Patents by Inventor Heun-Chul Lee

Heun-Chul Lee 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: 20190281593
    Abstract: Provided is an uplink feedback channel allocation method and apparatus used to feedback data to indicate whether data packets corresponding an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) were successfully decoded. A terminal may use an additional resource area of an uplink feedback channel or may use an empty resource area of the uplink feedback channel to which feedback information of a data packet corresponding to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is not allocated, to perform feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Heun Chul LEE, Bruno CLERCKX, Young Ho JUNG
  • Patent number: 10383094
    Abstract: Provided is an uplink feedback channel allocation method and apparatus used to feedback data to indicate whether data packets corresponding an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) were successfully decoded. A terminal may use an additional resource area of an uplink feedback channel or may use an empty resource area of the uplink feedback channel to which feedback information of a data packet corresponding to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is not allocated, to perform feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Korea Aerospace University
    Inventors: Heun Chul Lee, Bruno Clerckx, Young Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 10057907
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, evolved NodeB (EnBs), User Equipment (UE), and chip sets for all of the same, in cellular communication systems are described. One method for a UE includes receiving a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by an eNB according to a pattern in a time-frequency resource grid determined based on the transmission scheme of the eNB, measuring the state of the transmission channel using the CSI-RS, generating channel state information based on the measuring, and transmitting the channel state information as feedback. The UE receives a downlink signal including data and a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) from the eNB and estimates the transmission channel using the CRS and then acquires the data using the estimated channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Heun-Chul Lee, Dong-Sik Kim, Hyo-Jin Lee, Jong-Han Lim
  • Patent number: 10027392
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining an interference transmission mode (TM) at a communication device in a cellular communication system using a resource element (RE) defined by frequency and time. A first signal is received in one RE. The first signal comprises a serving signal and an interference signal. A first vector of the received first signal is projected onto each of N projection vectors. A traffic-to-pilot ratio (TPR) decision metric of the interference signal is determined by using N pairs of an actual squared value and an expected squared value which are corresponding to the projected first vector. A TM of the interference signal is detected by determining a TF of the interference signal which minimizes the TPR decision metric from among predetermined transmit format (TF) candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Heun-Chul Lee, Sung-Soo Kim, Jong-Han Lim, Sung-Yoon Cho
  • Patent number: 9955487
    Abstract: A method for receiving downlink data by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes checking a transmission parameter related to data transmitted from an interfering cell, determining presence/absence of an interference signal based on the transmission parameter, determining whether to apply Network Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression (NAICS) technology based on at least one of the transmission parameter or the presence/absence of the interference signal, and decoding the downlink data depending on whether to apply the NAICS technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-Kyu Shin, Hyo-Jin Lee, Heun-Chul Lee, Young-Bum Kim, Youn-Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 9843377
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring a link quality in a wireless communication are provided. The method of a receiver for measuring the link quality in the wireless communication system includes determining a modulation type for each of at least one reception stream received through at least one antenna based on a modulation order and channel information regarding each of signals transmitted from a plurality of transmission antennas, searching for a parameter corresponding to the determined modulation type from a pre-stored parameter table in which parameters for each modulation type are stored, and calculating a channel capacity for each of the at least one reception streams received through the at least one antenna by using the searched parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Bok Yeo, Dong-Sik Kim, Heun-Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 9794699
    Abstract: A hearing device and a method of the hearing aid are provided considering an external environment surrounding a user. The hearing device includes an external environment determination unit, an inquiry unit, and a parameter set unit. The external environment determination unit is configured to determine an external environment surrounding a user wearing the hearing device. The inquiry unit is configured to select a question corresponding to the external environment and inquire the question to the user. The parameter set unit is configured to set a parameter of the hearing device based on a response to the question and hearing loss information of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Min Choi, Yun Seo Ku, Dong Wook Kim, Jong Jin Kim, Jun Il Sohn, Jun Whon Uhm, Heun Chul Lee, Yoon Chae Cheong
