables determination of a time of an event in a receiving wireless device and transmitting the synchronization sequences to the one or more wireless devices, at different points in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Icaro Leonardo Da Silva, Dennis Hui, Andres Reial, Johan Rune, Henrik Sahlin
  • Concatenated Polar Code with Adaptive Error Detection
    Publication number: 20240039560
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method by a transmitter is provided for adaptively generating precoder bits for a Polar code. The method includes acquiring at least one configuration parameter upon which a total number of precoder bits depends. The at least one configuration parameter comprising at least one of an information block length K, a code block length N, and/or a code rate R=K/N. The total number of precoder bits is determined, and the precoder bits for a code block are generated according to the determined total number of precoder bits. The precoder bits are placed within the code block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yufei BLANKENSHIP, Dennis HUI
  • DMRS for MMW RAN
    Patent number: 11888781
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting node in a millimeter-wave communication network. The method includes transmitting communication signaling in a transmission timing structure, the communication signaling including leading reference signaling in a leading time interval at the beginning of the transmission timing structure and including trailing reference signaling in a trailing time interval at the end of the timing structure. The leading reference signaling starts with a first reference signaling time-domain sequence, and the trailing reference signaling ending with the first reference time-domain signaling sequence. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Robert Baldemair, Mehrnaz Afshang, Rikke Apelfrojd, Jung-Fu Cheng, Ning He, Dennis Hui, Stefan Parkvall
  • High frequency wireless communication network
    Patent number: 11877276
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes communicating using a first set of one or more signaling beams, wherein communicating includes performing beamforming for one or more signaling beams of the first set based on a set of beam signaling characteristics. Each beam signaling characteristic pertains to a reference beam. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Muris Sarajlic, Ning He, Dennis Hui, Joao Vieira
  • Bit order of NR PBCH payload to enhance polar code performance
    Patent number: 11855773
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein that allow information carrying bits of a transmission block to be placed at higher-reliability positions prior to transmission. An exemplary method includes generating a set of payload bits to be encoded for transmission, wherein the set of payload bits includes at least one known bit, interleaving the set of payload bits to generate an interleaved set of payload bits, wherein the interleaved set includes the at least one known bit in a predetermined position in the interleaved set, providing the interleaved set to a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) encoder to generate CRC-interleaved set of payload bits, wherein the CRC-interleaved set includes the at least one known bit in a predetermined position within the CRC-interleaved set, and encoding the CRC-interleaved set for transmission to a wireless device. Associated network nodes and wireless devices are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Anders Wesslén, Dennis Hui, Yufei Blankenship
  • De-ICI filter estimation for phase noise mitigation
    Patent number: 11855814
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a wireless signal Rk over all subcarriers allocated to the wireless device. The signal Rk comprises a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) on a subset of subcarriers allocated to the wireless device and the subset comprises at least one non-contiguous subcarrier. The method further comprises computing a de-inter-carrier interference (ICI) filter based on the PT-RS and a channel estimate using a convolutional matrix CR of the received signal Rk and applying the de-ICI filter to the received signal Rk to generate a de-ICI filtered signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Mehrnaz Afshang, Jung-Fu Cheng, Stephen Grant
  • CONTROL SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20230413269
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting first control signaling in a control region, the first control signaling having at least a first signaling characteristic from a set of signaling characteristics in which the signaling characteristics of the set of signaling characteristics are associated to the control region. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jung-Fu CHENG, Dennis HUI, Mehrnaz AFSHANG
  • ENABLING INTER CARRIER INTERFACE COMPENSATION FOR INTERLEAVED MAPPING FROM VIRTUAL TO PHYSICAL RESOURCE BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20230396468
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for enabling inter carrier interference compensation for interleaved mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to determine to configure the first signal to be located at a subcarrier except at an edge sub-carrier of a resource block, RB; transmit the configuration of the first signal to the WD; and receive a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, signaling and the first signal from the WD based at least in part on the determined configuration. In one embodiment, a WD is configured to perform a de-inter-carrier-interference (de-ICI) filter estimation on a first received signal and a second received signal; apply a de-ICI filter to a third received signal, the de-ICI filter being based on the de-ICI filter estimation; and after the application of the de-ICI filter, de-interleaved map and demodulate the third received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jung-Fu CHENG, Mehrnaz AFSHANG, Dennis HUI, Stephen GRANT
  • Adaptation of the CRC code length for 3GPP NR
    Patent number: 11831428
    Abstract: The application relates to the adaptation of the length of the cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code in the context of 3GPP NR. In 3GPP NR, the length of the uplink and downlink control information (UCI, DCI) significantly varies. Therefore, it is necessary to select a CRC code of appropriate size or length. Accordingly, a method (200) for use in a wireless transmitter comprises: determining an amount of data to transmit (212); determining a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) polynomial length based on the amount of data to transmit (214); encoding the data using a CRC of the determined polynomial length (216); and transmitting the encoded data (216). The data to transmit may not only comprise control channel data but also user data and may be encoded with a Polar code or a low-density parity check (LDPC) code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Yufei Blankenship, Dennis Hui, Sara Sandberg
  • Concatenated polar code with adaptive error detection
    Patent number: 11824561
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method by a transmitter is provided for adaptively generating precoder bits for a Polar code. The method includes acquiring at least one configuration parameter upon which a total number of precoder bits depends. The at least one configuration parameter comprising at least one of an information block length K,a code block length N, and/or a code rate R=K/N. The total number of precoder bits is determined, and the precoder bits for a code block are generated according to the determined total number of precoder bits. The precoder bits are placed within the code block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Yufei Blankenship, Dennis Hui