Patents by Inventor Fangying Xiao

Fangying Xiao 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: 20220256437
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is a method in user equipment, the method comprising: receiving an RRC message for a cell restricted for a logical channel associated with a packet duplication bearer, wherein the cell restricted for the logical channel associated with the packet duplication bearer is indicated by an indicator of a data type of a bit string, the least significant bit of the bit string corresponds to a serving cell with index 0, and the next bit corresponds to a serving cell with index 1, and so on, and a bit that corresponds to an SpCell in a bit string corresponding to one logical channel associated with the packet duplication bearer is set to 0; and transmitting data for the logical channel on the cell corresponding to the bit set to 0 in the bit string corresponding thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: FANGYING XIAO
  • Patent number: 11405922
    Abstract: Provided is a method executed by user equipment, including: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message; determining whether the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains indication information, the indication information indicating user equipment (UE) to reconfigure a first type of data radio bearer (DRB) into a second type of DRB that is different from the first type of DRB; and in a case where the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains the indication information, reconfiguring the UE according to the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, wherein the first type of DRB includes a main cell group (MCG) DRB or a wireless local area network (WLN) non-split DRB, and the second type of DRB includes an MCG DRB, a WLN split DRB or a WLN non-split DRB. Corresponding user equipment is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu
  • Patent number: 11388626
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in user equipment (UE), the UE operating in a carrier aggregation mode. The method comprises: receiving a Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) used for deactivating packet duplication; transmitting data from a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity to a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity; and transmitting, at a MAC entity, the data only by a cell or cell group associated with the RLC entity in a packet duplication activated state, or by a cell or cell group selected from a set of cells or cell groups pre-configured for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Shohei Yamada, Renmao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220159570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method executed by a user equipment and a user equipment. The method executed by a user equipment (UE) comprising: receiving, from a base station, system information including a grouping wake-up signal (WUS) configuration for performing grouping wake-up on a WUS group associated with the UE; monitoring a grouping WUS for the WUS group associated with the UE according to the received grouping WUS configuration; and monitoring a following paging occasion (PO) for detecting a paging message when the grouping WUS is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: RENMAO LIU, CHAO LUO, FANGYING XIAO
  • Publication number: 20220132362
    Abstract: A wireless communication method for downlink transmission by an adaptive entity in an IAB node that is a RAN node that supports wireless access and wireless backhaul access traffic of a UE is provided. The wireless communication method includes receiving an adaptive PDU or SDU including a poll; and providing an indication of the poll in a poll indication to a lower layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: FANGYING XIAO, RENMAO LIU
  • Patent number: 11290946
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for obtaining supplementary system information, and a corresponding user equipment (UE), and base station. A method used in the UE according to the present invention comprises: sending a system information request message to a base station to request required supplementary system information, and starting a timer simultaneously; and receiving the requested supplementary system information within a time window defined by the timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Shohei Yamada, Renmao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220070969
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are user equipment and a method thereof, and a base station and a method thereof. The method in user equipment comprises: comprises: receiving a switching MAC CE from a base station; and activating and/or deactivating an RLC entity and/or a logical channel associated with a bearer that supports the PDCP duplication based on the switching MAC CE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: FANGYING XIAO, RENMAO LIU
  • Publication number: 20220038950
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are user equipment and a method thereof, and a base station and a method thereof. The method in user equipment comprises: receiving, from a base station, a MAC control element (MAC CE) for deactivating a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) duplication; and deactivating the PDCP duplication based on the received MAC CE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: FANGYING XIAO, RENMAO LIU
  • Publication number: 20220030616
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are user equipment and a method thereof, and a base station and a method thereof. The method in user equipment comprises: receiving from a base station a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising PDCP duplication configuration information of a bearer; and performing, by means of the user equipment, activation configuration of PDCP duplication on the basis of the PDCP duplication configuration information of the bearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: FANGYING XIAO, RENMAO LIU
  • Patent number: 11233729
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method used in a base station. The method comprises: for logical channels or Radio Link Control (RLC) entities associated with packet duplication bearers, providing cell or cell group configurations to User Equipment (UE), where each cell or cell group configuration comprises two or more cells or cell groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu
  • Patent number: 11212735
    Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment and a user equipment are provided. The method includes receiving a change indication for a system information block (SIB) from system information which is broadcast periodically; if the change indication is different from a stored value of the SIB, considering the SIB as invalid; if the SIB is stored and invalid and is indicated as not broadcast, acquiring the SIB by sending a system information acquisition request; and if the SIB is stored and invalid and is broadcast, acquiring the SIB from a corresponding system information window (SI-window).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu
