Patents by Inventor Feng Xie

Feng Xie 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: 9674738
    Abstract: A maintenance method and device for neighbor information of a mobile relay are provided. The above-mentioned method includes: neighbor relation information is acquired when the MR resides in a designated station, wherein the neighbor relation information includes: information about a cell to which one or more user equipment (UE) dominated by the MR can be migrated; and a neighbor list of the MR is maintained according to the neighbor relation information. By using the above-mentioned technical solution provided in the disclosure, the technical problems that, in the related art, there is not yet a solution for the MR to achieve the automatic generation and optimization of neighbor cells in a mobile environment (such as high-speed rail environment) etc. are solved, thereby enabling the UE of the MR to be quickly migrated to an appropriate neighbor cell, optimizing the MR switching process and the network performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yin Gao, Feng Xie
  • Publication number: 20170105170
    Abstract: A method for cross-system network information interaction, and a network element of a terminal system network, and the method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a request message for acquiring history information of the terminal, transmitted by a network element of a specified system network, after the terminal successfully establishes a connection with the system network or the terminal transmits a connection establishment success message or reestablishment success message to the system network; transmitting, by the terminal, history record information of the terminal staying in all the system networks, other system networks except the system network, or a specified system network, to a network element of the system network. In the embodiments of the present document, based on a definition of history record information of the terminal in the WLAN system, a cross-system interaction of the history record information of the terminal in 3GPP-WLAN system may be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yin GAO, Yuanfang YU, Feng XIE
  • Publication number: 20170104420
    Abstract: A power adapter, a cable, and a charger. The power adapter includes an output port, a comparator circuit, and a voltage control and shaping circuit. The output port includes a voltage output terminal, a signal feedback terminal, a first ground terminal, and a second ground terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunjiang Zhao, Feng Xie
  • Patent number: 9601901
    Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor optical emitter having an optical mode and a gain section, the emitter comprising a low loss waveguide structure made of two alternating layers of semiconductor materials A and B, having refractive indexes of Na and Nb, respectively, with an effective index No of the optical mode in the low loss waveguide between Na and Nb, wherein No is within a 5% error margin of identical to a refractive index of the gain section and wherein the gain section is butt-jointed with the low loss waveguide, and wherein the size and shape of the optical mode(s) in the low loss waveguide and gain section are within a 10% error margin of equal. Desirably, at least one of the semiconductor materials A and B has a sufficiently large band gap that the passive waveguide structure blocks current under a voltage bias of 15 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: THORLABS QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Catherine Genevieve Caneau, Feng Xie, Chung-En Zah
  • Publication number: 20170070032
    Abstract: Concatenated distributed feedback lasers having novel waveguides are disclosed. The waveguides allow for coupling of the laser beam between active and passive waveguide structures and improved device design and output efficiency. Methods of making along with methods of using such devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Catherine Genevieve Caneau, Feng Xie, Chung-En Zah
  • Publication number: 20170048692
    Abstract: The present document discloses a method and a system for controlling access of a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) in a dual-connection architecture. The method includes: a base station acquiring CSG identity state information of a user equipment (UE); and the base station determining a CSG access policy of the UE according to the acquired CSG identity state information of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying HUANG, Yin GAO, Feng XIE, Lifeng HAN, Shuang LIANG
  • Patent number: 9571960
    Abstract: A personalized method for enhancing a service, a network side device and a mobile user equipment are provided. The network side device provides an enhanced service for a user equipment located at a service location preset by a user. The network side device comprises a service location determination module and an enhanced service control module. The service location determination module is configured to maintain the service location preset by the user. The enhanced service control module is configured to indicate to provide the enhanced service for the user equipment located at the service location preset by the user. The mobile user equipment comprises an enhanced service indication module. The enhanced service indication module is configured to send a user indication to the network side device to enable the network side device to provide the enhanced service for the user equipment located at the service location preset by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Feng Xie, Ying Liu
  • Publication number: 20170041777
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system for updating a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) identity state, and an evolved Node B (eNB). An eNB obtains updated CSG identity state information about a User Equipment (UE) from a Mobility Management Entity (MME), and executes an update operation according to the updated CSG identity state information, the eNB being a Master eNB (MeNB) or a Secondary eNB (SeNB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ying Huang, Yin Gao, Feng Xie
  • Publication number: 20170041100
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless multipath transmission method and system, a data transmitting device and a data receiving device, the method includes: a data transmitting end encoding a plurality of original data packets, herein the number of encoded data packets is greater than the number of original data packets; the data transmitting end transmitting the encoded data packets to a data receiving end over different transmission links; the data receiving end receiving the data packets from the different transmission links, decoding to obtain the original data packets. The abovementioned technical solution encodes and distributes the original data packets, and flexibly realizes the multipath data transmission, moreover, the technical solution further considers configuration information of the encoding when distributing the encoded data packets, thus effectively utilizing resources provided by each link to serve the user with data transmission, improving the throughput, and reducing the transmission delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Feng XIE, Jin XU, Jun XU, Zhifeng YUAN, Wei LUO, Wenjun YAN
  • Publication number: 20170026924