  • Patent number: 9648428
    Abstract: A wireless communication method of a hearing aid includes extracting an audio signal through a first hearing aid, determining a beam forming vector as a beam toward a rear of a user wearing the first hearing aid and a second hearing aid. The method may also include pre-coding of the audio signal using the beam forming vector, and transmitting the pre-coded audio signal to the second hearing aid through a first antenna. The first hearing aid may include the first antenna and the second hearing aid includes a second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heun Chul Lee, Yun Seo Ku, Dong Wook Kim, Jong Jin Kim, Jun Il Sohn, Jun Whon Uhm, Jong Min Choi
  • Patent number: 9634785
    Abstract: An interference cancellation method and apparatus of user equipment in a cellular communication system is provided. The method includes receiving signals including a desired signal and an interference signal from one or more base stations; determining a maximum likelihood (ML) decision metric to determine a value “l” of a rank indicator (RI), a value “p” of a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a value “q” of a modulation (MOD) level of the interference signal; applying a logarithm to the ML decision metric, and applying a maximum-log approximation to a serving data vector and an interference data vector, which are included in the ML decision metric; determining the values of “l,” “p,” and “q” using the applied ML decision metric; and cancelling the interference signal from the received signals using the determined values of “l,” “p,” and “q.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Heun-Chul Lee, Jong-Han Lim
  • Patent number: 9628892
    Abstract: A method of determining an operation mode of a hearing device and the hearing device may include detecting an input signal of the hearing device, determining the operation mode of the hearing device by determining whether the input signal is a designated signal related to a programming mode of the hearing device, and controlling the hearing device according to the operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Whon Uhm, Jong Jin Kim, Yun Seo Ku, Dong Wook Kim, Jun Il Sohn, Heun Chul Lee, Jong Min Choi
  • Patent number: 9564955
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for canceling interference at a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. A signal that includes a desired signal and an interference signal is received from at least one Base Station (BS). A random parameter is generated by projecting a vector of the received signal onto a set of projection vectors. A decision metric is determined using the random parameter. A Traffic to Pilot Ratio (TPR) that minimizes the decision metric with respect to both a transmission mode candidate group of the interference signal and a TPR candidate group of the interference signal is determined. The interference signal is canceled from the received signal using the TPR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Heun-Chul Lee, Jong-Han Lim
  • Publication number: 20160316513
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a communication device. First data corresponding to at least one first UE and second data corresponding to at least one second UE are superposed at a bit level to generate superposed data. The superposed data is modulated. The modulated data is transmitted to the at least one first UE and the at least one second UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Heun-Chul LEE, Sung-Soo KIM, Jong-Han LIM
  • Patent number: 9420381
    Abstract: Multimedia playing apparatuses and methods of measuring hearing characteristics of a user and outputting a sound modulated according to the hearing characteristics of the user are provided. A multimedia playing apparatus includes a sound output unit configured to output a sound comprising of one or more phonemes, and a user interface configured to receive a user response to the phonemes. The multimedia playing apparatus further includes a processor configured to acquire hearing characteristics of a user based on the user response, and determine an output level and/or an output time of the sound for each of frequency bands based on the hearing characteristics of the user. The sound output unit is further configured to output the sound according to the output level and/or the output time of the sound for each of the frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-min Choi, Dong-wook Kim, Jun-il Sohn, Yun-seo Ku, Jong-jin Kim, Sang-uk Bae, Jun-whon Uhm, Heun-chul Lee
  • Publication number: 20160219599
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining an interference transmission mode (TM) at a communication device in a cellular communication system using a resource element (RE) defined by frequency and time. A first signal is received in one RE. The first signal comprises a serving signal and an interference signal. A first vector of the received first signal is projected onto each of N projection vectors. A traffic-to-pilot ratio (TPR) decision metric of the interference signal is determined by using N pairs of an actual squared value and an expected squared value which are corresponding to the projected first vector. A TM of the interference signal is detected by determining a TF of the interference signal which minimizes the TPR decision metric from among predetermined transmit format (TF) candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Heun-Chul LEE, Sung-Soo KIM, Jong-Han LIM, Sung-Yoon CHO