  • Patent number: 11172537
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by user equipment (UE), comprising receiving a configuration message, from a base station, the configuration message comprising information of two or more cell groups configured for a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) packet duplication function. The method further comprises determining, according to a state of each cell in the two or more cell groups, whether conditions required for activation of the PDCP packet duplication function are satisfied. The method further comprises activation of the PDCP packet duplication function when the required conditions are satisfied. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a method performed by a base station and corresponding user equipment and a corresponding base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu
  • Publication number: 20210329493
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a group communication method, system, group server, and group member device. A group server receives notification messages sent by a group member device, aggregates, according to an address of a subscription device, the notification messages destined for the same subscription device, and sends a notification message obtained after aggregation to the subscription device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Fangying XIAO, Yongjing ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11134400
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method used in User Equipment (UE). The UE is configured with a Master Cell Group (MCG) duplicated Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB). The MCG duplicated SRB is associated with an MCG and a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) and configured to be used for uplink transmission via the SCG. The method comprises: detecting an SCG failure; and reconfiguring the MCG duplicated SRB to be used for uplink transmission via the MCG, or triggering an MCG failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu
  • Patent number: 11134527
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method executed at UE. The method comprises: determining whether a DRB-related identifier that is part of current UE configurations is included in a received RRC configuration, wherein the DRB-related identifier comprises one of the following: a PDU session identifier, a QoS flow identifier, and an SDAP identifier, and if the DRB-related identifier is included in the RRC configuration, then releasing one or a plurality of the following items of a DRB associated with the DRB-related identifier: a PDCP entity, an RLC entity, a DTCH, a DRB identifier, and an SDAP entity. The present disclosure further provides corresponding UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ningjuan Chang, Renmao Liu, Fangying Xiao
  • Publication number: 20210258986
    Abstract: A method of system information transmissions performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a system information (SI) scheduling information list for a plurality of SI messages and a random access resource list for a plurality of SI requests via a system information block type 1 (SIB1), and determining, when a plurality of random access resource entries exist in the random access resource list for the plurality of SI requests including a first SI request and a second SI request, that a first entry of the plurality of random access resource entries in the random access resource list for the first SI request corresponds to a first entry in the SI scheduling information list and that a second entry of the plurality of random access resource entries in the random access resource list for the second SI request corresponds to a second entry in the SI scheduling information list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: NINGJUAN CHANG, FANGYING XIAO, RENMAO LIU
  • Patent number: 11095413
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for obtaining supplementary system information, and a corresponding user equipment and a base station. A method in the user equipment according to the present invention comprises: sending a leader sequence to a base station to request supplementary system information; and receiving a reply message from the base station in response to sending of the leader sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Shohei Yamada, Renmao Liu
  • Patent number: 11071013
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a group communication method, system, group server, and group member device. A group server receives notification messages sent by a group member device, aggregates, according to an address of a subscription device, the notification messages destined for the same subscription device, and sends a notification message obtained after aggregation to the subscription device. By aggregating multiple messages sent by the group member device to the subscription device, messages exchanged between the group member device and the subscription device are reduced, thereby reducing communication traffic between the group member device and the subscription device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Yongjing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210218501
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method executed by user equipment, the method including: submitting, by a transmitting side of an Acknowledged Mode Radio Link Control (AM RLC) entity, to a lower layer an Acknowledged Mode data Service Data Unit (AMD PDU) including a poll. The method further includes: updating, by the RLC entity, a poll send state variable to the highest sequence number of an Acknowledged Mode Radio Link Control Service Data Unit (RLC SDU) submitted and awaiting acknowledgments. Furthermore, the present disclosure further provides corresponding user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Fangying XIAO, Renmao LIU
  • Patent number: 11057958
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for establishing/reconfiguring a data bearer that comprises receiving a request message for data bearer establishment/reconfiguration, wherein the request message comprises a data bearer identity used to identify a data bearer and a bearer type indication cell used to indicate a type of a to-be-established/reconfigured data bearer; and establishing/reconfiguring a corresponding data bearer according to the request message. The present application further provides user equipment and a base station for establishing/reconfiguring a data bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Fangying Xiao, Renmao Liu, Shohei Yamada