Patents by Inventor Hanqing Lou

Hanqing Lou 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: 11770819
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are related to multi-user parallel channel access (MU-PCA). For example, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is provided that is one of the plurality of WTRUs operable to simultaneously communicate via a plurality of channels managed by an access point (AP). The WTRU includes a receiver configured to receive, from the AP, over at least one channel of the plurality of channels, a group poll (G-Poll) message that includes a resource allocation that indicates at least one allocated channel of the plurality of channels for the WTRU; and a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink request message, to the AP in response to the G-Poll message, over the at least one allocated channel of the plurality of channels, the uplink request message corresponding to uplink data the WTRU has for transmission to the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Monisha Ghosh, Nirav B. Shah, Guodong Zhang, Ronald Murias
  • Publication number: 20230300898
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for concurrent link setup and downlink data retrieval, e.g., for high efficiency WLAN. An access point (AP) may send a trigger element that allocates a resource for pre-association transmissions with the AP. The trigger element may allocate the resource for random access and/or deterministic access. The AP may receive, from an unassociated STA, a first frame via one or more resource units (RUs) allocated in the trigger element. The AP may determine a pre-association identifier (PID) that identifies the unassociated STA. The AP may send the PID to the unassociated STA, for example, in the trigger element or in the multi-STA ACK. The AP may send a second frame associated with a multi-user (MU) transmission that includes the PID. The AP may send a trigger frame that includes the PID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Guodong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230300879
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided for performing for multi-user (MU) transmission. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive a frame, decode the received frame and determine whether the received frame is a null data packet (NDP) multi-user (MU) media access control (MAC) physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) (NDP MU MAC PPDU) based on meeting an NDP condition. The NDP MU MAC PPDU may correspond to an MU transmission and may include a PLCP header which includes an NDP signal (SIG) field having MU control information. Based on the received frame meeting the NDP condition, the WTRU may be further configured to process the NDP SIG field, generate a response based on the NDP SIG field and the MU control information, and transmit the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Guodong Zhang, Robert Olesen, Xiaofei Wang
  • Patent number: 11758584
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for protection of multi-user (MU) transmission are described herein. An apparatus includes a receiver, a transmitter and a processor. The receiver and the processor detect a trigger frame for an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission. The processor and the transmitter generate and send a frame in response to the trigger frame and transmit channel availability information for a plurality of channels in response to the trigger frame. The receiver and the processor detect data in a resource unit (RU) of a downlink (DL) MU physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) on one of the plurality of channels. The one of the plurality of channels is based on the transmitted channel availability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Oghenekome Oteri, Li-Hsiang Sun, Xiaofei Wang, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20230275642
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multidimensional beam refinement procedures and signaling for millimeter wave WLANs. In some embodiments, there are multi-dimensional enhanced beam refinement protocol MAC and PHY frame designs that extend the MAC packet and the PPDU format with or without backwards compatibility. The multiple dimensions may be supported jointly or separately. In other embodiments, the increased data signaled in the eBRP frame designs may be more efficiently signaled with reduced BRP frame sizes, such as through a training type dependent BRP minimum duration selection procedure or use of null data packet BRP frames. In further embodiments, the maximum duration of the interframe spacing between BPR packets may be varied to improve the efficiency of BRP operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Alphan Sahin, Rui Yang, Cen Lin, Xiaofei Wang, Li Hsiang Sun
  • Patent number: 11736158
    Abstract: An AP/PCP may perform user selection/pairing/grouping based on a measurement of an analog transmission (e.g., signal to noise ratio (SNR) or signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR)). The SNRs may be used, for example by the station, to determine best beams and/or beam pairs and/or worst beams and/or beam pairs. A station may feed back the best few beams and/or beam pairs for a Tx and Rx virtual antenna pair. A station may feed back the worst few beams for the Tx and Rx virtual antenna pair. The AP/PCP may receive the indication(s) and/or use the indication(s) to group the stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Alphan Sahin, Xiaofei Wang, Rui Yang, Oghenekome Oteri, Li-Hsiang Sun
  • Patent number: 11722191
    Abstract: Multiple channel transmission in mmW Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems may be provided. Multi-channel aggregation and channel bonding may include, for example, multi-channel aggregation for a single transmitter/receiver pair or multi-channel aggregation and bonding for multiple transmitter/receiver pairs with frequency and space based multiple access. Multi-channel beamforming may include, for example, one analog beam across two channels and analog circuits on each channel or a single analog circuit on both channels, one analog beam across two channels and separate digital precoding schemes on each channel, one analog beam across a primary channel and separate digital precoding schemes on each channel or two analog beams on two channels and separate digital precoding on each channel. Preamble signaling may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Rui Yang, Li-Hsiang Sun