  • Patent number: 9397811
    Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication, by a first Base Station (BS) is provided. The method includes receiving control information including information related to transmission of a Reference Signal (RS) of at least one second BS from the at least one second BS adjacent to the first BS and transmitting data by using a preset method based on the control information when an RS transmission mode of the at least one second BS is different from an RS transmission mode of the first BS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yoon Kim, Heun-Chul Lee, Jong-Han Lim
  • Patent number: 9369803
    Abstract: A method of removing noise from a two-channel signal includes receiving channel signals constituting the two-channel signal; obtaining a noise signal for each channel by removing a target signal from each channel signal by subtracting another channel signal multiplied by a weighted value from each channel signal; estimating a power spectral density (PSD) of diffuse noise from each channel signal; obtaining a target signal including an interference signal for each channel by removing the diffuse noise from each channel signal using the estimated PSD of the diffuse noise; obtaining the interference signal for each channel by removing the diffuse noise from the noise signal for each channel using the estimated PSD of the diffuse noise; and removing the interference signal from the target signal and the interference signal for each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yonsei University Wonju Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jun-il Sohn, Yun-seo Ku, Dong-wook Kim, Jong-jin Kim, Young-cheol Park, Heun-chul Lee
  • Patent number: 9288097
    Abstract: Provided is an interference cancellation method by a User Equipment (UE) in a cellular communication system. The method includes receiving a signal including a desired signal and an interference signal from at least one base station; determining a universal constellation diagram based on at least one of a transmission parameter of the desired signal and a transmission parameter of the interference signal; blindly detecting an additional transmission parameter of the interference signal using the determined universal constellation diagram; and cancelling the interference signal from the received signal using the detected additional transmission parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Heun-Chul Lee, Jong-Han Lim
  • Publication number: 20160065258
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for canceling interference at a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. A signal that includes a desired signal and an interference signal is received from at least one Base Station (BS). A random parameter is generated by projecting a vector of the received signal onto a set of projection vectors. A decision metric is determined using the random parameter. A Traffic to Pilot Ratio (TPR) that minimizes the decision metric with respect to both a transmission mode candidate group of the interference signal and a TPR candidate group of the interference signal is determined. The interference signal is canceled from the received signal using the TPR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Heun-Chul LEE, Jong-Han Lim
  • Publication number: 20160036547
    Abstract: An interference cancellation method and apparatus of user equipment in a cellular communication system is provided. The method includes receiving signals including a desired signal and an interference signal from one or more base stations; determining a maximum likelihood (ML) decision metric to determine a value “l” of a rank indicator (RI), a value “p” of a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a value “q” of a modulation (MOD) level of the interference signal; applying a logarithm to the ML decision metric, and applying a maximum-log approximation to a serving data vector and an interference data vector, which are included in the ML decision metric; determining the values of “l,” “p,” and “q” using the applied ML decision metric; and cancelling the interference signal from the received signals using the determined values of “l,” “p,” and “q.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Heun-Chul LEE, Jong-Han LIM
  • Publication number: 20150341942
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, evolved NodeB (EnBs), User Equipment (UE), and chip sets for all of the same, in cellular communication systems are described. One method for a UE includes receiving a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) transmitted by an eNB according to a pattern in a time-frequency resource grid determined based on the transmission scheme of the eNB, measuring the state of the transmission channel using the CSI-RS, generating channel state information based on the measuring, and transmitting the channel state information as feedback. The UE receives a downlink signal including data and a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) from the eNB and estimates the transmission channel using the CRS and then acquires the data using the estimated channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Heun-Chul LEE, Dong-Sik Kim, Hyo-Jin Lee, Jong-Han Lim