Patents by Inventor Guilu WU

Guilu WU 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: 11832159
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Guilu Wu, Pingping Xu
  • Publication number: 20230180095
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Guilu WU, Pingping XU
  • Patent number: 11601864
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guilu Wu, Pingping Xu
  • Publication number: 20210250840
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Guilu WU, Pingping XU
  • Patent number: 11026152
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guilu Wu, Pingping Xu
  • Publication number: 20200305058
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Guilu WU, Pingping XU
  • Patent number: 10721671
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Guilu Wu, Pingping Xu
  • Publication number: 20190274083
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Guilu WU, Pingping XU
  • Patent number: 10334500
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guilu Wu, Pingping Xu
  • Publication number: 20170367027
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry: configured to receive a relay establishment request from a source communication device; configured to acquire historical energy information and current energy information about a candidate communication device as a relay candidate, and to determine one or more relay communication devices to be used as a relay based on the acquired information; and configured to send information about the relay establishment to the one or more relay communication devices, the source communication device, and a destination communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guilu WU, Pingping XU