  • Patent number: 11722198
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to implement features in the IEEE 802.11ad+/ay protocols by utilizing combinations of analog and digital precoding (such as hybrid mmWave precoding) to enable multi-stream/multi-user transmissions. These systems and methods are also suitable for 5G wireless networks, such as found in 3GPP. These systems and methods address performing general precoder design, reducing of beam-training overhead with leak wave antennas, performing single-stage approximate precoding with enhanced SLS for SU-MIMO transmissions (eSLS1), performing multi-stage approximate precoding with enhanced SLS for SU-MIMO transmissions (eSLS2), and performing exact precoding with enhanced SLS for SU-MIMO transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Alphan Sahin, Hanqing Lou, Joseph S Levy
  • Patent number: 11716687
    Abstract: An access point (AP) that supports the IEEE 802.11ba protocol may transmit a frame including a physical layer (PHY) preamble to one or more stations (STAs) over a channel. The PHY preamble may include a plurality of repeated modulated legacy signal (L-SIG) fields to spoof a recipient of the frame and protect a wake up signal (WUS) to be subsequently transmitted by the AP. The AP may transmit the WUS to at least a first STA of the one or more STAs, wherein the at least the first STA is a IEEE 802.11ba compliant STA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Alphan Sahin, Rui Yang, Frank La Sita, Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang, Li Hsiang Sun
  • Publication number: 20230231669
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for transmission and reception of a Greenfield preamble are provided. In the method and apparatus, the Greenfield preamble may be a single user (SU) preamble or a multi user (MU) preamble. As an MU preamble, the Greenfield preamble includes a short training field (STF), a first long training field (LTF), a first signal (SIG) field, at least one additional LTF, and a second SIG field. Additionally, the Greenfield preamble may be utilized for efficient transmission and reception of control information to wireless devices, whereby the control information may be indicated using the STF, the first LTF, or the first or second SIG fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nirav B. Shah, Sudheer A. Grandhi, Ronald G. Murias, Guodong Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Monisha Ghosh, Hanqing Lou, Robert L. Olesen
  • Publication number: 20230232456
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for channel access and listen-before-talk approaches for new radio operation in unlicensed bands and/or licensed bands. A gNB and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may operate in unlicensed spectrum. The gNB may perform listen-before-talk operation, and when successful, may send a downlink control channel with a slot format indication (SFI) to the WTRU. There may also be a handshaking procedure with an exchange of a request to transmit (RTT) and a request to receive (RTR). Prior to receiving the downlink channel, the WTRU may monitor search spaces at a first level, and once the downlink channel is received the WTRU may monitor search spaces at a second level. At the end of transmission, the WTRU may revert back to monitoring search spaces at the first level. In one example, the first level may be a mini-slot level and the second level may be a slot level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Reza Hedayat, Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, Xiaofei Wang, Rui Yang, Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar
  • Patent number: 11700637
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided for performing for multi-user (MU) transmission. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive a frame, decode the received frame and determine whether the received frame is a null data packet (NDP) multi-user (MU) media access control (MAC) physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) (NDP MU MAC PPDU) based on meeting an NDP condition. The NDP MU MAC PPDU may correspond to an MU transmission and may include a PLCP header which includes an NDP signal (SIG) field having MU control information. Based on the received frame meeting the NDP condition, the WTRU may be further configured to process the NDP SIG field, generate a response based on the NDP SIG field and the MU control information, and transmit the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Guodong Zhang, Robert L. Olesen, Xiaofei Wang
  • Patent number: 11689272
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multidimensional beam refinement procedures and signaling for millimeter wave WLANs. In some embodiments, there are multi-dimensional enhanced beam refinement protocol MAC and PHY frame designs that extend the MAC packet and the PPDU format with or without backwards compatibility. The multiple dimensions may be supported jointly or separately. In other embodiments, the increased data signaled in the eBRP frame designs may be more efficiently signaled with reduced BRP frame sizes, such as through a training type dependent BRP minimum duration selection procedure or use of null data packet BRP frames. In further embodiments, the maximum duration of the interframe spacing between BPR packets may be varied to improve the efficiency of BRP operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Alphan Sahin, Rui Yang, Cen Lin, Xiaofei Wang, Li Hsiang Sun
  • Patent number: 11678318
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used to support coordinated and cooperative sectorized transmissions. Power control and clear channel assessment for sectorized transmissions may be used, along with sectorized beacon and associated procedures. Transmissions in a network may be protected by a first access point (AP) sending an omni-directional transmission and a beamformed or sectorized transmission to a station (STA), an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) confirming a spatially orthogonal (SO) condition based on the omni-directional transmission, and a second AP monitoring the omni-directional transmission and confirming the SO condition. The STA may be configured to receive a request-to-send (RTS) frame indicating data is available for transmission, and transmit a cooperative sectorized (CS) clear-to-send (CTS) frame indicating an ability for multiple AP reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Pengfei Xia, Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Nirav B. Shah, Monisha Ghosh, Robert Olesen