    Abstract: An air interface synchronization method and a system are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: a base station in a target cell sends request information for intercepting to a center node, and the request information carries the information about a candidate source cell; the center node determines air interface synchronization interception relation, sends source cell determination information and location information of intercepted sub-frame of the RS to a base station in the source cell, and sends intercepted source cell determination information and location information of intercepted sub-frame to the base station in the target cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Yajun Zhao, Xiaogang Han, Feng Xie
  • Publication number: 20170019833
    Abstract: Provided are methods and devices for sending or receiving routing information and a system for processing routing information. The method for sending routing information includes that: a Device-to-Device (D2D) communication management entity sends, to User Equipment (UE), routing information used for D2D communication. The problem that there is no solution applicable to relay communication of D2D UE with other D2D UE in a routing information manner in the related technology is solved, and a solution to communication between the D2D UE based on the routing information is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yumin LUO, Lin CHEN, Feng XIE, Shuyu MA, Ying HUANG, Dapeng LI
  • Patent number: 9549433
    Abstract: A method for releasing a LIPA connection is provided, which includes that a MME executes a LIPA connection releasing check according to received LIPA connection releasing auxiliary information, and judges whether to release a LIPA connection of UE; or, a wireless-side network element executes a LIPA connection releasing check according to received LIPA connection releasing auxiliary information, and judges whether to release the LIPA connection of the UE. A device for releasing a LIPA connection, an MME and a wireless-side network element are also provided. According to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, under the condition that a mobile relay supports LIPA, continuity of the LIPA connection of the UE in an Mobile Relay Node (MRN) handover process is ensured, continuity of a LIPA service of the UE is further ensured, and the quality of service for a user and a user experience are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Ying Huang, Shuang Liang, Feng Xie
  • Patent number: 9547124
    Abstract: Concatenated distributed feedback lasers having novel waveguides are disclosed. The waveguides allow for coupling of the laser beam between active and passive waveguide structures and improved device design and output efficiency. Methods of making along with methods of using such devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Thorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Genevieve Caneau, Feng Xie, Chung-En Zah
  • Patent number: 9548590
    Abstract: Included are embodiments of a quantum cascade laser structure. Some embodiments include a plurality of quantum wells and a plurality of barriers, at least a portion of which define an active region. In some embodiments, a photon is emitted in the active region when an electron transitions from an upper laser state in the active region to a lower laser state in the active region. Additionally, a final quantum well in the plurality of quantum wells may define the active region, where the final quantum well extends below an adjacent quantum well in the active region. Similarly, the final quantum well may include a thickness that is less than a thickness of the adjacent quantum well in the active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Thorlabs Quantum Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Genevieve Caneau, Feng Xie, Chung-En Zah
  • Publication number: 20160374139
    Abstract: A method and device for mode switching includes: a first base station sending a message including mode switching information to a first User Equipment (UE) to trigger the first UE to perform mode switching according to indication information of a mode in the mode switching information. The problem of poorer service continuity caused by mode switching inflexibility in the related is solved, and the effect of improving overall throughput of a system is further achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Lin CHEN, Shuyu MA, Yumin LUO, Ying HUANG, Yulan LIU, Feng XIE
  • Publication number: 20160359593
    Abstract: Provided are methods and devices for determining or acquiring radio resources. The method for determining radio resources includes that: predefined information is acquired, wherein the predefined information includes indication information of a dedicated node, and/or, measured values of Component Carriers (CCs) on a multisystem shared spectrum, wherein the indication information includes: information of the maximum number of CCs, which are available to a system, on the multisystem shared spectrum, and the measured values are acquired according to preset signals on the CCs; and the maximum number of CCs, which are available to a system, on the multisystem shared spectrum is determined according to the predefined information. By the technical solution, the problem of interference between systems may be solved, and spectrum utilization efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Bo DAI, Zhaohua LU, Feng XIE, Wei GOU, Focai PENG
  • Publication number: 20160345307
    Abstract: Provided in embodiments of the present document are a D2D discovery and communication method, a resource allocation method and a control node, wherein the resource allocation method includes: a control node obtaining D2D resource set information, wherein the D2D resource set includes a D2D discovery resource set and/or a D2D communication resource set; the control node or a D2D user equipment determining D2D discovery or communication scheduling resources of the D2D user equipment according to the D2D resource set information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ying HUANG, Lin CHEN, Feng XIE
  • Patent number: 9491611
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present document provide a method and apparatus for receiving system information. The method includes: a UE receiving system information and/or system information updating indication of a serving cell and/or a neighboring cell according to system configuration, including: receiving the system information and/or the system information updating indication of the serving cell and/or the neighboring cell from other locations except a fixed location configured by the system. By using the method and the apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present document, the user terminal can receive the system information from other locations except the fixed location configured by the system, thereby solving the problem in the related art that the user terminal cannot obtain the system information due to interference in the system information at the fixed location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jianjian Zhu, Feng Xie, Yu Ngok Li, Yuqin Chen, Yang Liu
  • Publication number: 20160316452
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a control node resource selection and allocation method and device, wherein said method comprises: a first D2D device sends control node broadcast information; said first D2D UE is confirmed as the control node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Ying Huang, Lin Chen, Feng Xie, Yumin Luo
  • Publication number: 20160302254
    Abstract: A method, device and a computer storage medium for wireless connection are provided. The method includes that: a main Transmission Point (TP) sends a connection indication to User Equipment (UE), the connection indication being used to indicate the UE to establish a connection with at least one sub TP on the premise of keeping a current connection with the main TP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Bo Dai, Feng Xie, Yada Huang, YuNgok Li, Guanghui Yu, Liujun Hu