  • Patent number: 11678382
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for concurrent link setup and downlink data retrieval, e.g., for high efficiency WLAN. An access point (AP) may send a trigger element that allocates a resource for pre-association transmissions with the AP. The trigger element may allocate the resource for random access and/or deterministic access. The AP may receive, from an unassociated STA, a first frame via one or more resource units (RUs) allocated in the trigger element. The AP may determine a pre-association identifier (PID) that identifies the unassociated STA. The AP may send the PID to the unassociated STA, for example, in the trigger element or in the multi-STA ACK. The AP may send a second frame associated with a multi-user (MU) transmission that includes the PID. The AP may send a trigger frame that includes the PID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Guodong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11671225
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for range extension, basic service set (BSS) color labeling, and multi-user (MU) fragmentation and control in WLANs. A range extension notification/enablement scheme, a clear channel assessment (CCA), a headroom indication, and/or power scaling may be provided for a range extension mode. BSS color may be provided for multiple-BSSs under an access point (AP). Uplink (UL) transmission may be provided with different fragmentation capabilities. A high-efficiency (HE) trigger-based UL NDP physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) frame may be provided. A station (STA) may receive a trigger frame comprising a null data packet (NDP) indication and a trigger type. The STA may determine that the STA is an intended recipient of the trigger frame. The STA may prepare an NDP PPDU for a control frame and/or a management frame based on the trigger type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Frank La Sita, Fengjun Xi
  • Patent number: 11659496
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for adapting clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds with or without Transmit Power Control (TPC) are disclosed. An IEEE 802.11 station (STA) may dynamically calculate a STA specific transmit power control (TPC) value and a STA specific clear channel assessment (CCA) value based on a target TPC parameter and a target CCA parameter. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter may be received from an IEEE 802.11 cluster head configured to control TPC and CCA for a plurality of STAs associated with the BSS. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter also may be related. The STA may then determine whether a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium of a wireless local area network (WLAN) basic service set (BSS) is occupied or idle based on the STA specific CCA value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Pengfei Xia, Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Monisha Ghosh, Robert L. Olesen, Nirav B. Shah, Frank La Sita
  • Publication number: 20230141309
    Abstract: A method performed by STA may comprise receiving, from a first AP, a first beacon frame comprising a first relay information element including a first field that indicates whether a root AP BSSID field is included in the first relay information element, determining that a first root AP BSSID field is included in the first relay information element and determining that the first AP is a relay AP of a root AP identified by the first root AP BSSID field. The method may further comprise receiving, from a second AP, a second beacon frame comprising a second relay information element including a second field that indicates whether a root AP BSSID is included in the second relay information element and determining that a root AP BSSID field is not included in the second information element and determining that the second AP is a root AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Sudheer A. Grandhi
  • Publication number: 20230133677
    Abstract: A method to transmit data from a wireless apparatus includes determining an information block length corresponding to an error correction code, inserting padding bits into at least one protocol data unit, PDU, of a plurality of PDUs such that a padded PDU size is an integer multiple of the determined information block length, and wherein each PDU in a frame of PDUs to be transmitted comprises a PDU size that is an integer multiple of the determined information block length, and transmitting the frame encoded by the error correction code with the determined information block length to a wireless receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Li Hsiang SUN, Hanqing LOU, Rui YANG, Xiaofei WANG
  • Patent number: 11637728
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for performing wake-up radio (WUR) are described herein. A receiving device may comprise a receiver configured to receive a first preamble using a first frequency range. The receiver may be configured to receive, using the first frequency range, a WUR packet after the first preamble, wherein a bandwidth associated with the first WUR packet is smaller than a bandwidth associated with the first preamble. The receiving device may be further configured to receive a second preamble and a second WUR packet, wherein the first preamble is frequency division multiplexed with the second preamble and the first WUR packet is frequency division multiplexed with the second WUR packet, and wherein a bandwidth associated with the second WUR packet is smaller than a bandwidth associated with the second preamble. The first WUR packet and the second WUR packet may have an equal duration of transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alphan Sahin, Oghenekome Oteri, Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang, Li-Hsiang Sun, Rui Yang